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PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker: Monitoring 100 of his campaign promises

PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker: Monitoring 100 of his campaign promises

By Amy Sherman • January 20, 2021
How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2021
Trump’s term ends with half of his campaign promises unachieved

Trump’s term ends with half of his campaign promises unachieved

By Jon Greenberg • January 19, 2021
Fact-checking Biden's rollout of plan to address 'twin crises' of economy, pandemic

Fact-checking Biden's rollout of plan to address 'twin crises' of economy, pandemic

By Victoria Knight • January 15, 2021
Craig skeptical police response to Capitol riot stands in stark contrast to Black Lives Matter

Craig skeptical police response to Capitol riot stands in stark contrast to Black Lives Matter

By Clara Hendrickson • January 15, 2021
What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?

What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2021
Fact-checking newcomer Lauren Boebert on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot

Fact-checking newcomer Lauren Boebert on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot

By Miriam Valverde • January 15, 2021
Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot

Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot

By Jon Greenberg • January 13, 2021
QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

By Daniel Funke • January 13, 2021
The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next

The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2021
The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

By Natalie Dunlap • January 13, 2021
What we know about the new COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy

What we know about the new COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy

By Miriam Valverde • January 13, 2021
READ: House article of impeachment against Donald Trump

READ: House article of impeachment against Donald Trump

By PolitiFact Staff • January 13, 2021
Debunking false claims from former Lt. Gen. McInerney on the Capitol riot, COVID-19, election fraud

Debunking false claims from former Lt. Gen. McInerney on the Capitol riot, COVID-19, election fraud

By Daniel Funke • January 12, 2021
Expelling, censuring, and reprimanding members of Congress: What you need to know

Expelling, censuring, and reprimanding members of Congress: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2021
After Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ Calif. Lawmaker Backtracks

After Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ Calif. Lawmaker Backtracks

By Chris Nichols • January 12, 2021
The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers

The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers

By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2021
Fact-checking claims about the Insurrection Act, martial law after Capitol riot

Fact-checking claims about the Insurrection Act, martial law after Capitol riot

By Noah Y. Kim • January 11, 2021
A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot

A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot

By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2021
Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

By Jon Greenberg • January 8, 2021