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As former President Donald Trump defended himself against federal charges involving classified documents, he described what sounded like a case of political hypocrisy.  President Bill Clinton kept audiotapes in a sock drawer and a court said it was OK, Trump said a day after being indicted on federal charges that he mishandled classified documents. “They […]

One of the defenses offered by allies of former President Donald Trump following his federal indictment is that he’s no spy; so why is he being charged like one? Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., made this argument June 11, on both ABC News’ “This Week” and Twitter. “President Trump will have his day in court,” said […]

Renewable hydrogen — fuel produced from renewable energy sources such as wind and solar — could be The Next Big Thing in climate-change solutions. Unlike its less eco-friendly counterpart, traditional hydrogen, “green hydrogen” production doesn’t emit carbon dioxide.  Although renewable hydrogen is several times more expensive to produce, it has attracted billions of dollars in […]

Si te encuentras en los EE.UU. con algún tipo de visa, puede que no te hayas fijado, pero en el documento hay uno, dos o tres asteriscos.  Un video en Facebook dice que los agentes de inmigración usan los asteriscos en tu visa de turista para “determinar la probabilidad que tienes tú de quedarte a […]

PolitiFact, que forma parte de Poynter, y que es una organización de verificación de hechos ganadora del Premio Pulitzer, anuncia su asociación con las estaciones de televisión de NBCUniversal en Florida — NBC 6 / WTVJ, Telemundo 51 / WSCV, Telemundo 31 Orlando / WTMO, Telemundo 49 Tampa / WRMD y Telemundo Fort Myers Naples […]

After Donald Trump announced that he had been federally indicted over his handling of classified documents, he released a four-minute video declaring his innocence and rehashing false claims about his presidency. Here’s a transcript of what Trump said, interrupted by our fact-checks of his false and misleading statements. There were other dubious statements that we […]

Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, has a decades long prosecution record, including high-profile public corruption cases. “Adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle of the Department of Justice,” Smith said June 9 after Trump was indicted on 37 counts, including charges of […]

With Canada facing one of its worst wildfire seasons in history and smoke from the fires blanketing parts of the United States, some have questioned the notion that climate change is to blame. But climatologists and wildfire experts say there is no question about the link, which is supported by years of research. Extensive research […]

The investigation took months, but it’s official: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted in a case centered on federal documents he took to Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, Florida, resort. The indictment, formally released June 9, includes 37 counts against Trump, some of which are shared with his personal aide at Mar-a-Lago, Walt Nauta.  Of […]

Update July 28, 2023: On July 27, 2023, prosecutors added new charges against former President Donald Trump and his co-defendant Walt Nauta to their indictment in the classified documents case. Prosecutors also charged a new defendant, Carlos De Oliveira. This story has been updated to reflect these new charges.  Former president Donald Trump now has […]

On many issues, voters won’t hear much variation in what Republican presidential candidates say on the campaign trail. Rarely do members of the growing GOP primary field break from party orthodoxy on taxes, health care, energy and immigration. But there is one issue that has prompted a robust debate among GOP candidates: how the U.S. […]

As increasing attention and legislation have been focused on policies affecting LGBTQ+ Americans, especially those who are transgender, the amount of misinformation relating to these issues has also grown and spread. PolitiFact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking website, is working to help the public understand the facts around this high-profile and often complex and controversial set […]