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Trump attack on former Stone prosecutors ignores critical facts

February 19, 2020

President Donald Trump has been tweeting zealously about the trial of longtime friend Roger Stone, who was convicted of several charges and is scheduled for sentencing Feb. 20. We examined one attack on Stone's former prosecutors.

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Ask PolitiFact: Can the president intervene in a federal criminal case?

February 19, 2020

With so much attention now focused on the Justice Department and its independence from politics, a PolitiFact reader asked us to take a closer look at how much influence the president is permitted to have on prosecutorial decisions at the Justice Department.

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Fact-checking the Democratic U.S. Senate debate in Texas

February 19, 2020

All but one Democratic candidate vying for the party's nomination in Texas' U.S. Senate race took to the debate stage. We fact-checked.

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Housing, Health Care, Homelessness: After A Year, Where Does Gavin Newsom Stand On His Key Promises

February 18, 2020

During his first year as governor, Gavin Newsom took bold action on many fronts. But PolitiFact California found he’s still far from reaching his ambitious campaign promises to build millions of new housing units, solve homelessness and create a single-payer health care plan.

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Bloomberg is registered as a Democrat, but is he accepted as one?

February 18, 2020

Democrat, Republican, independent and, just before annoucing his White House run, a Democrat again

Why Clinton disinformation resurfaced during Trump’s impeachment trial

February 17, 2020

 The resurrection of Clinton conspiracies seems to fit a strategy that the president himself has used to deflect scrutiny.

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Michael Bloomberg

February 14, 2020

We fact-checked a typical Michael Bloomberg speech. Here’s what we found.

 

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Some progress since VA scandal left veterans waiting for care

February 13, 2020

VA facilities around the country were hiding the wait times — sometimes lasting months — experienced by thousands of veterans as they sought medical care.

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How accurate are the candidates on the stump? Our Stump Speech Analyzer boils it down

February 12, 2020

Our Stump Speech Analyzer checks the candidates' core pitches to voters.

Trump tweeted a video of Pelosi ripping his State of the Union speech. Here’s what you need to know

February 11, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to rip up her copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is the focus of a selectively edited video promoted by the White House.

There’s A Lot Of Misinformation About California’s March Primary Election. Here Are The Facts.

February 11, 2020

As Californians decide how to vote in the March 3 primary, they’re subject to many false and misleading claims. PolitiFact California knocks down these falsehoods in our guide to election misinformation. 

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Bernie Sanders’ complicated record on guns

February 10, 2020

In the 1990's, Bernie Sanders voted against the Brady Bill, and a decade later, voted to ban assault weapons. We review what he did when, and why.

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