Fact-checking Trump on $300 billion fund for Iran
As President Donald Trump and the Iranian government reached a written agreement to end the war, Democrats honed in on a section that appeared to promise hundreds of billions of…
Did Dobbs abortion ruling ‘impact’ Maine? Checking Collins
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she doesn’t regret voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, even though he became essential to the court’s majority ruling that overturned the…
Photo ID not required for Obama Presidential Center entry
When the Obama Presidential Center opened its doors to visitors June 19, a longstanding voter ID debate snuck in as well. Five years after breaking ground on Chicago’s South Side,…
How Trump’s Preliminary Deal with Iran Compares with His Rhetoric
President Donald Trump signed a preliminary agreement to end the war with Iran on June 17. The 14-point memorandum of understanding outlines the conditions under which the U.S. and Iran…
What if PolitiFact covered American falsehoods from 1776?
With carefully chosen words, presidents can inspire and shape American history, from George Washington’s farewell address to Abraham Lincoln’s remarks at Gettysburg to John F. Kennedy’s call to "ask what…
Tips to spot — and prevent — a heat stroke this summer
The forecast for summer 2026 is hot, hot, hot. Warming ocean temperatures from an El Niño weather pattern are expected on top of already rising global temperatures, so it's especially…
What we learned from investigating presidential falsehoods
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…
No Evidence for Trump’s Right to Try Claim
As he has done for years, President Donald Trump claims – without evidence – that the federal Right to Try law he signed in 2018 has “saved thousands of lives.”…
