Loreben Tuquero

U.S. senators and others used Dr. Anthony Fauci’s newly released diary entries to claim that he withheld from the public what he knew privately about COVID-19 and the pandemic response. The claims are largely unsupported.

Social media users shared a supposed image of Chad Williams, the named suspect at an In-N-Out shooting in Idaho. But the image has signs it was altered with artificial intelligence.

After Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, social media users misleadingly shared videos of Muslims marching in Dearborn, Michigan. The footage shows an annual parade held since 2004.

On a cool May evening, President Donald Trump stood at the under-construction Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and spoke with reporters about the project, which would become a major focus of his public remarks over the next month.

Amid war in Iran, rising gas prices and low approval ratings, PolitiFact counted nearly 45,000 words from Trump about construction

PolitiFact analyzed all of Trump’s public events and speeches over the first seven months of 2026 in which he mentioned his construction projects — including the White House ballroom and Reflecting Pool — and beautifying the nation’s capital.

Political contributions from Taylor Farms to Trump-aligned organizations drew scrutiny and speculation amid a historic cyclospora outbreak. Here’s what we know about the company’s donations.

President Donald Trump instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” U.S. joint military exercises with South Korea. The annual exercise helps both nations prepare for possible attacks from North Korea.

After Taylor Farms de Mexico’s lettuce was identified as a potential source for a multi-state cyclospora outbreak, the company’s political dealings and contributions came under scrutiny.

Democrats Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton traded barbs on affordability, trans athletes and the Iran war at their final debate ahead of the Massachusetts Sept. 1 Senate primary election. PolitiFact fact-checked their remarks.