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Here’s what Donald Trump did his first week as president of the United States

January 27, 2017

Donald Trump was sworn as 45th president of the United States Jan. 20, 2017. Here's a recap of his presidential actions during his first week in office.

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Fact-checking fake news reveals how hard it is to kill pervasive ‘nasty weed’ online

January 27, 2017

Here are some lessons we've learned after several weeks of working with Facebook to help boot fabrications from feeds.

Fact-checking what Donald Trump got wrong in his ABC News interview

January 26, 2017

In his first major TV interview since he took the oath of office, President Donald Trump repeated a litany of false, misleading or downright illogical claims.

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Ted Cruz’s dual citizenship and other factual finds of 2016

January 24, 2017

PolitiFact Texas reporters came across plenty of curious facts through 2016.

For instance, did you know about Ted Cruz long holding dual citizenship?

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Kellyanne Conway’s back and forth with Chuck Todd on ‘alternative facts,’ annotated

January 23, 2017

Kellyanne Conway, one of Trump's top advisers, tells NBC's Meet the Press host Chuck Todd that Press Secretary Sean Spicer used 'alternative facts' in his first statement to the press corps on Jan. 21. 

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In context: The Winston Churchill and MLK busts

January 22, 2017

President Donald Trump has placed a bust of Winston Churchill back in the White House, a fixture during George W. Bush' years in office and absent during Barack Obama's administration. As news emerged of Winston's bust finding its way back to the president's office, confusion rose on the bust of another famous leader: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

How Fox, MSNBC and CNN are covering the Women’s March

January 21, 2017

Womena and men marched in cities around the world for equal rights Saturday, the day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s inaugural address

January 20, 2017

President Donald Trump delivered a 16-minute inaugural address that emphasized his populist campaign themes, promising to drain the Washington swamp and revitalize manufacturing and the middle class.

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Inaugural crowd sizes ranked

January 20, 2017

Donald Trump predicted big crowds. But how did Friday's inaugural compare to version's past?

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Live Twitter feed: The inauguration of Donald Trump

January 20, 2017

Follow the inauguration of Donald Trump through our live Twitter feed.

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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg did not call Texans drones with nothing to live for

January 19, 2017

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg did not call Texans drones who have nothing to live for.

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