Mailbag: PolitiFact is ‘wrong, wrong, wrong’
The general election campaign is now under way, and it has dominated reader commentary about our recent work.
What do fact-checkers around the world have in common?
What do fact-checkers around the world have in common? PolitiFact Editor Angie Drobnic Holan reflects on principles we might all support.
Fact-checking the June 26 Sunday shows
Given that "What is the EU?" was a trending Google search after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, Americans rightly still had many questions about the Brexit vote Sunday.
It’s not just Orlando. Scott often fails with FEMA requests
Florida’s requests for federal assistance in emergencies and disasters are denied much more than the national average.
Julián Castro, vice presidential prospect, and the Truth-O-Meter
Texan Julián Castro is reportedly among Democrats being vetted to be Hillary Clinton’s running mate.
To date, the HUD secretary and former San Antonio mayor has a Half True through True PolitiFact record. We’ve checked nearly a dozen Castro claims.
Fact-checking Hillary Clinton’s economic speech about Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton gave a speech on economic policy and spent most of her time going after Donald Trump. She made dozens of claims. We got started on checking a quite a few, and we'll add more soon.
Donald Trump has floated big tariffs. What could the impact be?
Donald Trump has floated double-digit tariffs for goods from such countries as China and Mexico. That's quietly worrying a lot of economists, who fear widespread economic repercussions.
World Refugee Day: Refugee claims and U.S. politics
Donald Trump has made a number of claims about refugees. To mark International Refugee Day, we've reviewed a few from his file, along with some about refugees and poverty, and which country is doing the most to help them.
Fact-checking ‘Meet the Press’ on June 19
We fact-checked whether delegates can change convention rules and if an anti-Trump attack ad was accurate.
Donald Trump in Dallas gets Hillary Clinton/Syria claim right, other facts wrong
Firing up supporters in a Dallas ballroom, Donald Trump correctly recapped Hillary Clinton’s desire to drive up Syrian refugees admitted to the United States.
But his accuracy was off in statements about Clinton and the Second Amendment, his past public opposition to war in Iraq and the U.S. having the world’s highest taxes.
See Donald Trump’s Truth-O-Meter report card. See Hillary Clinton’s PolitiFact record.