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No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that

No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2019
Gov. Tony Evers' record so far on promises a mixed bag

Gov. Tony Evers' record so far on promises a mixed bag

By Eric Litke • March 26, 2019
Did the Jefferson County Port Authority release Rob Vescovo’s Social Security number and more?

Did the Jefferson County Port Authority release Rob Vescovo’s Social Security number and more?

By Lauren Richey • March 26, 2019
Here’s what we know about the cost of the Mueller investigation

Here’s what we know about the cost of the Mueller investigation

By Miriam Valverde • March 26, 2019
Without full Mueller report, Trump obstruction questions leave legal experts wondering

Without full Mueller report, Trump obstruction questions leave legal experts wondering

By John Kruzel • March 25, 2019
What Democrats said about Trump, collusion before Mueller report

What Democrats said about Trump, collusion before Mueller report

By Jon Greenberg • March 25, 2019
Martha Stewart to Donald Trump: Can there be obstruction of justice with no underlying crime?

Martha Stewart to Donald Trump: Can there be obstruction of justice with no underlying crime?

By Louis Jacobson • March 25, 2019
All of the people facing charges from Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling

All of the people facing charges from Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling

By Amy Sherman • March 25, 2019
Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim of no collusion, no obstruction from Mueller report

Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim of no collusion, no obstruction from Mueller report

By John Kruzel • March 24, 2019
A summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report is now public. Here’s what it says—and doesn’t

A summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report is now public. Here’s what it says—and doesn’t

By John Kruzel • March 24, 2019
Read Attorney General William Barr's summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report

Read Attorney General William Barr's summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report

By John Kruzel • March 24, 2019
PolitiFact partners with Noticias Telemundo to bring fact-checking in Spanish for 2020 election

PolitiFact partners with Noticias Telemundo to bring fact-checking in Spanish for 2020 election

By PolitiFact Staff • March 21, 2019
Donald Trump doesn’t think white nationalism is on the rise. Data show otherwise

Donald Trump doesn’t think white nationalism is on the rise. Data show otherwise

By Amy Sherman • March 20, 2019
Did Cabell County, W.Va., cut overdoses by 40 percent?

Did Cabell County, W.Va., cut overdoses by 40 percent?

By Catherine Harrington • March 19, 2019
Fact-checking Gavin Newsom’s claims on California’s death penalty

Fact-checking Gavin Newsom’s claims on California’s death penalty

By Chris Nichols • March 19, 2019
Is WikiLeaks Russia’s ‘useful idiot,’ its ‘agent of influence,’ or something else?

Is WikiLeaks Russia’s ‘useful idiot,’ its ‘agent of influence,’ or something else?

By John Kruzel • March 18, 2019
Donald Trump says Jews are leaving the Democratic Party, but there’s no proof

Donald Trump says Jews are leaving the Democratic Party, but there’s no proof

By Amy Sherman • March 14, 2019
Fact-checking Club for Growth's attack ad about Beto O'Rourke

Fact-checking Club for Growth's attack ad about Beto O'Rourke

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 14, 2019
Did Donald Trump pay hundreds of workers to help in search-and-rescue efforts days after 9/11?

Did Donald Trump pay hundreds of workers to help in search-and-rescue efforts days after 9/11?

By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 2019
Have fatal shootings by police in California dropped 40 percent since 2015?

Have fatal shootings by police in California dropped 40 percent since 2015?

By Chris Nichols • March 7, 2019