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Fact-checking Trump’s tax speech in Missouri

August 30, 2017

President Donald Trump went to Missouri to relaunch his push for a major overhaul of America’s tax code.

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ claim about cost of Trump’s border wall

August 29, 2017

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., recently claimed President Trump’s border wall ‘could cost taxpayers about $70 billion.’ PolitiFact California found cost estimates vary greatly for the wall and that Harris picked the highest price tag from a partisan study.

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Checking hurricane claims by Limbaugh, McCain, Chris Christie and Rick Perry

August 24, 2017

With Hurricane Harvey bearing down on Texas, here’s a look at past fact-checks of hurricane claims.

Ten NRA and gun fact checks

August 24, 2017

Ahead of an NRA event coming to Milwaukee.

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Trump opens new chapter in America’s longest war

August 23, 2017

In his first major policy address, Donald Trump declared he would dramatically alter American strategy in Afghanistan, marking a new chapter in the longest war in U.S. history.

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More than 13,000 fact-checks later, PolitiFact celebrates 10-year mark

August 23, 2017

"When we started PolitiFact, I had the hope, and I think Bill had the hope, that we would inspire other journalists to do more fact-checking," Holan said, "and that has absolutely come true."

Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Phoenix

August 23, 2017

President Donald Trump defended his response to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., during a campaign rally in Phoenix, on Aug. 22, blaming the media for distorting or omitting his full comments.

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Trump and pardoning Joe Arpaio: What to know about the process

August 23, 2017

President Donald Trump has said he’s considering a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz. How unusual would that be?

Tracking Donald Trump’s evolving positions on Afghanistan

August 22, 2017

When Donald Trump announced a way forward for the United States in Afghanistan, his decision to keep troops in the country was a sharp contrast to what he had said as a private citizen. It wasn’t, however, all that different from what he had said as a presidential candidate. Confused?

Donald Trump’s Afghanistan address, fact-checked

August 22, 2017

President Donald Trump gave his first speech about the war in Afghanistan on Aug. 21, 2017.

Paul Ryan holding a ‘public’ town hall on CNN?

August 21, 2017

It's been nearly two years since the House speaker held a public town hall in his district.

Who’s paying for the $4 billion Tappan Zee Bridge replacement?

August 21, 2017

"That means all of upstate that uses the Thruway is going to be paying for the Tappan Zee Bridge, something he has not wanted to disclose for the bridge he is naming after his father," Cox said.

Is Cox right? Will upstate Thruway drivers foot part of the bill for the new bridge connecting Westchester and Rockland counties?

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