Politics Nov 12 50-year mortgages? $2,000 tariff checks? What experts think of some of Trump’s unique policy ideas By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
Politics Nov 11 Fact-checking Trump’s promise to give Americans $2,000 payments from tariff dividends Over the weekend, President Donald Trump promised Americans $2,000 each from the "trillions of dollars" in tariff revenue he said his administration has collected. By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
Politics Nov 02 Analysis: How much could the federal government shutdown cost the economy? In past shutdowns, estimates of lost economic activity have reached into the billions of dollars. In the context of a $30 trillion economy, that’s not a lot. But on the margins, economists say it can have an effect. By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
Politics Oct 31 Why the Trump administration is sending election monitors to California and New Jersey The Justice Department will send election monitors to five California counties and one New Jersey county for the Nov. 4 election in response to state Republicans’ requests. Monitors can observe but can’t interfere with voting. By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact
Politics Oct 26 Fact-checking claims that a Canadian ad was misleading about Reagan’s tariff warning The one-minute ad included some of Reagan’s remarks out of chronological order and omitted that Reagan recorded the address after imposing duties on some Japanese products. However, the ad’s overall message doesn’t misrepresent Reagan’s views on tariffs. Reagan said he believed that… By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact
Oct 24 Fact-checking Democrats’ claim that White House said ballroom is Trump’s top priority By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Leading Democrats said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called a new White House ballroom Donald Trump’s top priority as president. But Leavitt said it was his top priority compared only with other White House construction projects. Continue reading
Oct 19 Fact-checking Trump’s claim that each boat strike off Venezuela’s coast saves 25,000 lives By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact President Donald Trump said U.S. military strikes on five Venezuelan boats have saved more than 100,000 lives because the maneuvers thwarted drug smuggling. Several aspects of Trump’s statement make it wrong. Continue reading
Oct 09 Fact-checking Hawley’s claims that the FBI ‘tapped’ his and other senators’ phones By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Legal experts said Hawley misused the term "tapping" to describe the data searches. Continue reading
Oct 02 Fact-checking what politicians are saying about the 2025 government shutdown By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact When Congress can’t reach a funding agreement, both sides of the political aisle whip up talking points about what a shutdown means for the economy, immigration, worker paychecks, disaster response and services for low-income families. The blame is nearly always… Continue reading
Sep 26 How a government shutdown could give Trump more power By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact A fight between Republicans and Democrats could lead to an Oct. 1 federal government shutdown, leaving President Donald Trump and his congressional allies in charge of the government. What can Trump do on his own?… Continue reading