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Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods

Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods

By Lauren Carroll • March 23, 2017
PolitiFact's guide to the Republican health care bill

PolitiFact's guide to the Republican health care bill

By Jon Greenberg • March 22, 2017
Ahead of crucial House vote, fact checking the GOP's Obamacare replacement

Ahead of crucial House vote, fact checking the GOP's Obamacare replacement

By Tom Kertscher • March 22, 2017
Is the Center for Immigration Studies a hate group, as the Southern Poverty Law Center says?

Is the Center for Immigration Studies a hate group, as the Southern Poverty Law Center says?

By Amy Sherman • March 22, 2017
Dispelling Myths About Millennials And Homeownership

Dispelling Myths About Millennials And Homeownership

By Chris Nichols • March 22, 2017
A timeline of Donald Trump’s false wiretapping charge

A timeline of Donald Trump’s false wiretapping charge

By Jana Heigl • March 21, 2017
Donald Trump's St. Patrick's Day 'Irish proverb' was probably not Irish

Donald Trump's St. Patrick's Day 'Irish proverb' was probably not Irish

By Lauren Carroll • March 17, 2017
A week on the ground in Tallahassee with PolitiFact Florida

A week on the ground in Tallahassee with PolitiFact Florida

By Louis Jacobson • March 17, 2017
Trump’s stalled campaign promises on health care

Trump’s stalled campaign promises on health care

By Lauren Carroll • March 16, 2017
Fact-checking Donald Trump's Nashville rally

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Nashville rally

By Lauren Carroll • March 16, 2017
A fake in 140 characters: How not to get tripped up by hoax Twitter accounts

A fake in 140 characters: How not to get tripped up by hoax Twitter accounts

By Joshua Gillin • March 14, 2017
Fact-checking Trump White House health care claims

Fact-checking Trump White House health care claims

By Allison Graves • March 12, 2017
Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks

Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks

By Joshua Gillin • March 9, 2017
Lindsey Graham: 'I've never met an illegal Canadian'

Lindsey Graham: 'I've never met an illegal Canadian'

By Miriam Valverde • March 8, 2017
Checking on North Carolina's bathroom law affecting its economy

Checking on North Carolina's bathroom law affecting its economy

By Will Doran • March 8, 2017
Fact-checking Gov. Rick Scott's 2017 State of the State address

Fact-checking Gov. Rick Scott's 2017 State of the State address

By Allison Graves • March 7, 2017
Fact-checking N.C. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest's pro-HB2 press conference in Texas

Fact-checking N.C. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest's pro-HB2 press conference in Texas

By Will Doran • March 7, 2017
7 takeaways from the GOP health care plan to replace Obamacare

7 takeaways from the GOP health care plan to replace Obamacare

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 7, 2017
Did Donald Trump invent claim that Barack Obama tapped his phone?

Did Donald Trump invent claim that Barack Obama tapped his phone?

By Lauren Carroll • March 6, 2017
Trump's travel ban executive order, take 2

Trump's travel ban executive order, take 2

By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2017