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Fact-checking donations to the Clinton Foundation

By Jon Greenberg July 7, 2016

The Clinton Foundation raises millions from foreign governments and the mega-rich to do good work around the world. Republicans look at those donations and see endless opportunities to attack Hillary Clinton's integrity. The questions are inevitable, but so ar, resolving them - either way - is out of reach.

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Was there a double standard on the investigations of David Petraeus and Hillary Clinton?

By Adam Thorp July 7, 2016

Clinton's emails, Petraeus's black books, and one of Trump's favorite analogies

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George Will dropped Republican voter registration–like 5,000 fellow Maryland voters

By W. Gardner Selby July 7, 2016

George Will indeed shifted his voter registration from Republican to unaffiliated in June, we confirmed, like about 5,000 other Maryland residents.

 

The from-the-right commentator, clarion clear about opposing Donald Trump for president, declared his GOP abandonment in a June speech. We sought factual backup.

PolitiFact Florida Top 5 in June 2016

By Amy Sherman July 6, 2016

Coverage of the Orlando massacre led our most-popular fact-checks in June.

 

17 times Donald Trump said one thing and then denied it

By Linda Qiu July 6, 2016

Donald Trump says he never, among other things, called women "fat pigs", promised to pay the legal fees of fans who punch protestors, referred to some Republicans as "losers", mocked a disabled reporter and said he had "the world's greatest memory." Except he did.

Donald Trump’s ‘Star of David’ tweet: a recap

By Louis Jacobson July 5, 2016

For a story that broke over Fourth of July weekend, the controversy over an allegedly anti-Semitic image tweeted by Donald Trump attracted quite a lot of attention. In case you weren’t plugged in over the holiday weekend, here’s what you missed.

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FBI investigation undermines Clinton email defense

By Lauren Carroll July 5, 2016

FBI Director James Comey said the Justice Department should not prosecute Clinton, but he shared findings from the investigation that undermine part of the story Clinton has told for the past year.

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Fact-checking the July 3 Sunday shows

By Jon Greenberg, Lauren Carroll July 3, 2016

Saturday’s news that Hillary Clinton spent more than three hours speaking with the FBI bled into the Sunday news shows, with Clinton again saying saying she did not send or receive material marked classified through the private email server she used while secretary of state.

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Donald Trump cites Ronald Reagan as a protectionist hero. Was he?

By Louis Jacobson July 1, 2016

In his speech in southwestern Pennsylvania attacking the United States' long record of free-trade agreements, Donald Trump invoked Ronald Reagan as an example of a president willing to impose tariffs to protect American industries. Reagan did -- but he also had a substantial free-trade record. We take a closer look.

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The truth (so far) behind the 2016 campaign

By Aaron Sharockman June 29, 2016

We've fact-checked the presidential candidates 650 times. Here's what we found.

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy at a podium

A guide to the attacks on Patrick Murphy’s resume

By Amy Sherman June 29, 2016

A PAC supporting Marco Rubio says that Patrick Murphy has distorted his business record and educational background. We sort out the facts.

 

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