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Trump opens new chapter in America’s longest war

Trump opens new chapter in America’s longest war

By John Kruzel • August 23, 2017
More than 13,000 fact-checks later, PolitiFact celebrates 10-year mark

More than 13,000 fact-checks later, PolitiFact celebrates 10-year mark

By Allison Graves • August 23, 2017
Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Phoenix

Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Phoenix

By Aaron Sharockman • August 23, 2017
Trump and pardoning Joe Arpaio: What to know about the process

Trump and pardoning Joe Arpaio: What to know about the process

By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2017
Tracking Donald Trump's evolving positions on Afghanistan

Tracking Donald Trump's evolving positions on Afghanistan

By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2017
Donald Trump's Afghanistan address, fact-checked

Donald Trump's Afghanistan address, fact-checked

By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2017
Paul Ryan holding a 'public' town hall on CNN?

Paul Ryan holding a 'public' town hall on CNN?

By Tom Kertscher • August 21, 2017
Who's paying for the $4 billion Tappan Zee Bridge replacement?

Who's paying for the $4 billion Tappan Zee Bridge replacement?

By Dan Clark • August 21, 2017
Were militia groups in Charlottesville better equipped than Virginia State Police?

Were militia groups in Charlottesville better equipped than Virginia State Police?

By Miriam Valverde • August 18, 2017
Trump says Lindsey Graham ‘lied’ about Trump’s Charlottesville comments. Did he?

Trump says Lindsey Graham ‘lied’ about Trump’s Charlottesville comments. Did he?

By John Kruzel • August 18, 2017
The big picture: Where Obamacare stands, August 2017

The big picture: Where Obamacare stands, August 2017

By Jon Greenberg • August 17, 2017
5 fact checks on Foxconn and Wisconsin's $3 billion deal

5 fact checks on Foxconn and Wisconsin's $3 billion deal

By Tom Kertscher • August 17, 2017
Trump takes aim at Amazon in barbed tweet. What are the facts?

Trump takes aim at Amazon in barbed tweet. What are the facts?

By John Kruzel • August 16, 2017
A look at the data on domestic terrorism and who’s behind it

A look at the data on domestic terrorism and who’s behind it

By Miriam Valverde • August 16, 2017
Are there white nationalists in the White House?

Are there white nationalists in the White House?

By Louis Jacobson • August 15, 2017
In Context: President Donald Trump’s statement on ‘many sides’ in Charlottesville, Va.

In Context: President Donald Trump’s statement on ‘many sides’ in Charlottesville, Va.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 14, 2017
Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says?

Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says?

By Joshua Gillin • August 11, 2017
A Trump nuclear strike against North Korea: constitutional or not?

A Trump nuclear strike against North Korea: constitutional or not?

By Manuela Tobias • August 10, 2017
In Context: Ron Johnson on John McCain's brain cancer

In Context: Ron Johnson on John McCain's brain cancer

By Tom Kertscher • August 10, 2017
Does Mueller’s grand jury mean an indictment is imminent?

Does Mueller’s grand jury mean an indictment is imminent?

By John Kruzel • August 10, 2017