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https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/may/08/donald-trump-repeats-inaccurate-claims-on-economy/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump repeats inaccurate claims on economy in local news interview in...
Former President Donald Trump repeated a bevy of inaccurate claims on the economy during an interview with WGAL-TV, a La
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/nov/06/donald-trump-declares-2024-election-president/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump wins 2024 US election for president
After two impeachments during his first term, a 2020 election loss, two assassination attempts and four criminal cases,
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/oct/27/trump-bannon-third-term-constitution/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump, Steve Bannon keep talking about a 3rd term. Can Trump do it?
President Donald Trump and his longtime ally, Steve Bannon, have recently expressed openness to Trump serving a third term. Could they outwit the 22nd...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/sep/29/hakeem-jeffries/trump-medical-research-cuts-nih/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump’s cuts to medical research would be steep, but Hakeem Jeffries...
President Trump has proposed aggressive medical research cuts. But a top Democrat exaggerated when he said those cuts “effectively ended medical research” in...
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/dec/21/donald-trump-rally-spotlighted-biden-trump/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump’s rally spotlighted the Biden, Trump economies. We fact-checked the...
Before former President Donald Trump spoke for 90 minutes in Durham, New Hampshire, his team compared Trump’s record wit
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/oct/06/politifact-donald-trump-returns-to-butler-pennsylv/
PolitiFact | PolitiFact: Donald Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania, site of first assassination...
Former President Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the first assassination attempt against him,
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/oct/22/donald-trump/Insurrection-Act-presidents-invoked-half/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump said half of US presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act. Is he right?
President Donald Trump said he is considering invoking the Insurrection Act and that half of US presidents have invoked it. That’s Mostly False.
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/13/donald-trump/fraud-budget-deficit-detroit-minnesota/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump said ending fraud could balance the federal budget. But the math doesn’t...
President Donald Trump said eliminating fraud against the federal government would balance the budget. The math doesn’t add up.
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jan/21/donald-trump/donald-trumps-false-claim-that-the-us-is-the-only/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump’s False claim that the US is the ‘only’ country with birthright...
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump tried to make good on a prominent campaign promise: end the Unit
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/oct/02/donald-trump/biden-never-said-us-strongest-military/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump says Joe Biden never called the U.S. military the world’s strongest....
President Donald Trump said his predecessor, Joe Biden, never said the U.S. has “the strongest military anywhere in the world.” A dozen examples prove Trump...
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/oct/11/donald-trumps-off-base-claims-about-electric-car-m/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump’s off-base claims about electric car ‘mandates’ and markets
Is the end near for U.S. automakers? Former President Donald Trump recently told an audience of nonunion autoworkers nea
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/nov/20/trump-military-video-unlawful-orders-sedition/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump said Democrats’ call to military amounts to sedition. Experts say that’s...
President Donald Trump said Democratic committed sedition by urging service members not to follow illegal orders. Experts say Trump’s charge is unsupported.
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/aug/22/jd-vance/big-beautiful-bill-biggest-tax-cut-history/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump’s 'Big Beautiful' spending law was not the ‘biggest tax cut’ in US history
In Georgia to promote President Donald Trump’s tax law, the One Big Beautiful Bill, Vice President JD Vance said the law is the “biggest tax cut” in U.S....
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/jul/29/trump-tariffs-court-legal-overturn/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump’s tariff powers face a high-stakes legal test
Soon, the courts will weigh in on whether President Donald Trump has the power to levy tariffs unilaterally — a high-stakes legal battle that will either...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/feb/02/donald-trump/Bongino-minnesota-somali-employment-poverty-benefi/
PolitiFact | Donald Trump wrong that 92% of Minnesota Somalis don’t work
President Donald Trump said 92% of Somalis in Minnesota don’t work. The real number is about 28%, and that’s a smaller rate than for Minnesotans overall.
