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At GlobalFact 2026, fact-checkers report challenges, resilience By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2026 What PolitiFact learned from looking at presidential falsehoods throughout U.S. history By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2026 11 times US presidents shaded reality as they shaped US history By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2026 America’s 250th anniversary compared with its 200th: Measuring the mood in 1976 and now By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2026 The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next? By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2026 Trump’s Freedom 250 concert on the National Mall: What happened? What’s next? By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2026 Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovation timeline, cost, contractor relationship By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2026 Trump's old taxes can't be audited as part of IRS deal. That's unprecedented — and hard to reverse By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2026 America's 250th: How long has the US used the phrases ‘In God We Trust’ and ‘Under God’? By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2026 Trump said Americans' finances don't motivate him in Iran talks. How are people doing economically? By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2026 Fact-checking JD Vance on Maine Democrats, Medicaid fraud and autism coverage By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2026 Trump visa policy chills free speech, lawyer for journalists, researchers tells federal judge By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2026 Trump wants a gasoline tax suspension. But it’s never been done and could have serious drawbacks By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2026 Are Democrats growing more accepting of political violence? By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2026 What is hantavirus? What we know about the fatal cruise ship outbreak By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2026 Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2026 Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2026 Does historical precedent justify Donald Trump’s threats against civilian targets in Iran? By Louis Jacobson • April 7, 2026 Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2026 Following Trump’s Iran social media post, could the 25th Amendment be invoked against him? By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2026
