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In Context: Ilhan Omar’s “our country should be more fearful of white men” comment

July 26, 2019

A resurfaced video of Ilhan Omar’s comments that "our country should be more fearful of white men" was edited and does not reflect her full comments

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Could Trump (or any president) be indicted after leaving office? Mueller, legal experts say yes

July 26, 2019

Could President Donald Trump face criminal charges after he leaves office? Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress had pundits trying to answer that question. We step in with the facts.

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PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 2

July 26, 2019

PolitiFact has been hosting the Muller Report book club via PolitiFact’s weekly email newsletter; read the book club’s final two weeks of material.

Where 2020 Democrats stand on carbon tax, other climate change policies

July 25, 2019

Many candidates have plans, some lengthy and detailed, some brief and vague, to address climate change. Generally, the candidates support recommitting to the Paris climate agreement and implementing a Green New Deal, at least in some form. But there are some exceptions. 

 

Fact-checking claims on California’s unsheltered homeless population

July 25, 2019

During his recent push for a ‘right to shelter’ law, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg made eye-opening claims about California’s homeless population, including the soaring rate of homeless deaths in the state. PolitiFact California fact-checked his statements.

The facts on advertiser boycotts against cable news networks

July 22, 2019

On the heels of Rep. Ilhan Omar's suggestion that companies stop advertising on Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight," we examined the facts behind advertiser boycotts.

The ‘Storm Area 51’ trend, explained

July 19, 2019

If you’ve been on social media in the past week, there’s a good chance you’ve come across a meme about Area 51.

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Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Her hometown newspaper investigated and told us what they found

July 18, 2019

For years, critics of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., have raised questions about her marriages and made the explosive claim that she had married her brother. 

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Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina

July 18, 2019

In a North Carolina rally, President Donald Trump misled about statements by Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online

July 18, 2019

50 years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online

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“If you like your plan, you can keep it.” Biden’s health pitch invokes Obama’s troubled claim

July 18, 2019

Joe Biden says under his healthcare plan, people can keep the plans they have now. That sidesteps the ways that their plans could change.

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