Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: How PolitiFact is covering Election 2024
American voters will head to the polls Nov. 5 to choose their next president and representatives in Congress, state capitals and city halls. PolitiFact’s mission… Read More
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Fact Check: Claim that Senate candidate Mike Rogers worked to give Chinese companies U.S. access lacks evidence
In Michigan, recent ads airing on TV and online target Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers over his past work in tech, accusing him of… Read More
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Fact Check: Ron Johnson called Joe Biden dropping out of the race for president a ‘coup.’ Is that accurate?
On the opening night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, President Joe Biden officially passed the baton onto Vice President Kamala Harris as… Read More
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Fact Check: Maxine Waters didn’t tell people to unfollow her opponent because he is a “Hispanic Republican”
Omar Navarro was charged with misusing campaign funds after unsuccessfully running against U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., in four consecutive congressional elections. But Waters did… Read More
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Fact Check: RFK Jr. is suspending his 2024 presidential bid. Here are 6 fact-checks from his campaign
A day after Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a press conference… Read More
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Trump Revives — and Further Decreases — His Absurdly Low Estimate of Sea Level Rise
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. On the campaign trail this summer, former President Donald Trump has routinely cast doubt on… Read More
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Fact Check: DNC 2024: Read our fact-checks and stories from the convention
Democrats’ messaging throughout the four days of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was one of exuberance and determination that culminated with Vice President Kamala… Read More
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Trump’s False Claim That Harris Met with Putin
In February 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris attended an annual security conference in Germany to talk with European leaders about Russian aggression toward Ukraine and… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Jacky Rosen didn’t say ending taxes on tips would hurt Nevada families
After Nevada Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen co-sponsored a bill to end federal taxes on tips, her Republican opponent for U.S. Senate countered that Rosen’s show… Read More
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Fact Check: Anybody out there? The Democratic National Convention wasn’t “nearly empty” on its first night
Chicago’s United Center, where the Democratic National Convention’s main programming is taking place, seats 23,500 people. But some social media users have shared images of… Read More