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How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2021
The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers

The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers

By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2021
Using the 25th Amendment or impeaching Trump: Could they happen?

Using the 25th Amendment or impeaching Trump: Could they happen?

By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2021
Is this a coup? Here’s some history and context to help you decide

Is this a coup? Here’s some history and context to help you decide

By Louis Jacobson • January 6, 2021
9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin

9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin

By D.L. Davis • January 4, 2021
Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin

Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Haley BeMiller • December 28, 2020
Top Flip-O-Meter fact checks 2020 -- Wisconsin

Top Flip-O-Meter fact checks 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Haley BeMiller • December 28, 2020
How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law

How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law

By Jon Greenberg • December 23, 2020
Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why

Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why

By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2020
A ‘crook’? ‘Totally exonerated’? Misleading claims about Ga. Sen. David Perdue and his stock trades

A ‘crook’? ‘Totally exonerated’? Misleading claims about Ga. Sen. David Perdue and his stock trades

By Tom Kertscher • December 4, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: Can Donald Trump pardon himself?

Ask PolitiFact: Can Donald Trump pardon himself?

By Louis Jacobson • November 24, 2020
Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election

Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election

By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2020
How many times has Jim Justice been sued for not paying his bills?

How many times has Jim Justice been sued for not paying his bills?

By Natalie Bowman • October 29, 2020
House Democrats’ new bill on the 25th Amendment, explained

House Democrats’ new bill on the 25th Amendment, explained

By Bill McCarthy • October 9, 2020
The RNC featured Pompeo in Jerusalem and official White House acts. Is that legal?

The RNC featured Pompeo in Jerusalem and official White House acts. Is that legal?

By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2020
Did the Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape immigration and health care?

Did the Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape immigration and health care?

By Jon Greenberg • July 22, 2020
The federal government crackdown in Portland: What you need to know

The federal government crackdown in Portland: What you need to know

By Bill McCarthy • July 22, 2020
Questions and answers about President Trump’s Roger Stone commutation

Questions and answers about President Trump’s Roger Stone commutation

By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2020
Can Donald Trump really invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops into states?

Can Donald Trump really invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops into states?

By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2020
Trump wants to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, but lacks legal authority for it

Trump wants to designate antifa as a terrorist organization, but lacks legal authority for it

By Miriam Valverde • June 1, 2020