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Live fact-checking Kamala Harris’ MSNBC interview
WEB1 day ago · Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, will do a two-hour interview in Pittsburgh with Stephanie Ruhle starting at 7 p.m. ET on Sept. 25 on MSNBC. The interview is ...
PolitiFact | Is Tim Walz right that Donald Trump added more to the ...
WEBSep 13, 2024 · The most straightforward way to review Walz’s claim is by measuring how much the national debt rose on each president’s watch. Treasury Department data shows the gross federal debt rose by ...
Donald Trump’s 'I was right about everything,' fact-checked
WEBJun 14, 2021 · Donald Trump said in a June 12 statement that he was “right about everything.”. We found in a few cases he spoke accurately, but in other cases he was expressing an opinion or omitted key ...
PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking
WEBMar 31, 2022 · Here’s our latest version of a fact-checking checklist and how we use it to sort out fact from fiction. 1. Ask the person making the claim for evidence. When PolitiFact fact-checks a politician ...
PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021
WEBDec 21, 2021 · With that, here’s PolitiFact’s countdown to the most popular fact-check of 2021. 10. Biden plan to require more bank account reporting to IRS is still a proposal. Claim: "Biden’s Treasury ...
The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about Jan. 6 - PolitiFact
WEBJan 6, 2021 · Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the West wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP) Shortly after 2 p.m. on Jan. 6, supporters of President Donald J. Trump ...
Fact-checks | PolitiFact
WEBAug 13, 2024 · By Ciara O'Rourke • September 20, 2024. Wisco Project. stated on September 16, 2024 in Social media ads: “If you make less than $100,000, Trump is about to raise your taxes. Currently, you ...
PolitiFact | PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022
WEBDec 26, 2022 · Here’s the PolitiFact countdown to the most popular fact-check of 2022. 10. Wisconsin state Sen. Mary Felzkowski, R-Irma: "Over-vaccination causes faster mutation of the (COVID-19) virus, which ...
Coronavirus - PolitiFact
WEBFeb 28, 2020 · Coronavirus. Since its outbreak in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, the virus officially known as SARS-CoV-2 and the disease COVID-19 have spread rapidly — and so has misinformation. PolitiFact has ...