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Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union speech

Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union speech

By Allison Graves • January 31, 2018
PolitiFact previews Donald Trump's State of the Union address

PolitiFact previews Donald Trump's State of the Union address

By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2018
Fact-checking Matt Gaetz's CNN comments about Immaculate Conception, missing FBI texts

Fact-checking Matt Gaetz's CNN comments about Immaculate Conception, missing FBI texts

By Allison Graves • January 25, 2018
In Context: Ron Johnson's 'secret society'

In Context: Ron Johnson's 'secret society'

By Tom Kertscher • January 25, 2018
Fact-checking review of Scott Walker's State of the State

Fact-checking review of Scott Walker's State of the State

By Tom Kertscher • January 24, 2018
Preview: Scott Walker's 'State of the State'

Preview: Scott Walker's 'State of the State'

By Tom Kertscher • January 24, 2018
Provocative Trump ad gives wrong impression on immigrants

Provocative Trump ad gives wrong impression on immigrants

By Chris Nichols • January 23, 2018
Timeline: DACA, the Trump administration and a government shutdown

Timeline: DACA, the Trump administration and a government shutdown

By Miriam Valverde • January 22, 2018
Could the nuclear option get rid of the filibuster entirely? Checking Trump's tweet

Could the nuclear option get rid of the filibuster entirely? Checking Trump's tweet

By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2018
Donald Trump’s team misleads in tying international terrorism report to immigration

Donald Trump’s team misleads in tying international terrorism report to immigration

By Miriam Valverde • January 22, 2018
Claims about prison price-gouging decry $17 soup, $18 tampons

Claims about prison price-gouging decry $17 soup, $18 tampons

By Allison Graves • January 22, 2018
Taking the measure of the federal workforce under Donald Trump

Taking the measure of the federal workforce under Donald Trump

By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2018
Everything you need to know about a government shutdown

Everything you need to know about a government shutdown

By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump's 'results' from his fake news awards

Fact-checking Donald Trump's 'results' from his fake news awards

By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump's fake news awards

Fact-checking Donald Trump's fake news awards

By Jon Greenberg • January 18, 2018
Beto O'Rourke tweets at Sarah Huckabee Sanders about El Paso's safety ranking

Beto O'Rourke tweets at Sarah Huckabee Sanders about El Paso's safety ranking

By Jasper Scherer • January 16, 2018
Las promesas de inmigración de Donald Trump en su primer año

Las promesas de inmigración de Donald Trump en su primer año

By Miriam Valverde • January 16, 2018
Trump backtracks on Mueller meeting, resurfaces misleading Clinton claim

Trump backtracks on Mueller meeting, resurfaces misleading Clinton claim

By John Kruzel • January 12, 2018
Donald Trump’s ‘s---hole countries’ remark and its policy history

Donald Trump’s ‘s---hole countries’ remark and its policy history

By Miriam Valverde • January 12, 2018
What happened at the immigration meeting between Trump, bipartisan lawmakers

What happened at the immigration meeting between Trump, bipartisan lawmakers

By Miriam Valverde • January 9, 2018