Top 10 PolitiFact checks of claims by, and about, Barack Obama as he hies to...
Just three of this year’s 10 most popular PolitiFact fact checks involving President Barack Obama, visiting the Austin area this week, stemmed directly from claims by Obama. Reader-favorite articles...
View ArticleWalker making news on book tour
On a weeklong media tour for his new book, Gov. Scott Walker has blamed union leaders for massive protests over his curbs on collective bargaining, cautioned Republicans against relishing Obamacare’s...
View ArticleGet inside PolitiFact’s email in-box in today’s chat
PolitiFact gets lots of email. Lots and lots of it. Meet the guy who reads pretty much all of it with the replay of our noon chat, when fact-checkers in Washington, D.C., and Florida fired up our...
View ArticleDonald Trump, stumping in Austin, on the PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter
With Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump alighting in Austin, it’s worth remembering that dozens of Trump claims have been fact-checked by PolitiFact reporters. See Trump’s full PolitiFact...
View ArticleHow pundits twisted James Comey’s testimony
It seems like everyone in Washington tuned in for ousted FBI Director James Comey’s June 8 Capitol Hill hearing. But watching pundits, reading hot-takes and browsing Twitter afterward can make you...
View ArticleAhead of Donald Trump's Wisconsin visit, a look at the James Comey...
News about testimony from fired FBI Director James Comey continues to reverberate as President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to visit Wisconsin on June 13, 2017, bashes him on Twitter. Here are three...
View ArticleIn Context: Tirade against Reince Priebus
Washington was abuzz about Anthony Scaramucci, the new communictions director for President Donald Trump, and Reince Priebus, the Wisconsinite who was Trump’s chief of staff -- until being replaced...
View ArticleIn context: Sean Hannity’s conflicting remarks on jailing political opponents
Fresh off word from a Politico report that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told party leaders she’d like to see President Donald Trump in prison, Fox News host Sean Hannity gave a fiery monologue that’s had...
View ArticleHow pundits defended Trump's ABC interview, and why it's misleading
Pundits on both sides reacted to President Donald Trump’s declaration during an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that he would accept dirt on his 2020 opponent from a foreign power and might...
View ArticleThe facts on advertiser boycotts against cable news networks
Amid a feud with Fox News talk show host Tucker Carlson, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., suggested that companies should stop advertising on Carlson’s show. "Fox News is now giving a nightly platform to...
View ArticleWho is John Solomon? Here’s what we know about the journalist whose stories...
Top diplomats have repeatedly linked President Donald Trump’s posture toward Ukraine to John Solomon, the journalist whose reports gave false credence to a number of Ukraine-related conspiracies that...
View ArticleLooking back: Tulsi Gabbard’s Fox News presence in the Obama years
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., ripped Rep. Tulsi Gabbard during the Democratic debate in Atlanta, tearing into the Hawaii congresswoman for her comments on Democrats and accusing her of bashing...
View ArticleTimeline: The Trump impeachment inquiry
Last updated with new events Jan. 22. The House has impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress and transmitted those articles to the Senate for a trial. The...
View ArticleFact-checking Donald Trump’s new video listing presidential achievements
A new White House video lauds President Donald Trump for accomplishments he’s made during his time in office — and one of Trump’s favorite TV hosts took notice. The video opens with a clip from Trump’s...
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