Latest Stories By Jon Greenberg

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What we know about mass shootings

With each tragedy, we hear arguments about gun violence, mental health, how firearms should be regulated and what’s driving the prevalence of mass shootings. PolitiFact has worked for years to research these topics to explain talking points used by all sides of the debate.

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Timeline: Rob Porter, domestic abuse and the White House

The White House statements about the vetting of top aide Rob Porter have shifted over the past week. We break down what happened and when.

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PolitiFact previews Donald Trump’s State of the Union address

President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union address Jan. 30. Get ready with our review of his past claims on key topics, and join us as we fact-check him live, along with the Democratic response. 

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Donald Trump says he doesn’t know his accusers. Does he?

When four women came forward to talk about President Donald Trump's inappropriate sexual behavior going back to the 1980s, Trump said he hadn't even met or known them. We reviewed the record, not just for them, but for other women, too.

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Fake news in the Alabama Senate race surges before Election Day

With Republican Roy Moore's reported history with underage girls looming large, Alabama voters have been getting more than their share of bad information.

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The facts behind Elizabeth Warren, her claimed Native American ties and Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ insult

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has taken a lot of grief for claiming Native American roots without hard proof. President Donald Trump has mockingly called her "Pocahontas." We take a close look at exactly what she said and who she told.

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The facts on mass shootings in the United States

The murder of 26 people at a rural Texas church has raised questions about gun violence, access to weapons, the role of mental illness and the prevalence of mass shootings in America. Here's some research to help you sift through the debate.

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John Kelly, the Civil War and the compromise that almost was

White House chief of staff John Kelly drew a firestorm of criticism when he said an inability to compromise led to the Civil War. We found an eleventh-hour attempt that would have preserved slavery forever. And Lincoln was OK with it.

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Sinclair is targeting PolitiFact. But you need to know the facts.

The Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the nation's largest owner of television stations, is attacking PolitiFact for a recent fact-check we published about federal funding related to superstorm Sandy.

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Fact-checking the NRA’s response to proposed gun laws after Las Vegas

We review the NRA's talking points (and one observation from Fox News host Chris Wallace) after the Las Vegas massacre.

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