Latest Stories By Claire Cranford

The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term have been busy. PolitiFact has been busy, too. Since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, our reporters have been fact-checking statements from the president and leaders in his administration, prominent Democrats and viral social media posts about notable moments. We’ve listened to hours of interviews and speeches […]

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump said they have uncovered massive “fraud” in the federal government. During Oval Office remarks Feb. 11, Trump said that their efforts to cut spending turned up  “billions and billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse.”  Trump added: “We found fraud and abuse, I would say those two words […]