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The timeline of Donald Trump’s explanations for the Stormy Daniels payment

May 3, 2018

President Donald Trump and his team repeatedly denied that Trump had a relationship with adult film actress Stormy Daniels, and left unclear Trump’s role in furnishing hush money to silence the porn star about their alleged 2006 affair.

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What you need to know ahead of Donald Trump’s Iran deal deadline

May 3, 2018

President Donald Trump has long derided the Iran nuclear deal, calling it "insane," "ridiculous" and something that "should have never, ever been made."

Trump and Kanye

GOP guest column: Fact-check on Kanye, black workers rightly stuck to facts

May 2, 2018

"PolitiFact’s April 26 rating of President Donald Trump’s assertion that "black unemployment" is at a historic low under his administration reflects perfectly the important and disciplined work of fact-checkers, agnostic of political opinion and strictly adherent to the accuracy or inaccuracy of a politician’s statement."

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High 5: Most-clicked fact checks include guns, Paul Ryan, governor’s race

May 1, 2018

A Gabrielle Giffords group attack earned the most page views.

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom

Tale of two different Gavin Newsom TV ads

April 30, 2018

The Gavin Newsom for Governor campaign says it has not pulled its "First" TV ad that includes a claim PolitiFact California rated False. A spokesman told us the campaign is running a similar but separate TV ad that omits the claim in question but was produced back in February, and not in response to any factual concerns. 

 

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Mailbag: ‘I rate your service as Scorched Pantyhose’

April 30, 2018

PolitiFact readers aren’t afraid to share their opinions with us. So here’s a selection of emailed comments, complaints, and compliments we’ve received since January, edited for length and clarity.

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Guest column: Giffords group was right about Ryan blocking gun bills

April 27, 2018

"Giffords PAC recently claimed that Paul Ryan has 'blocked all effort to strengthen our nation’s gun laws.' PolitiFact rated the statement Mostly False. I would have rated the statement Mostly True."

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TV ad in Florida said PolitiFact is funded by George Soros, but that’s misleading

April 26, 2018

Ads criticize our fact-check of an attack on U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis

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Fact-checking TV ads in California governor’s race

April 25, 2018

TV ads for the top two Democrats in the race for California governor hit the airwaves this week. PolitiFact California examined the accuracy of the claims in each one.

Understanding felon voting rights restoration

April 25, 2018

Each state can set their own policies for restoring voting rights to felons

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