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Fact-checking Tim Kaine, Rick Scott's super PAC on 'Meet the Press'

Fact-checking Tim Kaine, Rick Scott's super PAC on 'Meet the Press'

By Jon Greenberg • August 7, 2016
Did Trump campaign soften platform language to benefit Russia?

Did Trump campaign soften platform language to benefit Russia?

By Allison Graves • August 4, 2016
What you need to know about Donald Trump, Russia and Ukraine

What you need to know about Donald Trump, Russia and Ukraine

By Linda Qiu • August 4, 2016
PolitiFact’s coverage of the 2016 Democratic National Convention

PolitiFact’s coverage of the 2016 Democratic National Convention

By Adam Thorp • August 2, 2016
PolitiFact’s coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention

PolitiFact’s coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention

By Adam Thorp • August 2, 2016
Sin taxes and Pennsylvania’s poor: New cigarette levy fits a pattern

Sin taxes and Pennsylvania’s poor: New cigarette levy fits a pattern

By Cassie Owens • August 2, 2016
High 5: The Hillz and The Donald were the clickiest

High 5: The Hillz and The Donald were the clickiest

By Tom Kertscher • August 1, 2016
What we know about Russia's role in the DNC email leak

What we know about Russia's role in the DNC email leak

By Lauren Carroll • July 31, 2016
The top 10 fact-checks at the RNC, DNC

The top 10 fact-checks at the RNC, DNC

By Jon Greenberg • July 29, 2016
The backstory of the Muslim soldier's dad who said Trump 'sacrificed nothing'

The backstory of the Muslim soldier's dad who said Trump 'sacrificed nothing'

By Linda Qiu • July 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech, annotated

Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech, annotated

By Joseph Cariz • July 29, 2016
Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's acceptance of the Democratic nomination

Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's acceptance of the Democratic nomination

By Allison Graves • July 29, 2016
7 things Clinton might mention in her acceptance speech

7 things Clinton might mention in her acceptance speech

By Jon Greenberg • July 28, 2016
All 227 Hillary Clinton fact-checks

All 227 Hillary Clinton fact-checks

By Adam Thorp • July 28, 2016
Fact-checking the third night of the Democratic National Convention

Fact-checking the third night of the Democratic National Convention

By Allison Graves • July 28, 2016
Tim Kaine on PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter

Tim Kaine on PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter

By Neelesh Moorthy • July 27, 2016
Some readers unconvinced by our True rating for White House slave claim

Some readers unconvinced by our True rating for White House slave claim

By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2016
Bill Clinton's DNC speech, annotated

Bill Clinton's DNC speech, annotated

By Joseph Cariz • July 27, 2016
Fact-checking Bill Clinton on the second night of the Democratic convention

Fact-checking Bill Clinton on the second night of the Democratic convention

By Allison Graves • July 26, 2016
How Trump plans to build, and pay for, a wall along U.S.-Mexico border

How Trump plans to build, and pay for, a wall along U.S.-Mexico border

By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2016