Fact-Checking

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A foreman in black at left supervises workers renovating a walk way in front of a commercial building in Beijing, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Does China have more retirees than workers? Joe Biden’s claim is premature

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PolitiFact launches Spanish-language website to serve more than 40 million U.S. Spanish-speakers

Beyonce' accepts the Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Monday, April 1, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Jay-Z didn’t bribe country radio stations to play Beyoncé’s songs. This claim started as satire

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. Kennedy was soliciting signatures in support of getting his name on the ballot for the 2024 general election. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts said that’s unlikely.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Schnecksville, Pa., April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

Donald Trump repeated inaccurate claims on the economy in a local news interview in Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania athlete Lia Thomas prepares for the 500 meter freestyle at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.  (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

The U.S. swimming team didn’t threaten to quit over Lia Thomas