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Fact-checking Club for Growth's attack ad about Beto O'Rourke

Fact-checking Club for Growth's attack ad about Beto O'Rourke

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 14, 2019
Did Donald Trump pay hundreds of workers to help in search-and-rescue efforts days after 9/11?

Did Donald Trump pay hundreds of workers to help in search-and-rescue efforts days after 9/11?

By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 2019
Have fatal shootings by police in California dropped 40 percent since 2015?

Have fatal shootings by police in California dropped 40 percent since 2015?

By Chris Nichols • March 7, 2019
McConnell falsely suggests GOP forecast the type of election fraud found in NC

McConnell falsely suggests GOP forecast the type of election fraud found in NC

By Matthew Riley • March 7, 2019
The DeSant-O-Meter: Tracking the campaign promises of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

The DeSant-O-Meter: Tracking the campaign promises of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2019
Fact-checking Donald Trump's two-hour speech at CPAC

Fact-checking Donald Trump's two-hour speech at CPAC

By PolitiFact Staff • March 4, 2019
How hard is it for Venezuelans to get asylum in the U.S.?

How hard is it for Venezuelans to get asylum in the U.S.?

By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2019
PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for February 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for February 2019

By D.L. Davis • March 4, 2019
Did Michael Cohen want a White House gig?

Did Michael Cohen want a White House gig?

By John Kruzel • March 1, 2019
Did Michael Cohen’s testimony back up BuzzFeed’s beleaguered scoop?

Did Michael Cohen’s testimony back up BuzzFeed’s beleaguered scoop?

By John Kruzel • February 28, 2019
In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee

In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 28, 2019
Jared Kushner appears to have misled Congress about his security clearance

Jared Kushner appears to have misled Congress about his security clearance

By John Kruzel • February 26, 2019
Fact-checking Roy Cooper’s State of the State speech

Fact-checking Roy Cooper’s State of the State speech

By Will Doran • February 26, 2019
Fact-checking the resume-driven Chicago mayor's race

Fact-checking the resume-driven Chicago mayor's race

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 24, 2019
Did election officials 'leak' results of the Mark Harris, Dan McCready race?

Did election officials 'leak' results of the Mark Harris, Dan McCready race?

By Paul Specht • February 22, 2019
Is there a homeless problem in Facebook's back yard, as Richard Ojeda said?

Is there a homeless problem in Facebook's back yard, as Richard Ojeda said?

By Al Bernardi • February 20, 2019
What the 2019 Oscar movies get right, wrong

What the 2019 Oscar movies get right, wrong

By Katie Sanders • February 19, 2019
Medicare for All: What it is, what it isn't

Medicare for All: What it is, what it isn't

By Jon Greenberg • February 19, 2019
Was the U.S. on the brink of war with North Korea before Trump? A review of the evidence

Was the U.S. on the brink of war with North Korea before Trump? A review of the evidence

By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2019
Trump rests national emergency declaration on border ‘invasion.’ Here are the facts

Trump rests national emergency declaration on border ‘invasion.’ Here are the facts

By Miriam Valverde • February 15, 2019