The Democrats who want to challenge Donald Trump for the presidency took the stage for the first debate of the presidential primary of the 2020 election cycle. Many of them argued that the U.S. economy isn’t w
-PolitiFact's Louis Jacobson Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gestures as he speaks during a debate with Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance in New York City, Oct. 1, 2024.Mike Segar/Reuters VANCE CLAIM:Vance said, "There's an application... where...
By PolitiFact Staff July 31, 2019 Sen. Bernie Sanders contrasted himself with President Donald Trump at Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate, saying Trump lies while he tells the truth.We won't fact-check that claim, but there was much for us to scrutinize from the 10 candidates on stage...
-PolitiFact's Louis Jacobson Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.Alex Brandon/AP HARRIS CLAIM:Trump wants a "20% tax on e...
Grassley and Johnson said the report was focused solely on records from the Obama administration and the consulting firm Blue Star Strategies, but have not publicly shared any documents that can substantiate their claim about the former vice president's son. According toPolitiFact, Democratic Senate ...
9:02 p.m.Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump will be walking out on stage momentarily in Las Vegas. As things get underway, check out CBS News’ fact-checking live blogs from the past three debates: one from thefirst presidential debateat Hofstra Univ...
they rely on credible sources such asPBS,Scientific American, and peer-reviewed journals. Further, they work with the IFCN fact-checkerPolitifactto provide healthcare-related fact checks. Finally, during the Covid-19 pandemic, they have provided dedicated sections to coronavirus and vaccines from ...
and if it is true. For example, theyfact-checked this statementby Republican Ted Cruz: “You didn’t see Republicans when we had control of the Senate try to rig the game. You didn’t see us try to pack the court.” Politifact rated this claim false, and on many levels, it is ...
Such fact-checks are common. For instance, more than 60% of the claims rated by PolitiFact and the Washington Post Fact Checker were found to be mostly or totally false by both fact-checkers (Lim2018). Moreover, fact-checkers consider it part of their mission to check claims against offici...
A child dives into balloons on the floor after the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 29, 2016. (AP) By PolitiFact Staff June 5, 2023 The field of candidates for the Republican nomination for president has been set. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former UN Ambassador Nikki ...