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Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., said “we protect our beer…more than our ballots.” State ID laws vary for buying alcohol and voting.

Republicans in North Carolina are upset that a federal judge struck down a law requiring voters to present a photo ID at

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds had reason to bring up Iowa’s budget surplus when she and her 2022 election opponent, Deidre DeJe

An online screed linked to the 18-year-old man arrested for killing 10 people in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket repeat

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El presidente Donald Trump ha prometido inversión privada estadounidense en la infraestructura petrolera de Venezuela. Los expertos recomiendan cautela.

Donald Trump dijo que priorizaría a “los peores de los peores” en su campaña de deportaciones masivas. Pero los datos y testimonios cuentan una historia...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem talked about her agency’s role in elections. States administer elections.

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As a partisan fight over the White House coronavirus task force continues to play out in Washington, an altered video th

Aaron Rodgers, already famous after nearly two decades as an NFL quarterback, is drawing a new kind of notoriety for ped

Quick take North Carolina hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 2008 – and the party may need that to chang

In the first directive since his nomination to secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thrust psyc

Video showing Donald Trump grabbing Bill Clinton’s crotch is AI generated. It’s based on a photo the photographer says is taken out of context.

After Sarah McBride, D-Del., was elected Nov. 5, becoming the first transgender Congress member, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis prepare to debate on Fox News, many factors separate their

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley tried to highlight some weaknesses in Florida’s economic performance during a pre

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Former President Donald Trump frequently says that the 2024 election needs to be "too big to rig" — a kind of get-out-th

No, these clips don’t show Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. They were posted online before the hurricane’s landfall.

President Donald Trump has promised private U.S. investment in Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. Experts urge caution.

Adam Raine, 16, called ChatGPT his “only friend.” Weeks later, he died by suicide. His parents are suing OpenAI for wrongful death.

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — At a special West Virginia University meeting on Sep. 1, faculty members began consideration of a pr

President Donald Trump announced military dividends of $1,776

We fact-checked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final State of State remarks about immigration, economy and education.

With immigration a top issue heading into the 2024 election, politicians have been speaking often about the challenges a

A 1993 law requires most states to offer voter registration at public assistance offices, but the right to vote stems from other laws. Dr. Mehmet Oz misled...

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump wasted no time punching back the day after Hillary Clinton listed in detail

As wildfires blaze in Southern California, leaving a trail of destruction, some prominent conservatives are blaming a fa

People are starving in Gaza. U.N. data, news reports, images and reports from humanitarian groups working to distribute aid on the ground have confirmed this.

Casey DeSantis went on Fox News to rally support for her husband, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is campaigning in Iowa

This “leaked” audio of President Donald Trump about the Epstein files and Venezuela is AI-generated. It was created with Sora, OpenAI’s video-generating...

No, New York residents cannot vote for a candidate multiple times in the general election by lying about their address. The state has measures to prevent that.

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A high-profile athlete’s cardiac emergency triggered a torrent of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. Sound familiar? Just

Social media users theorized about the political affiliation of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson. Here are the facts.

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom said Republicans didn’t vote for national independent redistricting. That’s true for a 2021 measure. But there’s been state GOP support.

An email advertisement claims people can secure President Donald Trump’s $2,000

California Sen. Kamala Harris is known for taking bold stands on criminal justice reform in Congress and has vowed to do

Doctors say study results won’t change how they advise patients and that women should not stop using their birth control.

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During her take-no-prisoners foreign policy speech on June 2, Hillary Clinton reminded listeners of controversial things

El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, ha expresado su apoyo hacia la comunidad migrante, pero el no amenazó al pres

Did California’s Riverside County sheriff’s office thwart a "third assassination attempt" against former President Donal

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Recap PolitiFact’s 2025 top 10 fact-checks, ranging from voting issues, immigration, foreign policy to bizarre social media claims.

