Category: Fact Check
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Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary On the second night of the convention, which featured former President Barack Obama and… Read More
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Fact Check: Fact-checking Tim Walz before his 2024 DNC speech – plus the attacks on his record
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will give the most nationally watched speech of his political career when he takes the stage Aug. 21 at the Democratic… Read More
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Fact Check: Ask PolitiFact: Are Democrats offering ‘free abortions and vasectomies’ at their Chicago convention?
Reproductive rights took center stage during the Democratic National Convention’s first night in Chicago. But is the DNC offering free abortions and vasectomies to attendees,… Read More
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Fact Check: Fact-check: Tim Walz misleads about Trump and overtime pay
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told union workers in Los Angeles that a Trump-Vance administration would harm unions and diminish workers’ paychecks. Former President Donald Trump… Read More
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Fact Check: The Chicago River isn’t a red river; Democrats didn’t dye it to celebrate abortion
Chicago celebrates St. Patrick’s Day by dying its namesake river green. Have Democrats dyed it red? With the Democratic National Convention underway, multiple X posts… Read More
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SAG PAC Inc.
Political Leanings: Republican 2022 Spending: N/A SAG PAC Inc., a super PAC with Republican connections, was established in late June. The group says it is… Read More
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Fact Check: No, the WHO has not ordered global mpox lockdowns
The World Health Organization on Aug. 14 designated the rapid spread of mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — in African countries a public health emergency… Read More
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Fact Check: Live: Fact-checking Barack Obama at Day 2 of the 2024 DNC in Chicago
PolitiFact is live fact-checking the second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, including tonight’s speech by former President Barack Obama. We also… Read More
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Fact Check: PolitiFact and Capital B partner to counter election-year misinformation aimed at Black audiences
The newsrooms of PolitiFact and Capital B will collaborate this election season on fact-checks and analyses of issues that are important to Black Americans. The… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Mel Gibson didn’t accuse Oprah Winfrey of selling children
A persistent misinformation trope: Actor Mel Gibson regularly lobs child sex trafficking allegations against high-profile A-listers. An Aug. 14 Facebook post purportedly reveals a new… Read More