PolitiFact is a nonpartisan fact-checking website to sort out the truth in American politics. PolitiFact was created by the Tampa Bay Times, a Florida newspaper, in 2007. In 2018, PolitiFact was ...
A Georgia-specific study shows that premiums doubled in cost after the subsidies expired. Experts say it is reasonable to say that at least 300,000 people were “thrown” off their coverage. As ...
The stock market has gone up during President Donald Trump’s second term, but his $30,000 figure for average 401(k) gains is not supported. Fidelity Investments data shows that during the majority of ...
At PolitiFact, we have been holding presidents to account for their falsehoods since 2007, covering the tenures of Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden and now Trump again. As the United States marks ...
A rare cross-party, pre-primary U.S. Senate debate unfolded June 16 in Massachusetts, with Democratic U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton and Republican trial attorney John Deaton making their case to voters as ...
Senate candidate Mike Rogers didn’t make millions as pharma lobbyist, despite Abdul El-Sayed’s claim
We found no record showing that former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers worked for pharmaceutical companies. He was never a registered lobbyist, and there’s no proof he received $14 million to lobby for the ...
Under current law, the 25 highest-earning billionaires paid a 16% tax rate on average, estimates show, while the top 1% of taxpayers paid an average rate north of 25.6%. More than 91% of households ...
As news stories detail starvation in Gaza, people expressed hope upon seeing social media images of what looked like a civilian-led effort in Egypt. Another set of photos appeared to show young people ...
Misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines continues to spread on Facebook and other social media, with help from public figures like Fox News host Tucker Carlson. PolitiFact has fact-checked online ...
Asked about a Senate bill that proposed banning gender-affirming care, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said he "will never agree with anyone that wants to bring politics into the family situation with ...
Misinformation is spreading about the identity of Salvador Ramos, who authorities say is the person who killed at least 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school on May 24. We found no ...
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