Latest Stories By Sara Swann

In his annual address to the Florida Legislature, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the state as a U.S. leader on the economy, education and immigration. DeSantis repeated talking points about Florida being No. 1 in entrepreneurship, new business formation and gross domestic product growth among large states — all of which we fact-checked last year. […]

In an extraordinary televised Oval Office meeting, President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shouted and argued about how to end Ukraine’s war with Russia. Trump threatened to withdraw U.S. support for Ukraine if the leaders couldn’t make a deal. “You’re either going to make a deal or we’re out,” Trump said during the […]

In his Jan. 14 confirmation hearing, Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced scrutiny over his level of experience and personal conduct. In the first of several high-profile confirmation hearings for Trump’s second-term nominees, Republican senators frequently touted Hegseth’s military experience and applauded his commitment to unravel what he considers to be […]

A recent avian influenza outbreak among California dairy cows and the first known severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have reignited concerns online about the disease. Some social media users pointed to the disease’s high fatality rate in humans and warned of an impending bird flu pandemic. Meanwhile, other social media […]

After the contentious 2024 election, Thanksgiving could involve both gobbling up delicious food and perhaps squabbling over politics with family and friends. An August Gallup poll found that a record-high 80% of U.S. adults believe Americans are “greatly divided on most important values.” The definition of “most important values” was left to respondents’ interpretation, Gallup […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and military veteran, has faced allegations of sexual assault and questions about his tattoos and their possible connection to extremist groups. Readers asked PolitiFact whether Hegseth’s tattoos barred him from serving in the National Guard during President Joe Biden’s January 2021 inauguration. […]

Leading up to Nov. 5, President-elect Donald Trump hammered home this message: The cheat was on in Pennsylvania. And by Election Day, Philadelphia was ground zero. Police were coming to stop it, he said. “A lot of talk about massive CHEATING in Philadelphia,” Trump said about three hours before the polls closed in a one-sentence […]

As noncitizen voting has taken center stage in the 2024 presidential election, voters in eight states will decide whether to ban noncitizens from voting in any elections, including local ones — a practice that’s already rare. U.S. citizenship is required to vote in federal, state and the vast majority of local elections. Only the District […]

One year ago, on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages. The attack triggered the Israel-Hamas war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, and a year of misinformation. Images and videos that have been altered or taken out of context flooded social media platforms, […]

Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off for the first time Oct. 1 at the CBS News vice presidential debate in New York City. This is the only scheduled vice presidential debate for the 2024 election, and it comes just three weeks after the first, and likely only, […]

Los derechos reproductivos fueron un tema central durante la Convención Nacional Demócrata en Chicago. Pero, ¿sera verdad que durante la convención, los demócratas ofrecieron abortos graiuitos, como dicen publicaciones en redes sociales? “Baste saber que los Demócratas han ofrecido a los asistentes a su reciente Convención Nacional la realización de abortos gratuitos, desplazando para ello […]

Democrats’ messaging throughout the four days of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was one of exuberance and determination that culminated with Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepting the presidential nomination. Harris rallied her base on issues including abortion rights, voting rights and the economy. But she also asked all Americans “regardless of party, race, […]