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Trump ‘exonerated’ by Epstein docs? Here’s what they do (and don’t) say about the former president

January 11, 2024

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DNA fragments in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines won’t harm you, as Florida surgeon general suggests

January 11, 2024

Donald Trump Fox Town Hall Iowa, 1-10-2024

Fact-checking Trump’s Iowa town hall: Wuhan scientist, wars, ‘no inflation’ and DeSantis on Fauci

By Sara Swann

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January 11, 2024

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley point at each other on debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, 1-10-2024

Nikki Haley said ‘DeSantisLies.com’ 16 times in Iowa debate. How accurate is the website?

By Grace Abels, Samantha Putterman

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January 11, 2024

Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley behbind debate lecterns in Des Moines, Iowa, 1-10-2024

Who’s right on life expectancy, Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley? Both

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe

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January 11, 2024

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis leftward pan, Des Moines, Iowa, 1-10-2024

Fact-check: Haley calls out Florida’s property insurance, inflation rate in CNN debate with DeSantis

By Louis Jacobson

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January 11, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams at James Madison High School with migrants

Ron DeSantis said a NYC school displaced students to house migrants. Here’s what happened.

By Samantha Putterman

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January 11, 2024

Wide shot, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis at debate in Des Moines, Iowa, 1-10-2024

Fact-checking the 2024 Iowa debate between Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley on CNN

January 11, 2024

FL Gov. Ron DeSantis state of the state in Tallahassee, 2-9-2024

Ron DeSantis touted many top rankings for Florida in State of the State. We checked them out.

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman

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January 9, 2024

Antislavery cartoon

A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong

By Louis Jacobson

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January 9, 2024

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Did Democrats want expansion of slavery, while Republicans opposed it?

By Laura Schulte

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January 9, 2024

DeSantis-Haley composite for Des Moines, Iowa, debate, 1-9-2024

Live fact-checks from Republican candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley’s CNN debate in Iowa

By Ellen Hine

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January 9, 2024

COVD-19 shot sign at Palatine, Ill., pharmacy, 9-13-2023

There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know?

By Julie Appleby

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January 8, 2024

Barriers pulled down as crowd storms U.S. Capitol Jan 6, 2021

The FBI didn’t orchestrate Jan. 6, but poll shows the false belief has staying power

January 5, 2024

Migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas, 1-3-2024

Texas governor suggests feds violated court order by snipping razor wire at border. Is it true?

By Bayliss Wagner

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January 4, 2024

Silhouette migrants at border directed by border patrol

Key facts about immigration data: What it can and can’t tell us about border policies

By Maria Ramirez Uribe

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January 3, 2024

Iowa CO2 pipeline, expressed by road sign in Bismark, N.D.

Vivek Ramaswamy says Iowa can’t use eminent domain to build CO2 pipelines. That remains to be seen.

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman

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December 21, 2023

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year

December 21, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sued PolitiFact’s owner in 2020 over flu vaccine fact-check

By Aaron Sharockman

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December 21, 2023

Trump at commit to caucus rally in Coralville, Iowa, 12-13-2023

Here is PolitiFact readers’ pick for 2023 Lie of the Year

By Ellen Hine

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December 21, 2023

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