Former President Donald Trump is bracing for another possible indictment. This time, it may be in Fulton County, Georgia, in connection with his and his allies’ possible interference in the 2020 presidential election. Fani Willis, the county’s Democratic district attorney, has been investigating Trump’s phone calls to Georgia officials and the arrangement of a fake slate […]
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It was an attempted heist right out in the open: a plan by Donald Trump’s allies to get “alternate” slates of electors to sign certificates declaring that Trump won key battleground states in 2020. The plan, which would come to be known as the “fake elector” scheme, failed, as Vice President Mike Pence refused to […]
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Social media users could be excused for raising their eyebrows at recent posts from President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee. On July 18, posts on Twitter and TikTok offered video of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. — one of Biden’s most outspoken critics — seemingly saying nice things about several elements […]
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Abortion may be one of the most divisive issues in American discourse, but polls show most Americans agree on one thing: Doctors should be free to perform emergency abortions when a pregnant woman’s life is in danger. Eighty-two percent of people polled in April said they support abortion when it is deemed necessary to “protect […]
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Almost a year ago, the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, which since 1973 had established federal protections for abortion access up to the point of fetal viability. In the year since, the national abortion access landscape has changed significantly. By PolitiFact’s count, 25 states have banned abortion or tightened restrictions […]
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Was that Pope Francis wearing a white puffer jacket inspired by luxury fashion brand Balenciaga? Did former President Donald Trump fall to the street while being arrested by police? The answer is no. Photos that appear to depict those events aren’t real; they are the product of generative artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence, also known as […]
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After Donald Trump announced that he had been federally indicted over his handling of classified documents, he released a four-minute video declaring his innocence and rehashing false claims about his presidency. Here’s a transcript of what Trump said, interrupted by our fact-checks of his false and misleading statements. There were other dubious statements that we […]
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