Vice: What the movie gets right and wrong about Dick Cheney
The Oscar-nominated movie Vice blends the real and the surreal to tell the story of Vice President Dick Cheney and the run-up to the Iraq War. We sort it out for you.
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Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown
When it became Sen. Michael Bennet's turn to speak on the Senate floor about the record-long government shutdown, the Colorado Democrat said he had had enough of criticism from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
Bennet made several pointed claims about Cruz and his voting record, the deficit, China’s accomplishments in space, and the dim view most Americans have of Congress.
Here's a fact-checked recap of Bennet's claims.
How much does the government shutdown cost?
A tweet from a Democratic presidential candidate about the hourly cost of the ongoing government shutdown sent us on a complicated reporting mission.
Fact-checking Democrats on the shutdown’s effects on food safety, hurricane prep
A look at the impact on airport safety, hurricane preparedness, food stamps and food safety inspections
Live fact-checking President Donald Trump’s immigration address
PolitiFact is fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address.
PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2018
Some fact-checks draw more readers than others. See the most popular ones here.
The VA’s private care program gave companies billions and vets longer waits
An exclusive PolitiFact-ProPublica investigation: Private sector care was supposed to make care better for veterans. They still met long waits while the private program administrators got $1.9 billion, a quarter of the money that went through the program.
Veterans Choice: How we reported this story
The taxpayer dollars spent on fees to private Veterans Choice administrators was lumped in with medical care spending. The answer came from bringing together a handful of separate federal data sources.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder
President Donald Trump cast doubt over the CIA’s conclusion that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Here's a fact-check of the statement on Saudi Arabia that Trump released on Nov. 20.
Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud
The false claims came quickly and steadily over Facebook in the weeks before and after the midterm elections. We picked a few notable ones that we shot down.
Donald Trump on the campaign stump: His most glaring falsehoods
It's been 2016 all over again, as President Donald Trump went into campaign mode and held rallies across the country to rev up his base. When he spoke, accuracy was optional. Here's a running list of some of his worst excesses.
Fact-checking the CNN Florida governor’s debate between Ron DeSantis, Andrew Gillum
Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum met for their first debate on CNN on Oct. 21, 2018. Here's how they fared on the facts.