Latest Stories By Miriam Valverde

We fact-checked a typical Michael Bloomberg speech. Here’s what we found.

Just a few days before the New Hampshire primary, Democratic presidential candidates tried to convince voters why each of them has the best shot at unifying voters and defeating President Donald Trump at the polls in November.

Candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination are making such an example of Amazon during campaign stops that the mega-company is the subject of a now-popular call-and-response refrain.

"How much did Amazon pay in federal taxes last year?" Andrew Yang asked supporters at a community college in Muscatine, Iowa, in January. "Zero," the audience replied.

Is it true that despite making billions of dollars, Amazon pays zero dollars in federal income tax?

PolitiFact is traveling through New Hampshire this week to fact-check Democratic candidates ahead of the state’s Feb. 11 primary. Here's what Elizabeth Warren said in Derry, N.H., fact-checked and with added context.

PolitiFact is traveling through New Hampshire this week to fact-check Democratic candidates ahead of the state’s Feb. 11 primary. Here's a recap of what Andrew Yang said in Keene, N.H. fact-checked and with context.

PolitiFact is traveling through New Hampshire this week to fact-check Democratic candidates ahead of the state’s Feb. 11 primary. Here's what Joe Biden said in Somersworth, N.H., fact-checked and with added context.

MILFORD, N.H. — Sen. Bernie Sanders’ first rally in New Hampshire started before Democrats in Iowa released the full results from their caucuses. He filled the Hampshire Hills Athletic Club’s gymnasium in Milford, N.H., where black activist Shaun King underscored the biographical point that in 1963, Sanders protested arm in arm with black civil rights protestors.

Here’s a sample of some of his claims, fact-checked and with context.

A new White House video lauds President Donald Trump for accomplishments he’s made during his time in office. We fact-checked some claims that were false, misleading or lacking context.

 We fact-checked a typical Pete Buttigieg speech. Here’s what we found.

President Donald Trump said U.S. troops in Iraq had not been harmed by Iranian missile strikes launched in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed one of Iran’s top military leaders, Gen. Qassem Soleimani. He also made a number of statements about Soleimani and U.S. relations with Iran. Here’s a roundup of key claims, fact-checked and with additional context.

The disparity in how much women make compared to men comes up often in the political discourse, tagged with a call to action to help women’s paychecks catch up. Here’s a fresh look at the numbers, factors attributed to the gender pay disparity, and new legislation seeking to eliminate the pay gap.

One of the sharpest exchanges of the Democratic presidential debate came when Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Elizabeth Warren faced off over campaign finance. Here's a recap of what they said, fact-checked.