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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
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Nashville

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Nashville

By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2018
Fact-checking Gov. Rick Scott's final State of the State address

Fact-checking Gov. Rick Scott's final State of the State address

By Allison Graves • January 9, 2018
A fact-checker's guide to Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'

A fact-checker's guide to Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 9, 2018
Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter

Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher • January 8, 2018
How Donald Trump, Barack Obama compare on the stock market

How Donald Trump, Barack Obama compare on the stock market

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2018
High Five for December 2017

High Five for December 2017

By D.L. Davis • January 5, 2018
Pot 101: Facts you should know about California’s legal marijuana

Pot 101: Facts you should know about California’s legal marijuana

By Chris Nichols • January 5, 2018
What to know before the start of the 2018 legislative session

What to know before the start of the 2018 legislative session

By Allison Graves • January 4, 2018
How trustworthy are the polls, more than a year after the 2016 election?

How trustworthy are the polls, more than a year after the 2016 election?

By Louis Jacobson • January 3, 2018
How closely did the tax bill resemble Trump's campaign promises?

How closely did the tax bill resemble Trump's campaign promises?

By Louis Jacobson • January 2, 2018
Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges?

Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges?

By Chris Nichols • December 29, 2017
How did St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman do on his campaign promises?

How did St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman do on his campaign promises?

By Allison Graves • December 29, 2017
No lie: A baker's dozen Trues in 2017

No lie: A baker's dozen Trues in 2017

By D.L. Davis • December 29, 2017