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Fact-checking DHS Secretary Kristi Noem on her agency's role in elections

By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made comments that could lead people to misinterpret her agency’s role in elections as she lobbied for legislation that would require photo ID to vote and documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration.

Fact-checking speculation that Nancy Guthrie's abduction is linked to the Epstein files

By Maria Briceño, PolitiFact

Social media users speculated that Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is related to Savannah Guthrie’s husband, Michael Feldman, being listed as a “co-conspirator” in the Epstein files. Neither Feldman nor his company, FGS Global, are listed in the files.

Here's what to know about the constitutional right to record immigration agents in public

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact

Recording on-duty immigration agents in public is a First Amendment right, but obstructing agents’ work is a crime. Whether something constitutes as obstruction can be subjective. Here’s what legal experts say you should know.

A parent's guide to preventing measles infection and what to look for

By Grace Abels, PolitiFact

Measles cases are rising in the U.S., and for many parents, it’s a never-before-seen disease. Here's how to spot the rash, and protect your family against this dangerous infection.

Fact-checking Trump's claim that anti-ICE protesters are 'paid agitators and insurrectionists'

By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

With throngs of people in Minnesota protesting the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge, President Donald Trump and some of his allies repeatedly described the protesters as paid. Evidence shows a large volunteer protest movement in the Twin Cities.

Fact-checking FBI Director Patel's claim that guns are barred at protests

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact

After federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, FBI Director Kash Patel said people cannot bring loaded firearms to protests. Laws vary by state, but the law in Minnesota, and many other states, makes guns at protests…

What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE? Legal experts weigh in

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact

What rights do you have if you’re stopped by ICE on the street? Or if immigration agents come to your home? Can you sue if your rights are violated? Legal experts weigh in.

Fact-checking Trump's Greenland-focused Davos speech

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

Trump made several false or misleading statements about NATO, Greenland’s history with Denmark and the U.S. housing market.

Fact-checking Trump's marathon press briefing at one-year mark of his second term

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact

On the one-year anniversary of the start of his second term, President Donald Trump spent 104 minutes in the White House press room listing his accomplishments.

Experts question Noem calling Good a 'domestic terrorist.' Here's what the term means

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the actions of Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, as "domestic terrorism."…