PolitiFact live fact-checked the fourth and final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, including tonight’s speech by the Democrats’ new presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. RELATED: How accurate was Kamala Harris’ 2024 DNC speech in Chicago? PolitiFact fact-checks politicians across the political spectrum. We also fact-checked the Republican National Convention in July. […]
CHICAGO — Reflecting Democrats’ optimism that the presidential race has shifted in their favor over the past month, Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. Harris is the second woman to become a major-party presidential nominee, the second Black nominee and the first Asian. In a 37-minute speech — roughly one-third the length of […]
CHICAGO — Durante la tercera noche de la Convención Nacional Demócrata Tim Walz, el gobernador de Minnesota, aceptó oficialmente su candidatura a la vicepresidencia, y Oprah Winfrey fue una de las celebridades de la noche. También participaron voces hispanas, incluyendo Aquilino Gonell, un estadounidense de origen dominicano, quien habló de su experiencia durante el asalto […]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks often about his family’s struggle with fertility. He’s also accused his vice presidential opponent, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and other Republicans, of wanting to end in vitro fertilization treatments, commonly known as IVF. Vance, who opposes abortion, has said he supports continued access to IVF treatments. IVF was thrust into the […]
CHICAGO — Climaxing a sudden ascent to the Democratic ticket, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party’s vice presidential nomination on the Democratic convention’s third night, leaning into his prepolitics persona as a no-nonsense high school football coach. “Never underestimate a public school teacher,” Walz said. He portrayed himself as someone with nuanced views, citing his […]
PolitiFact live fact-checked the third night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, including tonight’s speeches by the new Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and former President Bill Clinton. RELATED: 2024 DNC Night 3 fact-check: What speakers got right, wrong in Chicago speech RELATED: Walz has conflated IVF and IUI when discussing his family. […]
CHICAGO — Durante la segunda noche de la Convención Nacional Demócrata el expresidente Barack Obama describió a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, candidata presidencial demócrata, como alguien que lucharía por las necesidades de los estadounidenses. Obama dijo que el expresidente y candidato presidencial republicano Donald Trump solo cuidaría de sí mismo. Aparte de Obama, otros oradores […]
Reproductive rights took center stage during the Democratic National Convention’s first night in Chicago. But is the DNC offering free abortions and vasectomies to attendees, as some conservative social media users have claimed? RNC Research, an X account run by the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee, posted Aug. 18, “Democrats are giving out […]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will give the most nationally watched speech of his political career when he takes the stage Aug. 21 at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Before Vice President Kamala Harris selected Walz as her running mate, PolitiFact had not fact-checked Walz on the Truth-O-Meter. But he got our attention in August. […]
PolitiFact is live fact-checking the second night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, including tonight’s speech by former President Barack Obama. We also fact-checked the first night of the DNC, including speeches by President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others. Several TV networks will be broadcasting tonight’s prime-time speeches, […]
The newsrooms of PolitiFact and Capital B will collaborate this election season on fact-checks and analyses of issues that are important to Black Americans. The partnership will focus on providing accurate information about the topics driving social conversations in Black communities, ensuring that Black voters have the knowledge they need to navigate the political landscape […]
CHICAGO — Two decades after exploding onto the political scene at a different Democratic convention, former President Barack Obama, along with former first lady Michelle Obama, energized convention attendees here. The Obamas bestowed their support on nominee Kamala Harris, who aims to follow Barack Obama as the nation’s second Black president. Barack Obama began his […]