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Trump directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force. What would it look like?

August 13, 2018

The idea of a galactic military branch certainly has been a topic of much speculation, so we took a closer look. Experts told us the space force is probably not as exciting or likely to exist as the Trump team makes it sound.

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Countdown to primary Tuesday: Two big races

August 10, 2018

Final fact-check look at GOP primary for U.S. Senate, Democratic primary for governor.

Unearthing the facts on Yosemite’s visitors, bears and wildfires

August 9, 2018

In the spirit of Capital Public Radio's new podcast, YosemiteLand, PolitiFact California dug up some eye-opening facts about Yosemite National Park, its history, its wilfires, visitors and the animals that call it home.

Fact-checking DeSantis and Putnam in Florida Republican debate for governor

August 9, 2018

Republican gubernatorial candidates Ron DeSantis and Adam Putnam debated Aug. 8, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. 

Was the Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer ‘totally legal,’ as Trump said?

August 7, 2018

How often do American political campaigns seek damaging information from a foreign government? According to President Donald Trump, attempting to weaponize this kind of dirt against political opponents is common practice — and perfectly legal.

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Why Infowars’ Alex Jones was banned from Apple, Facebook, Youtube and Spotify

August 7, 2018

Over the course of 24 hours, most social media giants kicked one of the most infamous conspiracy theory peddlers off their platforms. Here's why.

QAnon and Donald Trump rallies: What’s that about?

August 3, 2018

Here’s a closer look at the QAnon phenomenon making its way from online forums to Trump rallies.

Burning money: The facts on California’s soaring cost to fight wildfires

August 3, 2018

California's cost to fight wildfires has spiked dramatically in recent years, jumping from about $200 million five years ago to more than $770 million last year. PolitiFact California examined these cost increases.

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UPDATED: Ted Cruz ad hearkens to Beto O’Rourke’s 2009 call for debate on legalizing narcotics

August 3, 2018

A new Ted Cruz ad says Beto O’Rourke called for considering legalization of all narcotics.

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Fact-checking the Florida Democratic primary debate for governor

August 3, 2018

Florida Democrats battling in the governor’s primary fought to establish themselves as Enemy No. 1 of President Donald Trump in their last debate Aug. 2.

PolitiFact’s guide to key 2018 midterm races

August 2, 2018

Here are the 16 states with races we're fact-checking in the 2018 midterm elections.

Fact-checking Fox News analyst’s pro-Trump book ‘The Russia Hoax’

August 2, 2018

Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett’s The Russia Hoax reads like a book-length friend-of-the-court brief, painting a sympathetic portrait of the Trump presidency and defending the Trump team’s election-era actions, which are now under a microscope.

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