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/mar/12/the-facts-behind-the-19-programs-president-donald/
PolitiFact | The facts behind the 19 programs President Donald Trump described as ‘waste’
Ten million dollars for male circumcision in Mozambique, $8 million to make
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/dec/10/trump-pennsylvania-speech-mount-pocono-economy/
PolitiFact | Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statements on the economy in insult-laden Pennsylvania...
President Donald Trump held a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania to talk about the economy. We fact-checked several of his statements.
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/oct/16/donald-trump/US-military-drug-boat-strike-Venezuela-save-25000/
PolitiFact | Fact-checking Donald Trump: Has each boat strike off the coast of Venezuela saved...
U.S. military strikes on Venezuelan boats have killed nearly 30 people. According to President Donald Trump, each strike also saved 25,000 lives. That’s Pants...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/06/facebook-posts/Trump-fake-leaked-audio-Epstein-Venezuela/
PolitiFact | This isn't leaked audio of Donald Trump talking about Epstein and Venezuela. It’s AI
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...
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/nov/02/fact-checking-donald-trumps-rally-huntington-wva/
PolitiFact | Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Huntington, W.Va.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Donald Trump continued his cross-country politicking on Nov. 2, just days before the midterm electi
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/jan/10/can-donald-trump-vote-travel-internationally-or-ow/
PolitiFact | Can Donald Trump vote, travel internationally or own a gun after New York felony...
President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 10 felony sentencing raised questions on social media about his rights: Can he vote,
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/may/25/ad-watch-pro-donald-trump-pacs-video-misleads-abou/
PolitiFact | Ad Watch: Pro-Donald Trump PAC’s video misleads about Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 response
Former President Donald Trump has portrayed his campaign rival Gov. Ron DeSantis as a weak pandemic leader and a fan of
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/oct/27/live-trump-fact-check-madison-square-garden/
PolitiFact | Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York City
Follow live fact-checks from 2024 Republican presidential election nominee Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/apr/16/social-media/papa-leon-destituir-trump-iran-guerra/
PolitiFact | No, el papa León XIV no pidió destituir al presidente Donald Trump
No te dejes engañar, a pesar de las críticas del presidente Donald Trump al papa León XIV, no hay evidencia de que el papa pidió destituir a Trump.
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/jan/27/trump-campaign-promises-week-1-second-term/
PolitiFact | Tracking Donald Trump's campaign promises: How much progress did he make in Week 1?
Donald Trump issued executive orders aimed at fulfilling his 2024 campaign promises on birthright citizenship, Jan. 6 pardons, TikTok and more.
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/jan/21/live-fact-check-trump-davos-speech/
PolitiFact | Fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech on Greenland, US economy
Fact checks of President Donald Trump's speech at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, including topics like Greenland, US economy, Minnesota protests and...
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/may/30/fact-checking-donald-trump-after-guilty-verdict-tr/
PolitiFact | Following guilty verdict, fact-checking Donald Trump on Biden’s role, being a...
Former President Donald Trump is a convicted felon. A unanimous jury in the Manhattan case concluded May 30 that Trump w
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/dec/04/donald-trump/revoke-pardon-biden-autopen/
PolitiFact | No, Donald Trump can’t unilaterally revoke Biden ‘autopen’ pardons
Donald Trump said pardons signed with an autopen are “fully and completely terminated.” Trump can’t do that alone; a court would have to agree.
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/sep/23/donald-trump/trump-ended-seven-wars-un-general-assembly/
PolitiFact | At UN, Donald Trump repeats that he ended 7 wars. That’s still misleading.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said, including at the U.N. General Assembly, that he’s ended seven wars. But the claim is misleading.
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/jan/12/donald-trump/trump-credit-card-interest-rate-10-percent-law/
PolitiFact | Can Donald Trump unilaterally cap credit card interest rates at 10%? It’s a request,...
Donald Trump said credit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20. But there is no such law.
