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Judge’s ruling on TPS for Haitians temporarily blocks Trump campaign promise By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2026 ‘They’re eating the pets:’ Trump, Vance earn PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year for claims about Haitians By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 17, 2024 What’s behind recent false claims about immigrants and crime? By Jeff Cercone • September 27, 2024 Not-so-innocent ‘cat memes’: AI creations give life to unsubstantiated Springfield, Ohio, claims By Loreben Tuquero • September 25, 2024 4 fact-checks from JD Vance's CNN interview with Dana Bash about Haitian immigrants in Ohio By Madison Czopek • September 16, 2024 A caller told Clark County, Ohio, officials he saw Haitians steal geese. They found no proof. By Loreben Tuquero • September 15, 2024 ‘I am afraid’: The aftermath of Springfield, Ohio, misinformation on Haitians who live there By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 13, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s ‘I had nothing to do with it’ remarks after the Ohio train derailment By Amy Sherman • February 24, 2023 Did Ohio train derailment cause CDC to update its vinyl chloride toxicology info? No By Madison Czopek • February 24, 2023 Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race By Amy Sherman • November 4, 2022 Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate debate By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2022 In Context: What J.D. Vance said about rape, abortion and ‘inconvenience’ By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2022 The Democrats’ overstated claim that the Inflation Reduction Act curbs debt, inflation By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2022 Could 10-year-old rape victim have gotten abortion in Ohio? Experts say exceptions in law are vague By Jeff Cercone • July 21, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: How are elections run in the US? By Amy Sherman • May 31, 2022 Ohio Senate primary to test Donald Trump’s sway with voters By Jon Greenberg • April 27, 2022 A voter’s guide to casting a ballot in Ohio: 10 things to know By Amy Sherman • April 27, 2022 Why France reports election results faster than the US By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2022 The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide By Jon Greenberg • March 8, 2022 2022 candidates use ads vowing to be tough on China, or attacking rivals as too soft on China By Tom Kertscher • March 3, 2022