A presidential candidate said doctors found a worm in his brain. That worm, he said, also consumed some of his brain tissue while it was in there. The New York Times reported May 8 that in a 2012 deposition during divorce proceedings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said a doctor believed an abnormality on his brain […]
Gov. Kristi Noem’s book didn’t officially drop until May 7, but a torrent of headlines made the rollout troublesome for the South Dakotan. First, there was the story about Noem shooting her 14-month-old dog Cricket, which angered animal lovers, gathered wall-to-wall headlines (including from PolitiFact) and prompted jokes on late-night television, including “Saturday Night Live” in […]
By 320-91 vote, the House on May 1 passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act. The bill came to a vote amid pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses against the Israel-Hamas war that some Jewish students said they found threatening. It produced an unusual lineup of supporters and detractors. Although the legislation passed easily and with bipartisan support, […]
At former President Donald Trump’s two rallies in Wisconsin this year, voters have heard mixed messages on voting early. Republican leaders from the state — including U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and party Chair Brian Schimming — have urged supporters to “bank” their vote by using mail-in ballots or early voting locations. Trump, however, hasn’t taken the […]
President Joe Biden repeated several claims about the economy during a May 8 interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett. A day earlier, PolitiFact published a similar assessment of claims about the economy made by former President Donald Trump, Biden’s expected challenger in November, in an interview with WGAL-TV in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Here’s a rundown of Biden’s […]
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, saying Bragg brought forward the case against him after other investigative bodies passed. In remarks to reporters after court May 6, Trump also singled out the actions of the Federal Election Commission and the U.S. attorney’s office in New York’s southern district. “The FEC […]
Mientras los floridanos se preparan para votar en noviembre sobre una medida electoral que consagraría el acceso al aborto en la constitución del estado, el gobernador republicano de Florida, Ron DeSantis, declaró su oposición a la medida. DeSantis afirmó que la iniciativa electoral, que el presidente Joe Biden apoya, es mucho más extrema de lo […]
Former President Donald Trump repeated a bevy of inaccurate claims on the economy during an interview with WGAL-TV, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, television station. Here is a rundown. Trump policies “created the greatest, strongest economy in the history of our country, probably in the history of the world.” Economists have previously told PolitiFact that this is […]
Lawmakers in the state Capitol have wrapped up their legislative work and are now in campaign mode. As you hear from politicians who are seeking your support, they may highlight the work they did to pass bills into law — that is the primary purpose of state lawmakers, after all. The end of a legislative […]
Former President Donald Trump frequently says that the 2024 election needs to be “too big to rig” — a kind of get-out-the-vote message that builds on his past falsehoods about 2020 election rigging. The Republican National Committee says it will deliver on Trump’s goal by recruiting people to both work at the polls and literally […]
Could former President Donald Trump choose Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his 2024 running mate? Rubio’s getting a lot of attention, along with other possible vice presidential picks. Selecting Rubio would require some constitutional two-stepping. Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution says that, when the Electoral College meets to determine the president, “the […]
Neither two world wars nor a global pandemic have kept the United States presidential election from happening on schedule. However, as this year’s campaign cycle heats up, talk about a postponement or cancellation is gaining momentum online. Keith Rose, a plastic surgeon and conservative commentator, cited this possibility during a recent appearance in an episode […]