Florida’s surgeon general called school vaccine mandates ‘slavery.’ They’re not. Florida law already allows parents religious and medical exemptions. Historians say comparing that to slavery is both false and offensive. September 5, 2025 Samantha Putterman
Trump inflated DC crime stats while seizing short-term control of its police Police statistics show steep declines in violent crime even as Trump invoked emergency powers over the department August 12, 2025 Samantha Putterman
DeSantis said everyone at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ has a deportation order. Lawyers say that’s false. Attorneys say their clients held at the Florida facility have no deportation orders, and officials haven’t provided documents to prove otherwise August 1, 2025 Samantha Putterman
‘I never said it:’ RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing Kennedy minimized and denied controversial things he had said in podcasts, conferences or TV interviews, even though the senators quoted him directly January 30, 2025 Samantha Putterman
School meals? Cancer trials? What we know about Trump’s federal funding freeze Legal observers saw the funding pause as the opening volley in a legal battle that centers on a concept called ‘impoundment’ January 29, 2025 Samantha Putterman
Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? Scholars react to Joe Biden’s warning Wealthy people have always had a louder voice, but Trump’s new allies represent the starkest consolidation of wealth in US politics in recent memory January 23, 2025 Samantha Putterman
Donald Trump didn’t put his hand on the Bible during his oath of office. He’s still the president. Although presidents and other government officials have historically sworn the oath on a Bible, the Constitution doesn’t require it January 22, 2025 Samantha Putterman
President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day speeches, fact-checked Trump took his second oath of office as the 47th president of the United States, offering an agenda heavily foreshadowed by his campaign promises January 21, 2025 Samantha Putterman
Did Joe Biden keep these 99 promises? PolitiFact reviewed his presidential record Biden kept 33 promises. He compromised on 32. And he broke 34 promises. Here's what he did and didn't accomplish. January 15, 2025 Samantha Putterman
How a Fox News report fueled false claims about the New Orleans suspect. He was a US citizen. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old suspected driver in the New Year’s truck attack in New Orleans, was a US citizen and US Army veteran January 6, 2025 Samantha Putterman
Does fluoride cause cancer, IQ loss and more? Fact-checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim Longtime research has shown that drinking fluoridated water at the recommended levels in the US is safe and beneficial for oral health November 12, 2024 Samantha Putterman
Donald Trump wins the 2024 US election for president The Associated Press officially called the race for Trump at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday after he won Wisconsin and secured 277 electoral votes November 6, 2024 Samantha Putterman
12 fact checks from Donald Trump’s all-women Fox News town hall Trump often distorted the facts as he answered questions about child care, abortion and the economy October 17, 2024 Samantha Putterman
Fact check: Kamala Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists Harris touched on misinformation about Haitian immigrants, the economy and health care. PolitiFact fact-checked several of her claims. September 18, 2024 Samantha Putterman
Do you know Trump and Harris’ talking points? Prep for the presidential debate with these fact checks It’s safe to assume the first and so far only debate between Harris and Trump will be filled with attacks and boasts that need fact-checking September 9, 2024 Samantha Putterman
