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Fact-checking the Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders health care debate

February 8, 2017

Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., debated the future of health care on CNN.

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Dan Patrick touts fact check of study tied to Texas bathroom bill

February 7, 2017

We rounded up news accounts of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick touting a recent fact check.

Readers: PolitiFact doesn’t know much about history

February 6, 2017

PolitiFact Texas doesn’t know much about history, readers write.

Let’s empty our mailbag--and share some tweets.

 

 

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Super Bowl interview

February 5, 2017

Fox News' Bill O'Reilly pressed President Donald Trump why he respects Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he's "a killer." Trump responded: "We have a lot of killers. Got a lot of killers. What, you think our country is so innocent?"

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North Carolina teacher pay: $50,000 or not?

February 3, 2017

North Carolina Republicans spent much of 2016 saying they had raised the average teacher pay to $50,000. A new report shows they just barely missed the mark.

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6 questions answered about ‘the nuclear option,’ the filibuster, and Supreme Court nominations

February 3, 2017

Now that President Donald Trump has tapped Neil Gorsuch to fill an open seat on the Supreme Court, the Senate is once again careening toward a showdown over "the nuclear option," an obscure but important rule that governs how the chamber conducts its business.

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Is Donald Trump’s executive order a ‘Muslim ban’?

February 3, 2017

Examining the label given to the president's order temporarily restricting people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.

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PolitiFact Sheet: The National Security Council ‘shakeup’

February 1, 2017

We explain the controversy behind Steve Bannon's appointment to the National Security Council. 

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Greg Abbott fulfills nine campaign promises, but 13 vows broken, per PolitiFact Texas Abbott-O-Meter

February 1, 2017

Midway through his four-year term, Gov. Greg Abbott has fulfilled nine campaign promises and signed off on a few compromises.

He's to date broken 13 promises, according to the PolitiFact Texas Abbott-O-Meter.

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Trump’s immigration ban: 4 key questions answered

January 29, 2017

President Trump's temporary ban on people who come from seven Muslim-majority countries sparked confusion, protests and court orders. We look at the details of his executive order.

Still Burning: Trump’s claim of ‘serious voter fraud’ in Calif. remains Pants On Fire

January 27, 2017

President Donald Trump this week repeated unsubstantiated claims about widespread voter fraud. In November 2016, PolitiFact Califronia rated Trump's claim about "serious voter fraud" in California as Pants On Fire. We have examined the claim again in this article. Our November rating remains Pants On Fire. 

 

 

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Donald Trump says FBI investigating more people than ever for terrorism, but that’s hard to prove

January 27, 2017

President Donald Trump said on ABC News that FBI terror investigations are at an all-time high. We look at the data and talked to experts.

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