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Read indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia 2020 election case

Read indictment of Donald Trump in Georgia 2020 election case

By PolitiFact Staff • August 15, 2023
Fact-check: 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election

Fact-check: 8 Pants on Fire statements by Donald Trump about Georgia 2020 election

By Amy Sherman • August 15, 2023
Hunter Biden investigation: What's a special counsel, and why did Merrick Garland appoint one?

Hunter Biden investigation: What's a special counsel, and why did Merrick Garland appoint one?

By Jeff Cercone • August 11, 2023
Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case?

Why did it take the DOJ more than two years to indict Donald Trump in the 2020 election case?

By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2023
Read all of PolitiFact’s coverage on Donald Trump indictments

Read all of PolitiFact’s coverage on Donald Trump indictments

By PolitiFact Staff • August 1, 2023
Read indictment of Donald Trump in the special counsel’s 2020 election, Jan. 6 investigation

Read indictment of Donald Trump in the special counsel’s 2020 election, Jan. 6 investigation

By PolitiFact Staff • August 1, 2023
PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change

PolitiFact readers respond to our fact-checks about transgender stats, book bans and climate change

By Amy Sherman • July 31, 2023
What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election?

What was the fake elector plot by Trump allies following the 2020 election?

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • July 27, 2023
Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?

Did Donald Trump ever apologize to the ‘Central Park Five’?

By Conor Amendola • July 25, 2023
Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests

By Jeff Cercone • July 20, 2023
Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk

By Matthew Crowley • May 24, 2023
Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation lawsuit is unrelated to NY case

Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation lawsuit is unrelated to NY case

By Samantha Putterman • April 7, 2023
Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

Indictment of a president was unprecedented before Trump in the U.S., but not other countries

By Yacob Reyes • April 4, 2023
La violencia armada es la principal causa de muerte entre las personas de 1 a 19 años

La violencia armada es la principal causa de muerte entre las personas de 1 a 19 años

By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2023
Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers

Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers

By Samantha Putterman • April 3, 2023
No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say

No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say

By Grace Abels • March 31, 2023
¿Qué cuenta como un tiroteo masivo? La definición varía

¿Qué cuenta como un tiroteo masivo? La definición varía

By Maria Briceño • March 31, 2023
7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 footage

7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 footage

By Samantha Putterman • March 7, 2023
Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2023 State of the State claims about crime, Florida’s growth

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2023 State of the State claims about crime, Florida’s growth

By Yacob Reyes • March 7, 2023
This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why.

This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why.

By Amy Sherman • February 10, 2023

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