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The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next.

July 2, 2019

North Carolina legislative district maps may change for the 2020 elections due to a partisan gerrymandering lawsuit, even after the Supreme Court decision. Here’s what Republicans and Democrats are arguing.

Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows

July 2, 2019

During the recent Democratic presidential debates, most of the candidates at one point or another rejected the notion that the economy is going gangbusters, taking issue with one of President Donald Trump’s most frequent talking points.

The facts behind Kirsten Gillibrand’s comments on Al Franken and sexual misconduct

July 1, 2019

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was asked during a Fox News town hall about the resignation of former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken.

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Who is Joe Sestak? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

June 28, 2019

Joe Sestak spent 31 years in the Navy, retiring as an admiral. He then ousted a Republican U.S. House incumbent from Pennsylvania. But after winning re-election once, Sestak twice failed in U.S. Senate bids, in 2010 and 2016. In late June 2019, Sestak joined roughly two dozen other Democrats running for president.

Miami debate 2: all candidates on stage

Fact-checking the 2nd night of the Democratic debate in Miami

June 28, 2019

The Democrats who want to challenge Donald Trump for the presidency took the stage for the second night first debate of the presidential primary of the 2020 election cycle.

Miami debate 2: Biden, Sanders, Harris

Health care gets heated on night 2 of the Democratic presidential debate

June 28, 2019

Though the candidates tended to agree on the end goal of universal coverage, differences emerged over how to get there.

Miami debate 2: Harris

Kamala Harris made forceful claims on civil rights and immigration. Did she get them right?

June 28, 2019

With passionate claims on the economy, civil rights and immigration, California Sen. Kamala Harris captured the attention of many Thursday during the second night of the Democratic presidential debates in Miami. Did she get them right?

Rosa Ramirez, grandmother of drowned girl, June 2019

Fact-checking Julián Castro’s claim that asylum ‘metering’ caused drowning of father, daughter

June 27, 2019

The photo of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his toddler daughter who drowned prompted a discussion about asylum policy at the first Democratic presidential debate. 

Live fact-checking day 2 of the first 2020 Democratic presidential debate

June 27, 2019

PolitiFact is live fact-checking the first Democratic presidential debate. 

Harris, Swalwell, Williamson: A quick look at the Californians on tonight’s debate stage

June 27, 2019

Three Californians — Sen. Kamala Harris, Rep. Eric Swalwell, and self-help author Marianne Williamson — will make their case to be the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee at tonight's debate in Miami. PolitiFact California has this look at their biographies, top issues and recent fact checks on them. 

Sanders Medicare for All pic

‘Medicare for All’ emerges as early divide in first Democratic presidential primary debate

June 27, 2019

Only two candidates went all-in for single-payer. 

Miami debate 1: Booker, Warren

Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Miami, night 1

June 27, 2019

The Democrats who want to challenge Donald Trump for the presidency took the stage for the first debate of the presidential primary of the 2020 election cycle.

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