Health Sep 05 4 fact-checks from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate testimony over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC By PolitiFact staff
Health Sep 05 Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that ‘everybody can get’ the COVID-19 vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s blanket statement to senators is misleading and premature. By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact
Politics Aug 31 Can RFK Jr. take COVID vaccines off the market? Here’s what vaccine law experts say Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy can’t unilaterally ban COVID-19 vaccines, although access may be more limited this fall. Federal rules outline the vaccine license revocation process, and experts said a ban attempt would likely face legal challenge. By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact
Health Aug 30 What to know about flesh-eating screwworms (and why you don’t need to panic) Doctors found a flesh-eating worm in a Maryland resident but it's not the time to panic. The screwworms hitched a ride to the U.S. from El Salvador and overall risk to public health is low. By Grace Abels, PolitiFact
Health Aug 24 Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that pediatricians recommend vaccines for money Pediatric practices often break even or lose money on vaccines. Doctors say they administer vaccines in accordance with scientific data about what is good for patient health. By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact
Aug 18 6 fact checks from the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sat down Aug. 18 at the White House to discuss how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Continue reading
Aug 18 Fact-checking Trump’s claim the U.S. is the ‘only country’ that uses mail-in voting By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump vowed to take action against voting by mail, which he said makes the United States an outlier. Continue reading
Aug 14 7 moments from Trump and Putin’s history of falsehoods before their Alaska summit By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have lots of history. As their planned Alaska summit nears, here are key moments when each of them misled about Ukraine, Russia and the 2016 U.S. election. Continue reading
Aug 12 How Trump exaggerates DC crime in taking over its police department and deploying the National Guard By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The nation’s capital is "becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness," President Donald Trump said at an Aug. 11 press conference. Many of the details he cited do not stand up to scrutiny. Continue reading
Aug 12 Fact-checking Trump’s claims about homicides in DC By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact President Donald Trump stretched an outdated homicide rate into an inaccurate blanket statement. Continue reading