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We launch a new project asking our readers to contribute to us directly through a membership program called the Truth Squad.
We launch a new project asking our readers to contribute to us directly through a membership program called the Truth Squad.
President-elect Donald Trump promised coal jobs in West Virginia and manufacturing jobs in Michigan. He said he would fix the inner city of Baltimore and the airports in New York. He said he would cut taxes and grow the military. Create paid family leave and balance the budget.
For the past six months, PolitiFact has been cataloging promises Trump made to voters in speeches, appearances, interviews and debates. Tuesday we launch our Trump-O-Meter, which will track 102 of the most significant pledges emblematic of his unconventional campaign. The Trump-O-Meter will measure whether Trump is able to accomplish what he told voters and ultimately rate each promise Kept, Broken or Compromise. It’s the same process we used to track the campaign promises made by President Barack Obama.
We’re teaming up with Facebook to help readers better sort out fact from fiction on their social media feeds.
A lot of you have asked, so we won’t hold back the news any longer: Yes, absolutely, we’ll be tracking the campaign promises of Donald Trump.
President-Elect Donald Trump on the Truth-O-Meter.
We've fact-checked the candidates 509 times since they launched their presidential campaigns. What's the latest tally?
PolitiFact has 20 staffers working Wednesday's third and final presidential debate. Follow their live coverage here.
Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump was "an absolute avalanche of falsehoods" after the second presidential debate and referred people to PolitiFact's work.
The staff of PolitiFact live fact-checks the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
The staff of PolitiFact live fact-checks the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.