Explaining What We Know About the Obama Presidential Center Contractor Disputes
Q: Does Barack Obama still owe contractors or subcontractors money for work done on his presidential library in Chicago? A: Some subcontractors have said they were not paid for their…
No, Mitch McConnell photo is not AI or from 2023
Amid growing speculation about Mitch McConnell’s health after he spent weeks out of the public eye following a hospitalization, the Republican Kentucky senator’s office released a statement and image July…
FactCheck.org Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for Fact-Checking
FactCheck.org has won the 2025 Sigma Delta Chi award for fact-checking from the Society of Professional Journalists. This is our fourth win in the fact-checking category and our fifth award…
Did FL gov candidate back permanent data center tax breaks?
When most of Florida’s Republican gubernatorial candidates gathered in Fortt. Lauderdale recently to debate, they spent a good bit of time discussing the governor’s role in regulating AI data centers…
Illegal immigration did not raise rental prices 40% or 50%
With affordability in the spotlight, President Donald Trump and his administration have sought to tie rising housing costs to illegal immigration under his predecessor, President Joe Biden. On July 8,…
Trump wrongly equates the Democratic Party with communism
Marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, President Donald Trump gave a July Fourth speech about "freedom's triumph over tyranny, liberty’s conquest over oppression, and…
Alaska Senate Race Ads Mislead on Peltola’s Votes on Military Pay Raise
Ads in the Alaska Senate race are trading competing claims about former Rep. Mary Peltola’s votes on military pay raises. In late 2023, Peltola, a Democrat, voted in favor of…
Fact-checking Markey, Moulton in Massachusetts Senate debate
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton told voters it’s time to retire U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, who has held elected office longer than Moulton has been alive, while the incumbent argued he…
