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PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What was the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump drop out?
What was the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump drop out?
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What does Florida’s move to ban fluoride mean for public health?
Q&A: Florida’s move to ban fluoride
PolitiFact→ 100 PolitiFact fact-checks from President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office
100 fact-checks from Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact readers’ feedback in the first 100 days of Trump presidency
Reader response in Trump’s first 100 days
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.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What evidence does the government need to deport green card, visa holders?
The Trump administration has moved to deport green card and visa holders, including a pro-Palestinian activist, a Georgetown University academic and a Brown University doctor. What evidence do government officials need in these cases?
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.
President Donald Trump’s effort to deport Venezuelan gang members without due process rests on his argument that Tren de Aragua has “invaded” the U.S. Experts in immigration and constitutional law are skeptical.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is Texas measles outbreak linked to 'border'? No evidence, officials say
A measles outbreak in West Texas had sickened at least 198 people as of March 7. It began with Texas residents, but the origin of the outbreak is unknown, state health officials said.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe?
With ongoing measles outbreaks in the U.S., health experts are stressing the importance of vaccination. PolitiFact answered some common questions about the outbreaks and the related vaccine.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Did JD Vance benefit from DEI initiatives at Yale Law?
Did Vice President JD Vance benefit from DEI initiatives? As a Yale Law student, Vance received military veteran financial aid. Yale Law describes veteran recruitment as part of its DEI efforts but it’s unclear to what extent that was the case when V
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks? No
Was Elon Musk, the face of President Donald Trump’s effort to slash federal spending, really in line to receive a $400 million purchase order of armored Tesla vehicles from the State Department? No, the department says.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact kicks off the MAGA-Meter to track Donald Trump’s promises
Donald Trump brings a litany of campaign promises for his second presidential term, and PolitiFact will track them for the fourth presidency in a row. Here are the five biggest Trump campaign pledges.
PolitiFact→ Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact.
PolitiFact and other fact-checkers work independently on the project Meta designed to investigate false claims and hoaxes on its platforms, while continuing to fact-check claims by politicians and pundits and on other platforms.
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→ Here are PolitiFact’s top 10 most read politician fact-checks of 2024
PolitiFact’s most read fact-checks of politicians in 2024 answered questions about the presidential candidates’ records on debt and inflation. Here were our 10 top politician fact-checks of 2024.
PolitiFact→ ‘They’re eating the pets:’ Trump, Vance earn PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year for claims about Haitians
A lie marked a town and its residents in the name of campaign rage. It was absurd. It was consequential. PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year goes to Donald Trump and JD Vance for false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pet dog
PolitiFact→ ‘A defining moment’: Here is PolitiFact readers’ choice for 2024 Lie of the Year
“So irresponsible.” “A tough choice.” “The ultimate lie.” Here’s what PolitiFact’s readers chose for their 2024 Lie of the Year winner.
PolitiFact→ A history of PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, from 2009 to 2024
From “death panels” to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s conspiracy theories, PolitiFact recaps its Lies of the Year since the distinction began in 2009.
PolitiFact→ Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines
PolitiFact examined 60 fact-checked claims that sought to undermine faith in elections. Here’s a look at the top platforms where these claims spread, the biggest amplifiers and the major narratives that emerged from the 2024 election.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines?
If he’s confirmed as President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wouldn’t be able to unilaterally ban vaccines, vaccine law experts told us. But he could reduce vaccine accessibility.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021?
President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth said his tattoos barred him from National Guard service during the 2021 presidential inauguration. A reader asked us to investigate.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What are Donald Trump’s second-term plans for the economy, immigration, abortion?
PolitiFact readers asked questions about President-elect Donald Trump’s promises on the Affordable Care Act, deportation, birthright citizenship, taxes and tequila prices. Some of Trump’s 100 campaign promises would require Congressional action.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact's guide to reliable news and information on Election Night
Wondering which accounts to follow on Election Night? Avoid the misinformation; here's PolitiFact's guide to 75 reliable political analysts, journalists and election officials that are worth a follow tonight.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-10-6-24-house-speaker-mike/story?id=114532003
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact: Donald Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania, site of first assassination attempt
Former President Donald Trump’s speech in Butler, Pennsylvania, included claims about the Biden-Harris administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, illegal immigration and the economy. We fact-checked him.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance?
In a Sept. 15 X post that prompted immediate backlash, Elon Musk said, “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala 🤔.” Some X users questioned whether Musk’s post could jeopardize his security clearance. Here’s what we know.
AllSides→ PolitiFact Writer Behind Fake Fact-Check Of Springfield Geese Hunting Whitewashes Trans Radicalism
https://thefederalist.com/2024/09/16/politifact-writer-behind-fake-fact-check-of-springfield-geese-hunting-whitewashes-trans-radicalism/
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact reader feedback: ‘Not giving all the context is misleading’
We’re entering the final lap of the 2024 election, with almost two months until Election Day. We rounded up our readers’ thoughts on our fact-checking.
PolitiFact→ How PolitiFact is covering Election 2024
Now through November will be full of candidates’ claims to fact-check, campaign promises to track and disinformation to debunk. PolitiFact’s mission is to share the facts so you can be an informed participant in the 2024 election.
PolitiFact→ How a political convention speech inspired PolitiFact
A misleading, unchallenged convention speech inspired the website that became PolitiFact and launched 17 years ago today.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Are Democrats offering ‘free abortions and vasectomies’ at their Chicago convention?
Some conservative social media users claimed that Democrats are offering free abortions at their national convention in Chicago. Planned Parenthood is providing reproductive health services nearby, but this isn’t sponsored by the DNC.
AllSides→ PolitiFact and Capital B announce election-year partnership to counter political misinformation aimed at Black audiences
https://poynter.org/from-the-institute/2024/politifact-capital-b-partnership-misinformation-politics-black-audiences
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact and Capital B partner to counter election-year misinformation aimed at Black audiences
PolitiFact and Capital B will collaborate this election season to fact-check and analyze issues that are important to Black Americans to help them navigate the political landscape and make informed decisions.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact launches 2024 swing district project, bringing fact-checking to key U.S. Senate races
In a new swing district project, PolitiFact will fact-check the major party candidates for the 2024 U.S. Senate elections in Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
PolitiFact→ Federal appeals court rules in favor of PolitiFact and Meta against Children’s Health Defense
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in PolitiFact’s favor in a lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense, an organization founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The organization sued Poynter following a fact-check about the flu vaccine.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt
Social media has been inundated with false claims about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the shooter’s identity and record, Trump’s injuries and the Secret Service’s role. Here are the facts, in one place.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt
Social media has been inundated with false claims about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the shooter’s identity and record, Trump’s injuries and the Secret Service’s role. Here are the facts, in one place.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race. Read PolitiFact's updating coverage
After a criticized debate performance and calls from within the Democratic Party to step aside, President Joe Biden announced that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. PolitiFact is fact-checking and monitoring claims about Biden's exi
PolitiFact→ PBS News and PolitiFact announce partnership through 2024 election cycle
PBS News and PolitiFact announced a partnership that will run through the 2024 election cycle, beginning with the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.