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Comey testify may 3

A year of fact-checking about James Comey, Clinton emails and Russia

May 10, 2017

James Comey is out as FBI director. Given the intense public debate about the Clinton email and Russia investigations, Comey has appeared prominently in our fact-checks over the past year. Here’s a recap.

Fact-checking Ivanka Trump’s new book, ‘Women Who Work’

May 9, 2017

We checked out some of the first daughter's statistics and a dubious attribution.

Yates and Clapper at hearing

Three takeaways from the Senate hearing with Sally Yates, James Clapper

May 8, 2017

We heard updates about Russian connections to the Trump campaign and leaks to the Washington Post.

Trump on Face the nation April 30, 2017

What’s in the House health care bill?

May 5, 2017

We looked at the particulars in The American Health Care Act passed by the House May 4.

PolitiFact Live for May 4

May 4, 2017

PolitiFact editors discuss the truth behind the week in news.

Kimmel

Without Obamacare, what happened to kids like Jimmy Kimmel’s son?

May 3, 2017

Jimmy Kimmel brought the debate over the future of Obamacare into the story of his newborn son's emergency heart surgery. He made some policy points and we looked to see if they were on target.

Trump NRA handshake

The facts behind Paul Revere’s ride, cited by Donald Trump in NRA speech

May 3, 2017

Trump evoked the spirit of Paul Revere in a speech to NRA members. His rendition came right up to the line between fact and myth. The historical truth is actually pretty interesting.

Jim Gardner

North Carolina ‘Raise The Age’ push: Four mini fact-checks on criminal justice reform

May 3, 2017

Here are several quick explainers of different claims people are making about North Carolina's 'Raise The Age' push to stop automatically treating all 16- and 17-year-olds in the adult criminal justice system.

Rick Perry April 2017

Rick Perry: No need to PolitiFact Donald Trump’s Texas-tied expectations of me

May 2, 2017

One less PolitiFact, Rick Perry crowed.

High Five: Attacks on Syria, Black Lives Matter

May 2, 2017

Our most-clicked items in April 2017 included Donald Trump's attacks on Syria and David Clarke's attacks on Black Lives Matter.

Bears Ears

Can Donald Trump get rid of national monument protections?

May 2, 2017

In the ramp up to his 100th day, Trump ordered a review of over 20 national monument designations that protect million of acres of land and seabed. How far he can go to undo the work of previous presidents, Republican and Democratic, takes him into a legal gray zone.

What’s up with Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson?

May 2, 2017

If it were possible to have a bromance across the centuries, Presidents Andrew Jackson and Donald Trump would almost certainly qualify.

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