In a campaign year loaded with political plot twists, PolitiFact heard many claims that prompted head smacks and double takes. We said, as you probably did: That can’t be right. Is that for real? Wait, what? When we check the facts, we label inaccurate claims with Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire ratings. We […]
When the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a Tennessee case challenging the constitutionality of the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, one justice homed in on two sparring figures: 1% and 85% Justice Sonia Sotomayor said both numbers claimed to represent how many children express “regret” after receiving treatment for gender […]
President Joe Biden on Dec. 12 announced a single-day record of 1,499 sentences commuted, along with 39 pardons of nonviolent offenders. Some critics later expressed outrage over what they said was the pardon of Chinese spies and a sex offender. “Evidently, the Biden Administration believes CHILD R#PE is non-violent,” a Dec. 12 Instagram post said. […]
Si estás enfermo y desesperado por una cura, acudir a suplementos promocionados en redes sociales puede ser una decisión esperanzada, pero arriesgada. En PolitiFact una de las cosas que hacemos es verificar publicaciones engañosas en redes sociales. Este año en nuestro WhatsApp (813) 260-7595, nuestros seguidores nos enviaron más de 13 preguntas sobre publicaciones que […]
During his first major interview since winning the 2024 presidential race, Donald Trump reiterated a promise he’s made multiple times: He will try to eliminate birthright citizenship, the longstanding practice of conferring citizenship on anyone born in the United States, even when the parents are noncitizens. Kristen Welker, host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” asked […]
In a Dec. 8 interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” President-elect Donald Trump elaborated on plans for removing people in the country illegally and imposing tariffs on trade partners — and made some false claims to support them. Trump reiterated his promise to end the granting of birthright citizenship, meaning citizenship bestowed to anyone born […]
On Dec. 3, during his first trip to Africa, President Joe Biden said the U.S. would provide more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid for Africans displaced by historic droughts and food insecurity. The crowd in Angola watching Biden’s speech applauded the news politely, but social media users in the U.S. reacted with derision and […]
WASHINGTON — After the Supreme Court adjourned oral arguments over Tennessee’s gender-affirming care ban, a teen emerged from the columned courthouse sporting a lavender tie and stood quietly next to her parents, Brian and Samantha Williams. To her right stood a large crowd decked out in rainbow flags. To her left stood another crowd warning of […]
It’s time for PolitiFact’s readers to make their case for the annual Lie of the Year. After a wild election, it’s going to be a tough choice! PolitiFact awards the Lie of the Year to the most significant falsehood or exaggeration that worked to undermine an accurate narrative. (PolitiFact editors make the official choice, but […]
After Sarah McBride, D-Del., was elected Nov. 5, becoming the first transgender Congress member, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution to ban transgender people from using some U.S. Capitol and U.S. House of Representatives building bathrooms that align with their gender identities. Mace’s resolution said the House sergeant-at-arms would be responsible for enforcement, but […]
Since 2021, 24 states have banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth, prompting dozens of legal challenges by transgender youth, families and advocates. This week, for the first time, the land’s highest court will hear a challenge to one state’s law — which could prompt a domino effect for the others. On Dec. 4, the U.S. […]
President-elect Donald Trump — who during the campaign called tariff “the most beautiful word in the dictionary” — wasted little time after his election win before proposing even more stringent tariffs on U.S. trading partners. Trump’s campaign promises included adding a 10% to 20% tariff on all nondomestic goods sold in America, a 60% tariff […]