Aug 20 Live fact check: Night 2 of the Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact staff Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak. Continue reading
Aug 20 Fact-checking warnings from Democrats about Project 2025 and Donald Trump By Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, has warned Americans about "Trump’s Project 2025" agenda — even though former President Donald Trump doesn’t claim the conservative presidential transition document. Continue reading
Aug 20 Fact-checking Biden’s DNC speech By PolitiFact staff Biden focused his address on threats to democracy from extremism, at times raising his voice in anger. "We came together in 2020 to save democracy," he said. Continue reading
Aug 19 Live fact check: Night 1 of the Democratic National Convention By PolitiFact staff The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday night in Chicago with a keynote speech by President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 7:42 Fact-checking the latest campaign trail claims from Trump and Harris By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura The presidential candidates closed out another busy day on the campaign trail with less than three months to go in the race for the White House. As events and advertising ramp up, so does the volume of misleading claims and… Continue watching
Aug 06 Looking back at Tim Walz’s record and past statements By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Walz’s meteoric three-week rise on the national scene stemmed after calling Trump, Vance and other Republicans in their circle "weird."… Continue reading
Jul 31 Live fact check: Trump at the National Association of Black Journalists conference By PolitiFact staff The Republican presidential nominee and former president will be interviewed by reporters, and PolitiFact will be fact-checking. Continue reading
Jul 19 Fact-checking Trump’s RNC speech By PolitiFact staff Former President Donald Trump closed the Republican National Convention by accepting the presidential nomination and offering a speech that began somber and turned combative. Continue reading
Jul 18 Live fact check: Night 4 of the Republican National Convention By PolitiFact staff Former President Donald Trump will conclude the four-day event by accepting his party's nomination in Milwaukee. Continue reading
Jul 18 Fact-checking VP nominee Vance’s speech to the RNC By PolitiFact staff At 39, Vance would be one of the youngest vice presidents in U.S. history, and the first millennial in the office, should former President Donald Trump win the presidential election in November. Continue reading