Live fact-checking the Iowa Republican presidential debate
Trump or no Trump, the show went on tonight in Iowa. Find out what the candidates said, and how true their claims were.
Trump or no Trump, the show went on tonight in Iowa. Find out what the candidates said, and how true their claims were.
Trump's comments at a rally, in context, show he might not have been referring to a protester's turban despite media reports.
We check in on how the candidates are doing on our Truth-O-Meter.
A Ted Cruz TV ad portraying Donald Trump as embodying liberal New York values--including support for abortion rights--exploits Trump saying in Iowa last year: "How stupid are the people of Iowa?"
The ad lacks some perspective. Trump uttered his "stupid" question in November, 16 years after he described himself as pro-choice. Notably, too, Trump was urging Iowans to doubt the accuracy of personal stories told by candidate Ben Carson--not outright saying Iowans are stupid.
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Fact-checking Trump, Sanders on the Jan. 24 shows
What happened when fact-checkers left their desks to go to Iowa
Meet the Press host Chuck Todd grills Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders about their chances in the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1.
Trump responds to an aggessive ad from Sen. Ted Cruz about Trump wanting to bulldoze a widow's home. In the Democratic fight, Sanders says Trump is beatable and had an unusual theory about climate change.
What happened when fact-checkers left their desks to go to Iowa
Presidential candidates on the trail in Iowa faced snow, voters and, now, PolitiFact.
In context: Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders on Goldman Sachs
Follow our live updates: PolitiFact on the road in Iowa Jan. 18-22
PolitiFact fact-checks Florida's Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio on the presidential campaign trail
Their basic message: Their political opponents side with greedy banks, specifically Goldman Sachs.
Follow our live updates: PolitiFact on the road in Iowa Jan. 18-22
Goldman Sachs isn’t running for president.
But the New York-based investment behemoth has lately drawn fire in connection with presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz and Hillary Clinton.
IN CONTEXT: Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders on Goldman Sachs
From Jan. 18-22, the PolitiFact staff will be on the road in Iowa fact-checking the presidential candidates first hand.