Did Donald Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say Trump fired some top officials and ended DEI programs, but experts say it’s unlikely those actions affected the operations of the aircraft January 31, 2025 Louis Jacobson
‘I never said it:’ RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing Kennedy minimized and denied controversial things he had said in podcasts, conferences or TV interviews, even though the senators quoted him directly January 30, 2025 Madison Czopek
School meals? Cancer trials? What we know about Trump’s federal funding freeze Legal observers saw the funding pause as the opening volley in a legal battle that centers on a concept called ‘impoundment’ January 29, 2025 Louis Jacobson
What does the US‘s exit from the WHO mean for global health? America’s step back may curtail efforts to provide lifesaving health care and combat deadly outbreaks, especially in lower-income countries January 28, 2025 Amy Maxmen
What Trump’s immigration orders mean in the short and long term He declared a southern border emergency, reinstated some first-term policies, and ended programs allowing legal entry to the US January 27, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Opinion | Republican leaders want to put conditions on California wildfire aid. Is there precedent for that? Experts say Congress usually funds disasters without requiring policy changes, opting to pursue any reforms only after aid is approved January 24, 2025 Jeff Cercone
Is the United States turning into an oligarchy? Scholars react to Joe Biden’s warning Wealthy people have always had a louder voice, but Trump’s new allies represent the starkest consolidation of wealth in US politics in recent memory January 23, 2025 Samantha Putterman
Donald Trump didn’t put his hand on the Bible during his oath of office. He’s still the president. Although presidents and other government officials have historically sworn the oath on a Bible, the Constitution doesn’t require it January 22, 2025 Samantha Putterman
President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day speeches, fact-checked Trump took his second oath of office as the 47th president of the United States, offering an agenda heavily foreshadowed by his campaign promises January 21, 2025 Louis Jacobson
PolitiFact kicks off the MAGA-Meter to track Donald Trump’s promises Over the next 4 years, PolitiFact will periodically evaluate the new administration’s progress on those promises, as it did for previous presidents January 20, 2025 Louis Jacobson
Did Joe Biden keep these 99 promises? PolitiFact reviewed his presidential record Biden kept 33 promises. He compromised on 32. And he broke 34 promises. Here's what he did and didn't accomplish. January 15, 2025 Louis Jacobson
New Meta content rules let users call LGBTQ+ people ‘mentally ill.’ Here’s what medical experts say. Leading medical experts do not consider being gay or transgender to be a mental illness January 14, 2025 Grace Abels
The Los Angeles fires have fueled falsehoods about water management, including from Trump Hydrants ran dry because the city’s infrastructure was not built to respond to fires so large. A change in water management would not have helped. January 13, 2025 Jeff Cercone
No, cancer isn’t a parasite, and ivermectin can’t cure it Cancer grows from mutations in a person’s cells. Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism. January 7, 2025 Caleb McCullough
How a Fox News report fueled false claims about the New Orleans suspect. He was a US citizen. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old suspected driver in the New Year’s truck attack in New Orleans, was a US citizen and US Army veteran January 6, 2025 Samantha Putterman
