At the White House on April 14, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and several Trump administration officials misleadingly spoke about the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man the U.S. mistakenly deported to El Salvador. We fact-checked their st
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New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim About Egg Prices
As he announced sweeping tariffs, President Trump claimed there had been a large decline in the price of eggs. That’s not the whole picture.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg
With more than 150 lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration, Trump and his allies are lashing out at judges — and federal Judge James Boasberg in particular. These attacks need fact-checking.
Full Fact→ Happy International Fact-Checking Day
PolitiFact→ On International Fact-Checking Day, PolitiFact explains the truth in Trump’s tariffs agenda
April 2 is both International Fact-Checking Day and Trump’s promised “liberation day” for reciprocal tariffs. PolitiFact’s editor-in-chief explains why our journalists scrutinize policy arguments for truth.
Lead Stories→ Happy International Fact-Checking Day!
April 2 is International Fact-Checking Day, a global celebration of truth and accuracy. Like every year we want to take the opportunity to say that "Facts Matter". Usually at Lead Stories we are quite content to let the facts speak for th
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Donald Trump on whether automobile plants are ‘being built at levels we’ve never seen’
“We have automobile plants being built at levels we've never seen … and they're going up fast.”
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Fact-checking Elon Musk
“Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech on Crime, Immigration and His Cases
The president revived a number of falsehoods he had used on the campaign trail last year, including his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech on Crime, Immigration and His Cases
The president revived a number of falsehoods he had used on the campaign trail last year, including his lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump on February job numbers: manufacturing, auto industry and native-born workers
President Donald Trump touted February monthly job gains, mentioning manufacturing, the auto industry and jobs for native-born workers. Some of his talking points were accurate, while others were missing important context.
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Joint Session of Congress Address
The president made false claims about polling, government spending, and inflation.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-checking Trump’s claim that a group ‘headed up’ by Stacey Abrams received $2 billion
The Trump administration identified $1.9 billion in federal dollars going to a “decarbonization of homes” group Stacey Abrams “headed up.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s address to joint session of Congress
PolitiFact fact-checked President Donald Trump’s address to Congress which covered his administration’s approach to immigration, foreign policy. Trump alleged Social Security fraud and touted false lowered numbers of border apprehensions.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on insurance rates, education and gun laws
In his State of the State speech, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talked about home insurance rates, gun laws and education policy. We fact-checked him.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims on Tariffs, Ukraine and DOGE Before Address to Congress
The president has repeatedly made false or misleading claims in pursuing an aggressive agenda in the first weeks of his second term.
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – No, Joe Biden did not have a 'voter importation' plan. Fact-checking Elon Musk's false CPAC claim.
President Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump has made disparaging comments in recent days about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said Trump has been living in a Russian “disinformation space.” We fact-checked what Trump had to say.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump on ‘Meet the Press’: Tariffs, Immigration and More
The president-elect repeated several false and inaccurate claims on a range of topics that were staples of his 2024 campaign.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s First Post-Election News Conference
The president-elect made inaccurate claims about a small-business survey, the federal budget, autism rates and pesticide use, among other claims.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s 2025 Inaugural Address
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump delivered a more tempered version of election talking points. But in remarks afterward, he reprised his grievances about the 2020 election.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Elon Musk’s Remarks in the Oval Office With Trump
Appearing alongside President Trump, Elon Musk made remarks that included broad accusations and misleading claims.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Claims About USAID Funding
Trump administration officials have misled about how the aid agency is spending its funding, in an effort to cite widespread “waste.”
PolitiFact→ Randy Fine – Fact-checking Florida Sen. Randy Fine’s claim that immigrant tuition waivers costs state $40 million
Florida’s in-state college tuition waiver for immigrants in the country illegally costs the state $41 million.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims on China, Mexico, Condoms in Gaza and More
The president was wrong about birthright citizenship around the world, the Paris climate agreement and federal funding for condoms in Gaza, among other claims.
PolitiFact→ Adam Schiff – Does California give more than it gets on federal disaster aid? Fact-checking Sen. Adam Schiff
“As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.”
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s D.C. Plane Crash News Conference and Remarks on D.E.I.
There is no evidence that diversity efforts played a role in the crash, and his statements disregarded his own administration’s hiring policies.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Senate confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert Kennedy Jr.
PolitiFact is live fact-checking the U.S. Senate's confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's picks for FBI director, Kash Patel, and director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Trump cabinet confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel
PolitiFact is live fact-checking the U.S. Senate's hearings President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, and Kash Patel, the nominee to run the FBI.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day speech
PolitiFact fact-checked Donald Trump's Inauguration Day speech as he was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th US president
PolitiFact is live fact-checking Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th president of the United States. Follow along here.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Donald Trump's pre-Inauguration Day rally in Washington, D.C.
PolitiFact is live fact-checking President-elect Donald Trump's pre-inauguration rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Follow along here.
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking claims on Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings
The U.S. Senate will hold hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, with the aim of confirming their positions directly after Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking and Our Business
A message from Steve Hayes.
PolitiFact→ Does crowdsourced fact-checking work? Experts are skeptical about Meta’s plan
As Meta ends its partnership with U.S. fact-checkers, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company will adopt a Community Notes model similar to X, where fact-checkers say misinformation often goes unchecked.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago
The president-elect made inaccurate claims about his predecessor’s energy policies and repeated familiar falsehoods on a number of topics.
Lead Stories→ Meta Ends Third-Party Fact-Checking Partnership in the U.S.
Lead Stories was surprised and disappointed to first learn through media reports and a press release about the end of the Meta Third-Party Fact-Checking Partnership of which Lead Stories has been a part since 2019. On January 7, 2025, Joe
PolitiFact→ Meta ending third-party fact-checking partnership with US partners, including PolitiFact
Meta will end its eight-year partnership with independent American journalists, including PolitiFact, to identify false information and hoaxes on its platforms.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims about former President Jimmy Carter’s record
Former President Jimmy Carter has been the subject of falsehoods and exaggerations about his statements and actions related to absentee voting, war, his brother and the Iranian hostage crisis.
PolitiFact→ ‘Stop trying to play both sides': Readers share their 2024 election fact-checking feedback
As 2024 heads toward a close, PolitiFact readers have weighed in on a contentious election season with thoughtful questions and feedback for our newsroom. Here’s what they told us.