Who is Jay Inslee? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate
Most Democrats say that climate change is a key issue, but Jay Inslee has gone further and made it the central issue of his campaign.
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Introducing PolitiFact’s Mueller Report book club
Robert Mueller suggested that the 448-page report is the best way to find out what the Russian government did to interfere with the 2016 election and how President Donald Trump reacted when American investigators started digging.
How often should Trump be fact-checked? Readers weigh in
We asked readers to share their thoughts on how often President Donald Trump should be fact-checked. They shared their thoughts in this installment of mailbag.
In Context: Donald Trump’s ‘very fine people on both sides’ remarks (transcript)
On Aug. 15, 2017, President Donald Trump held a press conference to discuss an executive order he had signed on infrastructure permitting. Reporters shortly began asking questions about Trump’s initial response to violent protests in Charlottesville, Va. It was at this press conference that Trump said that "you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides."
In context: ‘Some people did something’
Omar was speaking about discrimination faced by Muslims and their responsibility to stand up for their own rights. She spoke on March 23, 2019, at the Council of American-Islamic Relations of Greater Los Angeles' fourth annual Valley Banquet in Woodland Hills, California.
In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee
In recent years, members of Congress have been criticized for grandstanding during hearings instead of eliciting new information. After Cohen’s hearing, one of the newest Democrats was widely praised for using her time ask pointed questions about Trump’s financial statements: freshman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
Why Trump Is the most fact-checked president
Americans have never seen this level of truth-bending come out of the Oval Office.
PolitiFact’s 2018 Lie of the Year coverage
We summarize several stories about Lie of the Year.
Why PolitiFact doesn’t use the word ‘lie’ — except once a year
We usually avoid the word 'lie'.' That’s because of the tricky issue of claiming to know a person’s intention.
A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2017
PolitiFact awards the Lie of the Year to the most significant falsehood or exaggeration of the past 12 months. Here’s a look back at the past nine years of "winners."
2018 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results
Readers weigh in on the most significant falsehood of 2018.
PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students
Together, the lies against the Parkland students in the wake of unspeakable tragedy were the most significant falsehoods of 2018. We name them PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year.