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Why Tulsi Gabbard calls the war in Syria a ‘regime change war’

Why Tulsi Gabbard calls the war in Syria a ‘regime change war’

By Miriam Valverde • October 16, 2019
What’s the manufacturing job killer, automation or trade?

What’s the manufacturing job killer, automation or trade?

By Jon Greenberg • October 16, 2019
Health care stayed front and center at Democratic debate

Health care stayed front and center at Democratic debate

By Emmarie Huetteman • October 16, 2019
Fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate

Fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate

By Daniel Funke • October 16, 2019
Evers stalls out on several promises

Evers stalls out on several promises

By Eric Litke • October 15, 2019
Live fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate

Live fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • October 14, 2019
Opioid epidemic shifts from prescription painkillers to street drugs

Opioid epidemic shifts from prescription painkillers to street drugs

By Jon Greenberg • October 14, 2019
Is Ron Johnson right to call Donald Trump the nation’s “chief law enforcement officer”?

Is Ron Johnson right to call Donald Trump the nation’s “chief law enforcement officer”?

By Eric Litke • October 10, 2019
Is Stockton really home to ‘second highest rent increases’ in the nation? There’s no simple answer.

Is Stockton really home to ‘second highest rent increases’ in the nation? There’s no simple answer.

By Chris Nichols • October 10, 2019
Trump lawyer claims lack of due process in House impeachment. 3 reasons the law doesn’t back him up

Trump lawyer claims lack of due process in House impeachment. 3 reasons the law doesn’t back him up

By Jon Greenberg • October 10, 2019
Did Elizabeth Warren lose a teaching job because she was pregnant?

Did Elizabeth Warren lose a teaching job because she was pregnant?

By Tom Kertscher • October 9, 2019
Johnson, Nixon, Clinton, Trump: 9 questions about impeachment

Johnson, Nixon, Clinton, Trump: 9 questions about impeachment

By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2019
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about Syria and US troop withdrawal

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about Syria and US troop withdrawal

By Bill McCarthy • October 8, 2019
Ask PolitiFact: Answers to reader questions about the Trump impeachment inquiry, Hunter Biden

Ask PolitiFact: Answers to reader questions about the Trump impeachment inquiry, Hunter Biden

By Jon Greenberg • October 8, 2019
Impeach a member of Congress? Over 200 years of history say no

Impeach a member of Congress? Over 200 years of history say no

By Jon Greenberg • October 7, 2019
Trump’s new order for Medicare packs potential rise in patients’ costs

Trump’s new order for Medicare packs potential rise in patients’ costs

By Julie Appleby • October 7, 2019
The U.S. aid to Ukraine that Donald Trump froze, in one chart

The U.S. aid to Ukraine that Donald Trump froze, in one chart

By John Kruzel • October 7, 2019
Gavin Newsom promised to expand homeless services. What has he done?

Gavin Newsom promised to expand homeless services. What has he done?

By Chris Nichols • October 4, 2019
Read: Text messages between US diplomats about Ukraine aid, Trump phone call

Read: Text messages between US diplomats about Ukraine aid, Trump phone call

By Josie Hollingsworth • October 4, 2019
Fact-checking Trump's claims about Medicare at The Villages in Florida

Fact-checking Trump's claims about Medicare at The Villages in Florida

By Shefali Luthra • October 3, 2019