Fact-checking the Florida Democratic primary debate for governor
Florida Democrats battling in the governor’s primary fought to establish themselves as Enemy No. 1 of President Donald Trump in their last debate Aug. 2.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s rally in Tampa with Ron DeSantis
President Donald Trump flew to Tampa, Fla., to make his endorsement of GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis for Florida governor official. Trump's rally revisited the biggest of his highlights of his first year and a half in office, and was punctuated by exaggerations and falsehoods.
What Mitch McConnell said about Supreme Court confirmations in election years
By Amy Sherman
July 2, 2018
We looked at what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said about Supreme Court nominations in election years in 2016 and 2018.
Have U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and President Donald Trump made statements that encourage violence?
By Amy Sherman
, Bill McCarthy
June 26, 2018
We examine the language by both political figures that their critics have said was incendiary
Website claims child immigrants kept in dog kennels, concentration camps. Here are the facts
By Amy Sherman
June 22, 2018
A headline labeled an immigrant facility as a concentration camp, but it’s not comparable to Nazi camps.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s interviews with Fox and Friends, reporters on the White House lawn
In the span on one hour, Donald Trump had two wide-ranging interviews with reporters. He made some strong claims the FBI, North Korea, children being taken from their parents at the border, and more. We looked into the highlights.
Fact-checking the death toll estimates from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
By Amy Sherman
June 5, 2018
We explain the varying estimates for the 2017 hurricane and why it's so hard pinpoint a number
What Donald Trump got wrong in his Tennessee rally for Marsha Blackburn
President Donald Trump dropped in Nashville, Tenn., to boost the Senate campaign of Rep. Marsha Blackburn. Trump spent most of the May 29 rally telling stories about the biggest moments of his presidency, rehashing a litany of exaggerations and falsehoods in the process.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Naval Academy commencement address
President Donald Trump addressed U.S. Naval Academy graduates on May 25, 2018, mixing inspirational words on bravery with inaccurate claims about military pay raises and the U.S. Navy size.
What’s true, what’s not about Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting
By Amy Sherman
, John Kruzel
May 18, 2018
Sorting fact from fiction in the May 18, 2018, Santa Fe High School shooting.
Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know
President Donald Trump announced the United States would exit a nuclear pact with Iran and re-impose sanctions on Tehran, saying the Obama-era deal failed to contain the regime’s nuclear ambitions and regional meddling.
Fact-checking the 2018 Ohio primary
By Amy Sherman
May 7, 2018
We fact-checked claims in the primaries for governor and U.S. Senate about guns, immigration and other topics