Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after his arraignment April 4 in Manhattan. The case was brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and involves a $130,000 hush money payment in 2016 to adult film actor Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford. Trump’s former […]
After former President Donald Trump was indicted March 30, some Republican leaders decried the development as indicative of an unstable government. “I watch it happen all the time in the Third World and in developing countries,” U.S. Sen Marco Rubio said on “Fox & Friends” on April 3. “They use prosecutors to go after candidates.” […]
Una mujer que sobrevivió un tiroteo masivo en Highland Park, Illinois, en 2022 hizo unas apasionadas declaraciones a favor de una legislación para la seguridad de las armas ante las cámaras de televisión tras un tiroteo masivo en una escuela de Nashville, Tennessee. Después de que un oficial de policía terminara una sesión informativa sobre […]
After weeks of speculation, former President Donald Trump was indicted — but our fact-checking of the case and related misinformation began long before the indictment. The unprecedented development involves a $130,000 hush money payment in 2016 to adult film actor Stormy Daniels. Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty in 2018 for his role in […]
It’s been a busy year for news so far with the 2024 presidential primary already underway. As we settle into spring, we thought we’d look back to see how we’re doing, at least in your eyes. Here’s a selection of reader reactions to our recent fact-checks, edited for length, style and clarity. Readers can email […]
Donald Trump is expected to appear in a New York courtroom April 4 to be arraigned after a grand jury indictment in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Although the criminal prosecution of a former U.S. president is historic, it’s also wrapped up in legalese that can be confusing if you’re not a lawyer — […]
Conservative politicians and pundits warning of a rise in “trans terrorism” after the Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting aren’t backed up by data, experts told PolitiFact. Police said the person who shot and killed six people at Covenant School March 27 was transgender, but there is still a lot we don’t know about the suspect or […]
Después del más reciente tiroteo masivo en una escuela en Nashville, Tennessee, se han propagado los debates sobre políticas de control de armas y que tan a menudo suceden estos tiroteos. Las autoridades han dicho que Audrey Hale, de 28 años, fue la persona responsable del tiroteo el 27 de marzo en una escuela primaria […]
At a recent press conference, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., took aim at Republicans, accusing the GOP of being eager to ban books in schools. “Extreme MAGA Republicans want to ban books on the Holocaust,” Jeffries said March 24. “Extreme MAGA Republicans want to ban books on Martin Luther King Jr., Extreme MAGA Republicans […]
China and the United States could share the carbon dioxide emissions crown. China is, by far, the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, putting more than twice as much into the air each year as the U.S. does. But per person, the U.S. emits twice as much carbon dioxide as China does. These emissions trigger […]
A week after claiming his arrest is imminent, former President Donald Trump took the stage at a campaign rally in Waco, Texas, to insult the people investigating him and to claim his innocence. Trump, who is campaigning to retake the presidency, has said he’ll soon be charged in a case over alleged concealment of a $130,000 […]
The Biden administration’s decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to pay more for COVID-19 tests. In response to the pandemic, the federal government in 2020 suspended many of its rules on how care is delivered. That transformed essentially […]