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Former President Donald Trump hammered an anti-immigration theme in his closing argument pitch to voters Oct. 27 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.  But before Trump spoke, the event made headlines for a series of racist jokes by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe. He called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” and disparaged Black Americans, Latinos […]

In a three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan — a conversation that lasted even longer than one of Donald Trump’s rally speeches — the former president repeated falsehoods about the outcome of the 2020 election. The conversation came less than two weeks before Election Day and ranged from claims about life on Mars to illegal […]

In a 30-second campaign ad, a narrator tells voters that former President Donald Trump warned them about criminal immigrants. Throughout his campaign, Trump has connected immigrants crossing the U.S. southern border to crime even though violent crime is down in the U.S., and studies show that immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than U.S. citizens. […]

With abortion access on Missouri’s November ballot, anti-abortion advocates are arguing that a proposed amendment, Amendment 3, goes beyond giving women the right to choose whether to have children.  “It will mandate constitutionally, all reproductive health services, and that includes transgender treatments for minors,” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said at a Sept. 7, religious conference […]

En una entrevista con Julio Vaqueiro de Noticias Telemundo, la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris habló sobre su propuesta económica para ayudar a los latinos a abrir pequeños negocios, dándoles deducciones de impuestos. Ella también acusó a su oponente, el expresidente y candidato presidencial republicano Donald Trump de ser “fascista” y de querer acabar con la Constitución […]

In a CNN town hall, Vice President Kamala Harris faced tough questions about her policy approach from voters and took the  opportunity to share several introspective moments. Voters at the Oct. 23 event in the Philadelphia suburb of Delaware County pressed Harris on why her administration didn’t act sooner to curb illegal immigration, what she planned […]

When misinformation spreads in 2024, it often has Elon Musk’s fingerprints on it. PolitiFact analyzed more than 450 X posts Musk made from Sept. 30 to Oct. 14, including reposts, quote replies and some standard replies to various X users.  That period spanned disaster response in parts of the Southeast U.S. hit hard by hurricanes […]

PolitiFact fact-checked Vice President Kamala Harris on CNN as she spoke with voters in a town hall outside of Philadelphia.  Former President Donald Trump was invited to hold a town hall on the network but declined. There are no future debates planned for the campaign.   ELECTION UPDATES: Follow along for our latest updates, fact-checks and analysis […]

After the polls closed in November 2020, Americans witnessed an unprecedented intersection of violent threats and voting.  Men carrying rifles stood by with demonstrators outside vote tabulation sites in Arizona’s Maricopa County and Las Vegas. In Detroit, people banged on the windows of Detroit’s TCF Center. In Philadelphia, police arrested two armed men who had […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has marshaled extensive state resources in his battle against Amendment 4. State agencies he controls launched a website and TV ads against Amendment 4, which would enshrine abortion access in the state constitution if it clears 60% of voter approval. DeSantis’ voter fraud unit investigated the amendment’s verified signatures, an effort […]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving victims of Hurricane Helene only $750. That $750 is only a loan. FEMA is confiscating supplies for hurricane victims. FEMA is supposed to help white people last. FEMA is supposed to help only LGBTQ+ people. Those were among the rash of conspiracy theories that followed Hurricanes Helene and […]

Social media exploded this week with the news that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will hold a $1 million daily lottery for registered voters in battleground states who sign his petition supporting free speech and the Second Amendment. Musk fans were elated. Critics said the giveaway could be illegal. To qualify for the lottery, petition signers […]