Jul 15 Fact-checking the wild conspiracy theories related to the attempted Trump assassination By Katie Sanders, PolitiFact The 2024 Republican National Convention opens Monday with the unprecedented and grisly backdrop of its presumptive nominee having survived an assassination attempt. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 5:14 Fact-checking the claims Biden and Trump made during the debate By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman Thursday night’s debate may be the first time millions of Americans have paid attention to the presidential race this year. They heard a lot of claims that have been familiar refrains on the campaign trail and not all of them… Continue watching
Jun 28 Analysis: Fact-checking the CNN Trump-Biden debate By PolitiFact staff President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clashed on topics including immigration, the economy, abortion and their ages. Continue reading
Jun 27 Live fact check: CNN’s Biden-Trump debate President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump face off tonight for the first time since 2020. Continue reading
Jun 27 Prepare for CNN’s Biden-Trump debate with these key facts By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Inoculate yourself from the candidates' spin with this fact-checked guide. Continue reading
Aug 27 Pence speech praised Trump’s ‘seamless’ COVID response, but left out his state feuds By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact, Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News After declaring a national emergency over the health crisis on March 13, President Donald Trump directed governors to order their own ventilators, respirators and supplies, saying the federal government is “not a shipping clerk.”… Continue reading
Aug 27 RNC Day 3 fact check: Trump adminstration’s pandemic response By By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact Vice President Mike Pence’s claims about the Trump administration, as well as his attacks on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, were sometimes misleading, incomplete or wrong. Continue reading
Aug 26 RNC Day 2 fact-check: The pandemic and Planned Parenthood By By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact Not a lot was said about the biggest health crisis in a century that has killed more than 170,000 people in this country. Continue reading
Jul 30 Fact check: The first night of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit Did what candidates said the first night of the Democratic debate in Detroit hold up?… Continue reading
Dec 15 Facebook unveils plan to flag fake news stories By Courtney Norris A drop-down menu will now allow users to report Facebook content as a “fake news story.”… Continue reading