Fact-checking President-Elect Donald Trump
President-Elect Donald Trump on the Truth-O-Meter.
Latest Stories By Angie Drobnic Holan
In context: Donald Trump’s lewd remarks from 2005
In context: Donald Trump’s lewd remarks from 2005
A fact-checker’s advice for debate moderators
PolitiFact Editor Angie Drobnic Holan reflects on fact-checking debates and how moderators' performance matters.
5 big falsehoods of the 2016 election
From time to time, readers ask what are the biggest whoppers we’ve heard from the candidates for president so far this year. So we decided to take a quick look through the archives.
Inside fact-checking: A conversation with Lucas Graves, author of ‘Deciding What’s True’
PolitiFact Editor Angie Drobnic Holan interviews Lucas Graves, author of Deciding What's True
In Context: Hillary Clinton and the ‘basket of deplorables’
We look at Hillary Clinton's comments about Donald Trump supporters.
Fact-checking Mike Pence on ‘Meet the Press’
Mike Pence defended Donald Trump's immigration policies on Meet the Press.
What Ben Carson said about Hillary Clinton, Saul Alinsky and Lucifer
We look at what Saul Alinsky said about Lucifer.
In context: Comparing the Melania Trump, Michelle Obama convention speeches
On the first night of the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump, the wife of Donald Trump, gave a well-received speech in which she talked about her upbringing in Slovenia and her respect for her husband.
What do fact-checkers around the world have in common?
What do fact-checkers around the world have in common? PolitiFact Editor Angie Drobnic Holan reflects on principles we might all support.
PolitiFact’s Top 5 for May 2016
Our most popular reports featured Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump -- including the fact-check that got a shout-out from comedian John Oliver.