With the midterm elections quickly approaching, we asked readers to send us any lingering questions they had before head

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will give the most nationally watched speech of his political career when he takes the stage Aug

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Their platforms were filled with promises for election reform. No more expansive voting by mail. No more early voting. A

Another week, another convention. Republicans will gather next week to officially re-nominate President Donald Trump, wh

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The CDC reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children. That doesn’t immediately seem to increase difficulty for getting vaccines, but doctors...

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A viral video clip of the Emir of Qatar criticizing Trump isn’t authentic. The video is a deepfake and uses audio generated by artificial intelligence.

As the campaign for governor heats up, an old charge against Charlie Crist has been revived. A new ad from the Republica

Republicans have praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent decision to use taxpayer money to fly two planes of Venezuela

A 2019 photo showed the Michigan church shooting suspect wearing a pro-Trump shirt. But there was no sign Sept. 30 that politics was a motive in the attack.

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The president of West Virginia University said the state has drastically reduced the amount of money it sends to the uni

Republican lawmakers and pundits at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference berated President Joe Biden and hi

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El gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis no firmó ley que prohíbe a inmigrantes sin estatus legal echar gasolina. Esa ley no existe.

As U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and other congressional Republicans gathered on the banks of the Rio Grande to highli

Los ataques de EE.UU. contra barcos en el Mar Caribe y el Océano Pacifico mataron a 34 personas. Según Trump, cada ataque salvó 25,000 vidas. Eso es...

Crime is always a big issue during election season, and in Wisconsin, there are already hints at how the topic might be

Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy sex offender, continues to fuel conspiracy theories and falsehoods six years after his death. We fact-check the claims.

Former President Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the first assassination attempt against him,

El presidente Donald Trump compartió un video en Truth Social que según él muestra al presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro rindiéndose públicamente. Eso no...

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Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign has stoked fear about what he calls "migrant crime," despite

After any massive tragedy, it’s common for bad actors to take advantage of a void in verified information to spread fals

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. Vaccines are recommended for all babies in order to stop transmission and protect them when they are most...

Bondi said the Justice Department investigated fraud in Minnesota for “months.” The FBI launched the investigation in 2021 leading to dozens of charges in 2022.

Despite predictions in some corners of a nationwide Republican surge in the midterm elections, Democrats made their own

President Donald Trump, the country’s most prominent critic of mail-in voting, suggested North Carolina voters ought to

Trump, Patel and others posted statements early when crime scene investigations are unfolding. That can create confusion.

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President Donald Trump says the U.S. crime rate is at its lowest in 125 years. Murders, overall violent crime and property crime are at their lowest rates in...

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In the months preceding the 2024 election and during early voting, PolitiFact fact-checked numerous claims about electio

A proposal to put President Donald Trump’s image on a $1 coin raises legal questions. But there are precedents for it.

MIAMI—Five Republicans seeking to oust President Joe Biden from the White House in 2024 sparred over the Israel-Hamas wa

Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris was on the radio show "The Breakfast Club" in 2019 when she said sh

Fake citations were found in the MAHA report. Experts point out signs that they were generated by artificial intelligence.

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Some Republicans are calling for investigations into Zohran Mamdani’s naturalization process. Immigration experts say the arguments are flimsy, politically...

MORGANTOWN--Gov. Jim Justice delivered his third State of the State address tonight, proposing the elimination of a stat

A disastrous train derailment in a small Ohio town has left many of the area’s residents concerned about public safety a

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance did not feature Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minneapolis. It was a child actor.

Texas’ wind energy has become a popular culprit as politicians and interest groups pointed fingers at who was to blame f

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the first statewide elected official impeached in more than 100 years. On Sept. 5,

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” would extend 2017 tax cuts and impact millions of people on Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey didn’t ask his own police to “fight ICE” as some social media users claimed. Here’s what he actually said.

President Donald Trump shared a video on Truth Social supposedly showing that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ‘“publicly surrendered.” That’s not what...

In its first post-convention ad, the Biden campaign went on the attack, criticizing President Trump for calling for a bo