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At halfway mark, Donald Trump's campaign promises hit roadblocks

At halfway mark, Donald Trump's campaign promises hit roadblocks

By Manuela Tobias • January 16, 2019
Your questions about the government shutdown, answered

Your questions about the government shutdown, answered

By Louis Jacobson • January 16, 2019
California Sen. Kamala Harris challenges AG nominee William Barr on border wall, drug trafficking

California Sen. Kamala Harris challenges AG nominee William Barr on border wall, drug trafficking

By Chris Nichols • January 15, 2019
Fact-checking Democrats on the shutdown's effects on food safety, hurricane prep

Fact-checking Democrats on the shutdown's effects on food safety, hurricane prep

By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2019
Why Trump Is the most fact-checked president

Why Trump Is the most fact-checked president

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 14, 2019
Does Border Patrol catch 90 percent of immigrants crossing the border illegally?

Does Border Patrol catch 90 percent of immigrants crossing the border illegally?

By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2019
Fact-checking Jim Justice's state of the state address

Fact-checking Jim Justice's state of the state address

By Louis Jacobson • January 10, 2019
Trump's real border crisis is the overwhelmed asylum system, experts say

Trump's real border crisis is the overwhelmed asylum system, experts say

By Miriam Valverde • January 9, 2019
Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address

Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address

By Jon Greenberg • January 9, 2019
Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea

Explaining Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent marginal tax rate idea

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2019
Fact-checking California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Inauguration Speech

Fact-checking California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Inauguration Speech

By Chris Nichols • January 7, 2019
PolitiFact West Virginia's state of the state 2019

PolitiFact West Virginia's state of the state 2019

By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2019
Incoming US Sen. Rick Scott kept half his campaign promises as Florida governor

Incoming US Sen. Rick Scott kept half his campaign promises as Florida governor

By Amy Sherman • January 7, 2019
What we know from the Truth-O-Meter about Gov.-elect Tony Evers

What we know from the Truth-O-Meter about Gov.-elect Tony Evers

By Tom Kertscher • January 4, 2019
Introducing PolitiFact California’s ‘Newsom-Meter’, tracking the campaign promises of Gavin Newsom

Introducing PolitiFact California’s ‘Newsom-Meter’, tracking the campaign promises of Gavin Newsom

By Chris Nichols • January 3, 2019
Were migrant children who died very sick before taken into U.S. custody, as Trump claimed?

Were migrant children who died very sick before taken into U.S. custody, as Trump claimed?

By Miriam Valverde • January 3, 2019
High 5 -- our most-clicked in December

High 5 -- our most-clicked in December

By Tom Kertscher • January 2, 2019
Can House Democrats release Donald Trump's tax returns?

Can House Democrats release Donald Trump's tax returns?

By Louis Jacobson • January 2, 2019
As he prepares to leave office, Scott Walker's record on the Truth-O-Meter

As he prepares to leave office, Scott Walker's record on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher • December 28, 2018
A response to a recent critique of our fact-check about Citizens United

A response to a recent critique of our fact-check about Citizens United

By Louis Jacobson • December 27, 2018