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PolitiFact’s most widely read fact-checks of Donald Trump
Feb 1, 2024 · PolitiFact has published its 1,000th fact-check of Donald Trump. In addition to our data analysis, we decided to back at the 10 Trump fact-checks that our readers clicked the most.The list ...
PolitiFact | Trump’s new ‘evidence’ that Biden lost in 2020 is ...
Jan 5, 2024 · Trump lawyers cited Trump’s post in a federal court document arguing Trump has immunity from prosecution in the federal election interference case. The report details dozens of claims about the ...
A guide to Trump’s 2nd term promises: immigration, economy, …
Jul 18, 2024 · Trump’s top economic promises also reiterate themes he pursued during his previous term in office. He would pursue an aggressive trade policy, this time including a 10% tariff on foreign goods ...
Fact-checking claim Pelosi ‘takes responsibility’ for not calling ...
Jun 10, 2024 · In a brief video, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said, "I take responsibility for not having them just prepare for more," referring to U.S. Capitol security, not the National Guard.
Fact-checks | PolitiFact
Dec 11, 2024 · PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.
2024 presidential debate fact-check: How accurate were Joe Biden ...
Jun 28, 2024 · President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, shared a debate stage June 27 for the first time since 2020, in a feisty ...
Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists
Mar 15, 2024 · PolitiFact has seen repeated and unsubstantiated claims that COVID-19 vaccines have caused mass numbers of deaths. A recent widely shared post claimed 17 million people had died because of the ...
Why do many Americans think the economy stinks? - PolitiFact
Mar 6, 2024 · The biggest albatross for Biden’s economy is inflation. Year-over-year inflation peaked around 9% — a four-decade high — in summer 2022.
Biden Promise Tracker | PolitiFact
The Biden Promise Tracker monitors the 99 most important campaign promises of President Joseph R. Biden, elected in November 2020. Biden said his top priorities were fighting the coronavirus ...