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Support PolitiFact: Join the Truth Squad

January 17, 2017

We launch a new project asking our readers to contribute to us directly through a membership program called the Truth Squad.

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The Trump-O-Meter: Tracking 102 promises made by Donald Trump

January 17, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump promised coal jobs in West Virginia and manufacturing jobs in Michigan. He said he would fix the inner city of Baltimore and the airports in New York. He said he would cut taxes and grow the military. Create paid family leave and balance the budget.

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Coming Tuesday: the Trump-O-Meter

January 13, 2017

For the past six months, PolitiFact has been cataloging promises Trump made to voters in speeches, appearances, interviews and debates. Tuesday we launch our Trump-O-Meter, which will track 102 of the most significant pledges emblematic of his unconventional campaign. The Trump-O-Meter will measure whether Trump is able to accomplish what he told voters and ultimately rate each promise Kept, Broken or Compromise. It’s the same process we used to track the campaign promises made by President Barack Obama.

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Fighting back against fake news

December 15, 2016

We’re teaming up with Facebook to help readers better sort out fact from fiction on their social media feeds.

Coming 2017: the Trump-O-Meter!

November 17, 2016

A lot of you have asked, so we won’t hold back the news any longer: Yes, absolutely, we’ll be tracking the campaign promises of Donald Trump.

Truth check: Clinton and Trump on the Truth-O-Meter

November 1, 2016

We've fact-checked the candidates 509 times since they launched their presidential campaigns. What's the latest tally?

Live fact-checking the third Trump, Clinton presidential debate

October 19, 2016

PolitiFact has 20 staffers working Wednesday's third and final presidential debate. Follow their live coverage here.

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Clinton: Trump ‘an absolute avalanche of falsehoods’

October 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump was "an absolute avalanche of falsehoods" after the second presidential debate and referred people to PolitiFact's work.

PolitiFact fact-checks the second Trump, Clinton presidential debate

October 10, 2016

The staff  of PolitiFact live fact-checks the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

 

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Live fact-checking the second Trump, Clinton presidential debate

October 9, 2016

The staff  of PolitiFact live fact-checks the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

 

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