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Donald Trump says he doesn’t invest in the stock market. Here’s his portfolio

September 15, 2016

Donald Trump told CNBC, "I don’t invest in the stock market." ​But 14 months earlier, his stock holdings and earnings were likely $24 million or more.

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Should the U.S. have kept Iraq’s oil, as Donald Trump argues?

September 9, 2016

Foreign policy experts are flummoxed by an idea Trump has advocated for years.

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Hillary Clinton says of Libya, ‘We did not lose a single American in that action’

September 8, 2016

In forum, Clinton narrowly framed U.S. death toll in Libya

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Mailbag: ‘Your analysis is pathetic’

August 31, 2016

Here's our periodic roundup of comments, complaints and compliments from readers.

In context: Donald Trump’s ‘Second Amendment people’ comment

August 9, 2016

Donald Trump drew criticism from some quarters over his reference to "Second Amendment people" and how they can prevent Hillary Clinton from appointing Supreme Court justices. But is it justified? Here's the text and video to make your own judgment.

Some readers unconvinced by our True rating for White House slave claim

July 27, 2016

Readers offered a variety of explanations why we were wrong to give  True rating to Michelle Obama's claim that slaves built the White House. 

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Compare the candidates: Clinton vs. Trump on the economy

July 22, 2016

On the economy, Hillary Clinton offers a lot of detail about what she would do as president. Donald Trump offers less, but hits a few issues hard. Here's a rundown of what each candidate says they would do if they win the White House.

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Melania Trump will be the first non-U.S. born first lady since?

July 19, 2016

In her speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Melania Trump told the crowd, "I was born in Slovenia. A small, beautiful, and then communist country in central Europe." As she told her personal story, we wondered about how unusual her birthplace would be for a first lady. As it turns out, only one first lady has been born outside the United States.

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Following along with the Florida delegation at the RNC

July 18, 2016

Florida delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland kicked off their quadrennial confab with a breakfast featuring four speakers. PolitiFact took a look at some of their talking points.

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PolitiFact annotates Barack Obama’s statement on shootings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile

July 8, 2016

As part of PolitiFact's partnership with Medium, we annotated President Barack Obama's remarks from Poland on the police-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. 

Donald Trump’s ‘Star of David’ tweet: a recap

July 5, 2016

For a story that broke over Fourth of July weekend, the controversy over an allegedly anti-Semitic image tweeted by Donald Trump attracted quite a lot of attention. In case you weren’t plugged in over the holiday weekend, here’s what you missed.

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Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he?

July 1, 2016

In his speech in southwestern Pennsylvania attacking the United States' long record of free-trade agreements, Donald Trump invoked Ronald Reagan as an example of a president willing to impose tariffs to protect American industries. Reagan did -- but he also had a substantial free-trade record. We take a closer look.

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