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May 1, 2026 at 12:31 PM

Leavitt's Examples of 'Violent Rhetoric'

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April 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM

Trump's Numbers, April 2026 Update

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April 17, 2026 at 12:49 PM

What do we know about 'birth tourism'?

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April 10, 2026 at 12:31 PM

Does glyphosate weedkiller cause cancer?

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April 3, 2026 at 12:40 PM

International Fact-Checking Day

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March 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM

Would the SAVE America Act Disenfranchise Voters?

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March 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM

End Vehicle Emissions Standards and Save $1.3 Trillion? Not So Fast.

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March 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM

Trump Pins School Bombing on Iran

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March 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM

U.S. Military Strikes on Iran

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February 27, 2026 at 1:45 PM

Our State of the Union Coverage

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February 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Trump's Drug Pricing Deals

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February 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Trump's Economic Growth and 'Stagflation' Claims

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February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Americans Don’t Need ‘Dramatically’ More Protein, Despite Officials’ Claims

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January 30, 2026 at 1:32 PM

ICE Arrests and Transparency

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January 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Trump's Numbers

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January 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM

The Facts on the Vaccines the CDC No Longer Recommends for All Kids

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January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM

Legality Questions About Venezuela Military Strike

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December 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM

The Whoppers of 2025

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December 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM

Vaccine Panel's Misleading Information on Hepatitis B Vaccine

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December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Q&A on Vetting of Accused National Guard Shooter

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December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Consider Donating on Giving Tuesday

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November 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM

Trump at Odds with CIA Assessment on Journalist's Killing

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November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM

A Promised FDA Review of Medication Abortion

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November 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Trump's "60 Minutes" Interview

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October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Who Benefits from ACA Subsidies

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October 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM

Chicago, Portland and the National Guard

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October 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM

A Political Football During the Shutdown

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October 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Biden's Final Numbers

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October 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM

Trump and Project 2025

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September 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM

‘A Fire Hose of Misstatements’

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September 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM

The Facts Behind Claims on Autism, Tylenol and Folate

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September 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Social Media Reacts to Charlie Kirk's Death

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September 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM

RFK Jr.'s Distortions

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August 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Trump's Distortions on Cashless Bail

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August 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Trump Launches Assault on Mail-in Ballots

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August 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Trump Distorts Stats in D.C. Police Takeover

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August 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM

No Evidence for Trump’s Claims of ‘Rigged’ or ‘Phony’ Job Numbers

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) An update from FactCheck.org Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images ** No Evidence for Trump’s Claims of ‘Rigged’ Job Numbers ------------------------------------------------------------ At 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 1, the Bureau of Labor Statistics…

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August 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Are Prices Up or Down?

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) An update from FactCheck.org Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images ** Claims by Trump and Democrats About Consumer Prices Don’t Tell the Whole Story ------------------------------------------------------------ In mid-July, President Donald Tr…

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July 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Gabbard Distorts the Facts in 'Coup' Claim About Obama Administration

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) An update from FactCheck.org ** Gabbard Distorts the Facts in 'Coup' Claim About Obama Administration ------------------------------------------------------------ On July 18, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released 114 pages…

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July 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM

Big Beautiful Bill Projected to Lead to Preventable Deaths

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July 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM

A Misleading Presentation to the CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel

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July 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM

Unraveling the Big Beautiful Bill Spin

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June 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM

Fact-checking Trump’s Iran Bombing Claims

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June 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM

RFK Jr.'s ‘Clean Sweep’ of CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel

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June 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM

Medicaid Coverage Losses Under House Reconciliation Bill

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June 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM

Trump Administration’s Changing COVID-19 Vaccine Policies

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May 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM

RFK Jr. Denies Cuts to Scientific Research

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May 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM

Trump’s South Africa ‘Genocide’ Claims

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May 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM

Qatar's $400 Million Winged Gift to Trump

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May 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM

HHS Advances Old Anti-Vaccine ‘Placebo’ Claims

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