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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 […]

After the contentious 2024 election, Thanksgiving could involve both gobbling up delicious food and perhaps squabbling over politics with family and friends. An August Gallup poll found that a record-high 80% of U.S. adults believe Americans are “greatly divided on most important values.” The definition of “most important values” was left to respondents’ interpretation, Gallup […]

In the months preceding the 2024 election and during early voting, PolitiFact fact-checked numerous claims about election fraud. Most were about vote counting, mail-in ballots and voting machines, but there were also false claims about noncitizens voting, election workers committing fraud and early voting. These claims flourished on Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads, and […]

La administración entrante del presidente electo Donald Trump podría tratar de eliminar el flúor del agua potable, según Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominado por Trump para liderar el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos. Kennedy, quien también se postuló a la presidencia, llamó al flúor, también conocido como fluoruro, un “desecho industrial” y lo relaciono […]

How big was President-elect Donald Trump’s victory? It was clear, but not a landslide by historical standards. Trump won both the Electoral College and the popular vote; in fact, Trump this year became only the second Republican to win the popular vote since 1988. The vast majority of counties saw their margins shift in Trump’s […]