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Test yourself with our new free game: PolitiTruth

November 16, 2017

Think you can tell the difference between True and False? Do you really know what is fake news? Now you can test yourself, and see how you stack up against everyone else, with our new game PolitiTruth. PolitiTruth is a mobile app available for iPhone and Android that lets you see the statements we at PolitiFact fact-check and let you in on the action.
 

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House presses Jeff Sessions on Trump campaign’s Russia ties, Clinton special counsel

November 14, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions faced a barrage of questions from lawmakers about whether he misled Congress by claiming he was unaware of new links revealed between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian contacts. 

Is Chappelle-Nadal right when she says ‘radioactive waste is killing our residents?’

November 12, 2017

On Oct. 19, a group of residents from north St. Louis County met with the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss health concerns. The town of Bridgeton is also home to the West Lake Landfill, which has been getting a lot of attention from Missouri Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal.

Ahead of her Milwaukee appearance, recent Hillary Clinton fact checks

November 9, 2017

Recent checks on statements by and about her that have remained in the news.

What you need to know about newly revealed Trump campaign-Russia ties

November 9, 2017

A year ago this week, Donald Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks issued a bold declaration just days after Trump’s electoral win: "There was no communication between the campaign and any foreign entity during the campaign." This claim has proved demonstrably false.

Explaining the Virginia election results: The White House curse

November 8, 2017

Most political observers are explaining the losses as a backlash against President Donald Trump. That makes sense -- but it’s a result hardly unique to Trump.

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The facts on mass shootings in the United States

November 8, 2017

The murder of 26 people at a rural Texas church has raised questions about gun violence, access to weapons, the role of mental illness and the prevalence of mass shootings in America. Here's some research to help you sift through the debate.

Francis says Raleigh rebuilding City Hall because mayor wants ‘nicer office.’ That’s misleading

November 7, 2017

Mayor Nancy McFarlane and Raleigh leaders have said they need a City Hall to make operations more efficient for staff members and the public.

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George Runner was right: California now has the highest gas prices in the nation

November 6, 2017

Republican George Runner predicted in April that California’s gas tax increase would catapult the state’s already high fuel prices to the "highest in the nation." The tax hike went into effect this week. And it appears his prediction was spot on.

Donald Trump and the fish food dump: How early reports got it wrong

November 6, 2017

It was a story that seemed to reinforce stereotypes of President Donald Trump: On a visit to Japan, he was handed a box of food for a ritual feeding of koi, and after doling out a few spoons’ worth, he got impatient and dumped the rest of the box all at once.

His re-election run official, a look at Scott Walker’s 182 fact checks

November 6, 2017

Reviewing the record back to 2010.

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