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Jan 15 2016
News
Fact Checks of the 2016 Election
The New York Times will be checking assertions made throughout the 2016 presidential
New York Times (News)
Nov 10 2023
Fact Check
Fact-checking Chris Christie on U.S. security obligations toward Ukraine
During the third Republican presidential debate, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie explained that his support for Ukraine against the continuing Russian invasion traces back to promises made during the 1990s.
"In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine," Christie said during the Nov. 8 debate in Miami. "We said, ‘If you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet
PolitiFact
Oct 06 2023
Opinion
NYT Mangles Fact Check Of GOP Debate
The New York Times (NYT) somehow managed to mangle multiple attempts to “fact check” of the Republican debate.
When businessman Vivek Ramaswamy claimed that “transgenderism, especially in kids, is a mental health disorder,” the Times rated his claim “false,” arguing that “being transgender is not a mental health disorder.”
“Many transgender people experience gender dysphoria, or
The Daily Caller
Oct 28 2023
News
NewsGuard Runs Cover For Terrorists In ‘Fact-Check’ Of Ben Shapiro
The media monitoring company that issues “trust scores” to news outlets says it still doesn’t have enough information to conclude that terrorists are to blame for the deadly blast at a Gaza hospital — although all available evidence has led U.S. intelligence to declare with “high confidence” that this is the case.
In a Thursday email to The Daily Wire, a NewsGuard senior analyst called
The Daily Wire
Nov 28 2023
Opinion
Kevin McCarthy Brutally Fact-Checked After Claiming U.S. Never Got Land From War
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) already proved he didn’t have the political surefootedness to keep his job as House speaker. On Sunday, he revealed to the world that he also lacks the basic knowledge to beat an average high schooler in a history classroom.
In a breathtaking instance of inaccuracy, the tuxedo-garbed congressman took to the stage at a recent event to proclaim that “in every
Daily Beast
Oct 25 2020
Perspectives Blog
How Fact Checkers Are Biased in the 2020 Election
Generally, you shouldn’t be able to tell who journalists are voting for in the 2020 presidential election when you read their news story or look at their website. But sometimes it can be more than obvious, even when it comes to the almighty fact checkers.
We went around to six fact-checking operations on websites for which we have AllSides Media Bias Ratings — CNN (Lean Left), USA
Henry A. Brechter
Dec 02 2023
News
Judge rejects Trump’s immunity argument in federal 2020 election case
A federal judge on Friday rejected former President Trump’s argument that he is immune in his 2020 election subversion criminal case, while also denying his other constitutional defenses.
“Whatever immunities a sitting President may enjoy, the United States has only one Chief Executive at a time, and that position does not confer a lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass, Former Presidents
The Hill
Dec 31 2020
Fact Check
10 most popular social media fact-checks of 2020
In 2020, PolitiFact fact-checked hundreds of false and misleading claims on social media. Their variety reflects a year filled with crises, both real and fabricated.
There were fake tweets about stay-at-home orders and misinformation about face masks. Out-of-context videos and conspiracy theories constructed a false narrative about widespread election fraud. Fake accounts and viral
PolitiFact
Oct 10 2023
Fact Check
Fact-checking White House talking points on Iran and Hamas
In the wake of Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel over the weekend, the Biden administration has worked to fend off claims that President Joe Biden’s policies helped create conditions that led to the bloodshed.
Republicans have criticized Biden’s approach to Iran, blaming a recent Iranian prisoner swap and his overall efforts to stabilize relations with Iran for the attack by Hamas, a
Washington Examiner