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/oct/11/fact-checking-former-president-donald-trumps-iowa-/
PolitiFact | Fact-checking former President Donald Trump’s 'Save America' rally in Iowa
Conjecture that former President Donald Trump is seeking back the White House job he held for four years continued to ge
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2018/sep/30/fact-checking-donald-trumps-rally-wheeling-wva/
PolitiFact | Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Wheeling, W.Va.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- For the second time in two months, President Donald Trump traveled to friendly territory in West Vi
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/jan/20/whats-an-executive-order-donald-trump-inauguration/
PolitiFact | What's an executive order? What to know as Donald Trump takes office again
Originally published by The 19th President-elect Donald Trump is expected to sign a long list of executive orders shortl
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jun/10/donald-trump/big-beautiful-bill-tax-increase-68-percent/
PolitiFact | If the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ fails, taxes could increase about 7.5%, not 68% as Donald...
President Donald Trump says taxes will rise by 68% if Congress doesn’t extend his 2017 tax law by passing his tax and spending bill. Taxes would rise, but by...
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/22/donald-trump-touts-car-plants-dont-exist/
PolitiFact | As auto industry plateaus, Donald Trump touts car plants that don’t exist
At a September rally in Freeland, Mich., Trump described great success in reviving automotive jobs. He boasted that he w
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/sep/02/Donald-Trump-Died-Rumor-False-misinformation/
PolitiFact | How Donald Trump’s untimely and untrue ‘death’ unfolded on social media
President Donald Trump is alive. But a wild rumor saying he died went viral online. Here’s how that happened.
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/nov/06/estas-son-las-promesas-de-donald-trump-para-su-seg/
PolitiFact | Estas son las promesas de Donald Trump para su segundo mandato
El expresidente Donald Trump ganó las elecciones presidenciales de 2024. La agenda política de Trump para un segundo man
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/jun/23/iranian-nuclear-obliterated-trump-bomb-damage/
PolitiFact | Are Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ as Donald Trump said? Too soon to know,...
Hours after the US attacked Iranian nuclear sites June 21, President Donald Trump said the sites were “completely and totally obliterated.” Others offer a more...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/feb/12/donald-trump/murder-crime-rate-lowest-125-years-FBI/
PolitiFact | Is Donald Trump right that the U.S. crime rate is at its lowest in 125 years?
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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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/oct/23/donald-trump-artificial-intelligence/
PolitiFact | The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself,...
Donald Trump is the first US president to rely on AI-generated imagery as a communications mainstay. His approach aligns with his low-regulation embrace of AI...
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/apr/30/trump-100-days-michigan-fact-check/
PolitiFact | Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan
PolitiFact fact-checked statements by President Donald Trump at an April 29, 2025, rally in Warren, Michigan, to celebrate the end of the first 100 days in his...
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/feb/25/live-fact-check-state-union-trump-address/
PolitiFact | Live fact-check: Donald Trump's 2026 State of the Union address
Follow live fact-checks of Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address and updates on his campaign promises. Here’s what time the speech starts and how to watch.
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/jan/09/war-powers-resolution-trump-congress-venezuela/
PolitiFact | Is the War Powers Resolution unconstitutional, as President Donald Trump says?
After President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to use the U.S. military to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro,
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https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/apr/07/watters-bomb-iran-power-plants-war-crime/
PolitiFact | Does historical precedent justify Donald Trump’s threats against civilian targets in...
Jesse Watters said there’s precedent for President Donald Trump’s threat to blow up Iranian power plants. But the historical examples he cited have important...
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/apr/02/seth-moulton/trump-bomb-civilian-infrastructure-war-crime/
PolitiFact | Is it a war crime to bomb civilian infrastructure, as Donald Trump has threatened?
Bombing civilian power infrastructure, as President Donald Trump has threatened to do, may be a war crime, experts say. But there is some gray area.
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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/mar/20/elizabeth-warren/trump-military-strikes-iran-venezuela/
PolitiFact | Has Donald Trump ordered more military strikes than any modern president?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says President Donald Trump has targeted more countries than any other 21st century president.
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https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/maga-meter-tracking-donald-trumps-2024-promises/?ruling=true
MAGA-Meter: Trump's Second Term : MAGA-Meter: Tracking Donald Trump's 2024 promises | PolitiFact
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.
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