Glenn Kessler

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Biden’s misleading deficit claim earns him a Bottomless Pinocchio

By: Glenn Kessler

Over and over, the president claims credit for $1.7 trillion in defict reduction. That's wrong.

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The truth about the national debt ceiling

By: Glenn Kessler

Washington is nearing a showdown on the debt ceiling. Here's a guide to the issue.

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White House touts illusory ‘VA cuts’ as GOP ducks budget specifics

By: Glenn Kessler

The Fact Checker digs into the confusing spin and counterpin over alleged VA cuts under the House GOP plan

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Unraveling the GOP mystery allegation against Biden

By: Glenn Kessler

GOP lawmakers have alleged Biden was involved in a criminal scheme as vice president. Here's a guide to the claims.

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Trump fills his CNN town hall with a fire hose of old and new false claims

By: Glenn Kessler

Here's a guide to more than 20 false or misleading claims the former president made in just over an hour.

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And the president most to blame for the national debt problem is …

By: Glenn Kessler

The country now is dealing with the legacy of policy choices made more than 50 years ago.

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The truth about Russia, Trump and the 2016 election

By: Glenn Kessler

Confused by yet another report on the Trump-Russia connection? Here's a guide to the key findings of four major reports.

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Pro-Trump ads attack DeSantis for policies Trump once also embraced

By: Glenn Kessler

MAGA Inc.’s clever ads attacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) don’t acknowledge that former president Donald Trump is equally vulnerable to such attacks.

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Tim Scott hypes ‘terrorist watch list’ border crossings

By: Glenn Kessler

The GOP presidential hopeful used Homeland Security data to suggest a flood of would-be terrorists crossing from Mexico -- but most the encounters were on the border with Canada.

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McCarthy hypes ‘largest cut’ to sell debt-ceiling deal

By: Glenn Kessler

There are many ways to run the numbers but no metric puts this deal in first place.