Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

Former President Donald Trump hammered an anti-immigration theme in his closing argument pitch to voters Oct. 27 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.  But before Trump spoke, the event made headlines for a series of racist jokes by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe. He called Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” and disparaged Black Americans, Latinos […]

In a three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan — a conversation that lasted even longer than one of Donald Trump’s rally speeches — the former president repeated falsehoods about the outcome of the 2020 election. The conversation came less than two weeks before Election Day and ranged from claims about life on Mars to illegal […]

In a CNN town hall, Vice President Kamala Harris faced tough questions about her policy approach from voters and took the  opportunity to share several introspective moments. Voters at the Oct. 23 event in the Philadelphia suburb of Delaware County pressed Harris on why her administration didn’t act sooner to curb illegal immigration, what she planned […]

PolitiFact fact-checked Vice President Kamala Harris on CNN as she spoke with voters in a town hall outside of Philadelphia.  Former President Donald Trump was invited to hold a town hall on the network but declined. There are no future debates planned for the campaign.   ELECTION UPDATES: Follow along for our latest updates, fact-checks and analysis […]

Social media exploded this week with the news that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will hold a $1 million daily lottery for registered voters in battleground states who sign his petition supporting free speech and the Second Amendment. Musk fans were elated. Critics said the giveaway could be illegal. To qualify for the lottery, petition signers […]

En una audiencia pública de Noticias Univision en el sur de Florida, el expresidente Donald Trump respondió preguntas de votantes latinos indecisos. Ellos lo cuestionaron sobre la causa y efecto de su agenda migratoria, su respuesta a los disturbios del 6 de enero de 2021 en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos y si creía lo […]

At a Noticias Univision town hall in South Florida, former President Donald Trump faced undecided Latino voters who questioned him on the cause-and-effect of his immigration agenda, his response to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots, and whether he believed the things he’s said about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Trump often avoided direct answers. […]

During a special town hall that aired Oct. 16, former President Donald Trump joined Fox News host Harris Faulkner for a discussion before an all-female audience. The talk aimed to focus on issues of particular interest to women ahead of Election Day, Nov. 5. With polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading among women voters, […]

In the only scheduled debate for Arizona’s open U.S. Senate race, Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego sought to cast Republican Kari Lake as having extreme views. Lake said Gallego had undergone an “extreme makeover” to make his liberal views more palatable to moderate and conservative voters. Lake, a longtime news anchor in Phoenix, came to national […]

Since entering the presidential race in July, Vice President Kamala Harris sat for relatively few  interviews with media outlets, opting instead for rallies with scripted speeches.  That changed this week. In a few days’ span, she did interviews with the hard-hitting network newsmagazine, CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” ABC’s morning talkfest “The View” and CBS’ “The […]

Updated with additional promises, Oct. 13, 2024 One of the most important questions many Americans have in an election is how presidential candidates would approach taxes. For this year’s nominees, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, their answers have little in common. Trump would prioritize income tax cuts for wealthier Americans and […]

After AARP published interviews with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, a PolitiFact reader noticed that the organization did not fact-check the candidates’ responses. The presidential candidates spoke by phone with Robert Love, vice president and editor-in-chief of AARP Publications, in late August. On Oct. 2, AARP published the Q&A’s, in which […]