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The Dispatch→ Donald Trump Puts Pro-Lifers on the Back Foot
Plus: A cold war between two Florida congressmen previews a possible Florida governor primary in 2026.
Logically→ Donald Rumsfeld rapporterade inte att 2,3 biljoner dollar saknades i Pentagon dagen före den 11 september 2001
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Donald Trump didn’t call Michelle Obama ‘Mike’ in a tweet
Former President Donald Trump called Michelle Obama “Mike” in this tweet.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Sizzle, fizzle. Donald Trump off on bacon price increase under Joe Biden
The price of "bacon is up five times" under President Joe Biden.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said he doesn’t know who gave Fauci a commendation. Trump’s White House website says Trump did
“I really don’t know who gave (Dr. Anthony Fauci) the commendation.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Ron DeSantis mandated COVID-19 vaccines in Florida? No, that Donald Trump claim rates Pants on Fire!
“Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Congress isn’t printing election ballots without Donald Trump's name
“Congress say they will start printing 2024 ballot without Trump name in October 2023.”
Logically→ Donald Rumsfeld didn’t report $2.3 trillion missing from the Pentagon the day before 9/11
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Did Pope Francis swat then-President Donald Trump’s hand? No, that video is altered
Video shows Pope Francis slapping former President Donald Trump’s hand.
PolitiFact→ Could the 14th Amendment be used to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot?
Discussion has intensified about using the 14th Amendment to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 presidential ballot. Some scholars have suggested that Trump’s role on Jan. 6, 2021, breaches the amendment, which bars people who join an “insurrection”
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump’s New Immigration Proposals, Explained
The former president plans even more strict crackdowns on illegal and legal immigration if he takes the White House again.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media post mischaracterizes Donald Trump’s comments in Tucker Carlson interview
Social media post mischaracterizes Donald Trump’s comments in Tucker Carlson interview
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t trying to block Donald Trump from the California primary ballot
Fox News reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom said former President Donald Trump “is not eligible for future presidential elections & has asked the California’s State Assembly to pass a bill that will remove Trump’s name on any future b
Full Fact→ Fake Donald Trump mugshots shared online
The real picture of the former president has been released, but two others are also being shared.
PolitiFact→ Fake mug shots of Donald Trump spread online ahead of his expected surrender in Georgia
The Fulton County, Georgia, sheriff has said former President Donald Trump will be booked into jail like any other suspect, including having his mugshot taken. But at the time these mugshots appeared online, Trump had not yet taken one.
AllSides→ Are Donald Trump and Melania Getting Divorced?
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-divorce-melania-fact-check-1820111 Donald Trump's indictment in G
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump on his economy and Joe Biden’s
Former President Donald Trump’s economic boasts often ignore the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects during his presidency. We fact-checked six claims that compare the economy under Trump and Biden.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Did Fulton County DA Fani Willis campaign to ‘get Trump'? No, she didn’t say that
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’”
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump’s RICO Nightmare
A primer on the racketeering case brought by Fani Willis.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Mug Shot Is NOT Real
Does a photo show a real mug shot for former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: No mug shot had yet been taken of Trump for any of his court cases as of August 16, 2023. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Twitter on
PolitiFact→ Mike Pence – Mike Pence oversells U.S. ‘energy independence’ under Donald Trump
“In three short years, we achieved energy independence.”
AllSides→ 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/15/8-pants-on-fire-fact-checks-of-donald-trump-about/ Forme
PolitiFact→ 3 key differences between Donald Trump’s Georgia indictment and his other 3
Donald Trump’s indictment in a case in Fulton County, Georgia, is his fourth in five months. Here are three ways this case differs the previous three.
PolitiFact→ Read indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia 2020 election case
Former President Donald Trump has been charged 13 times in a 41-count indictment by a Georgia grand jury investigating interference in the 2020 presidential election. Read the charges against him here.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election
After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election in Georgia, he made multiple Pants on Fire statements about it, including that he won, there was improper counting of ballots and signature verification and there were copious fake ballots.
The Dispatch→ Will Donald Trump Attack the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court?
He’s mostly directed his outrage at lower-court judges, but his calculus could change over the next year.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Donald Trump’s misleading attack ad on Fani Willis' gang member ‘relationship’ and crime
Donald Trump attacked the district attorney investigating him in Georgia, creating a false impression of her relationship with a gang member and prosecution record.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says DOJ is trying to criminalize asking questions. That’s not what indictment says.
“They are trying to make it illegal to question the results of a bad election.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – How many miles of border wall did Donald Trump build? It depends on how it’s counted
The Trump administration “built nearly 500 miles of border wall.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump vastly underestimates job gains under Joe Biden
“During Biden’s first 30 months in office, just 2.1 million new jobs were created, and by contrast, during my first 30 months in office we created 4.9 million new jobs.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump keeps saying Ron DeSantis opposed China tariffs, farmer bailout. The evidence isn't there
Says Gov. Ron DeSantis “opposed my China tariffs and he heartlessly opposed” $28 billion for farm relief, which was paid for by China.
PolitiFact→ Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case?
Donald Trump’s case is unusual because he’s a former president, and “no reasonable prosecutor would bring this case unless and until they were confident they had an extensive and comprehensive factual record,” one legal expert told PolitiFact.
AllSides→ 21 Donald Trump election lies listed in his new indictment
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/politics/trump-indictment-lies/index.html Special counsel Jack Smith sa
PolitiFact→ How will prosecutors show that Donald Trump knowingly repeated election fraud falsehoods?
The third indictment of former President Donald Trump, for the events leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, says he was not misinformed or delusional. Prosecutors have many examples of times Trump was told his election claims were false.
PolitiFact→ What Donald Trump, Hunter Biden and Devon Archer have in common: a news cycle
Some Republicans allege prosecutors timed the Trump indictment to distract from Hunter Biden news. There is no evidence of a connection between the timing of the Trump case and probes into Hunter Biden
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Donald Trump’s false and misleading responses after charges over role in Jan. 6 riot
Former President Donald Trump responded to his indictment on charges related to the 2020 election with a campaign statement, fundraising email and Truth Social posts. We fact-checked his misleading and inaccurate claims.
PolitiFact→ What the indictment about the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, tells us about Donald Trump’s actions
Former President Donald Trump’s third indictment, for his actions related to Jan. 6, 2021, consolidates a broad swirl of Trump’s activity into four charges. Here are details about what the indictment tries to accomplish and how it frames Trump’s
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump indictment: What to know about 2020 election, Jan. 6 investigation and charges
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021. What are the charges? Can he still run (and vote)?
PolitiFact→ Read all of PolitiFact’s coverage on Donald Trump indictments
PolitiFact has been fact-checking and monitoring the various indictments of former President Donald Trump. Here's our coverage: