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Live: Fact-checking Senate confirmation hearings for Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert Kennedy Jr.

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Gabbard and Patel hearings 1-29-25
PolitiFact is covering the U.S. Senate's confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks. Follow our live fact-checks of Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard. (AP Photos)
By PolitiFact Staff
January 30, 2025

PolitiFact is live fact-checking the U.S. Senate’s confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s picks for FBI director, Kash Patel, and director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard.

We’ll also be listening to the second day of hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s nominee for health secretary.

To suggest a claim for us to fact-check from the hearings, email truthometer@politifact.com or text “Facts” to (727) 382-4727. If you prefer a morning roundup of the most notable claims, subscribe to our weekly newsletter or sign up to receive text messages from PolitiFact. 


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