13 fact checks of President Donald Trumpโs address to Congress Trump made false claims about Social Security fraud, immigration, money sent to Ukraine, the Paris accord and more March 5, 2025 PolitiFact
Opinion | Trumpโs speech caps another busy day in media One out-of-the-box name in media is floating his name as a Democratic nominee for president and says, โI can beat them all.โ March 5, 2025 Tom Jones
Live fact checks of President Donald Trumpโs speech to Congress Trump will speak to Congress at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday. Follow along with our live fact-checking. March 4, 2025 PolitiFact
No US government audits for the last 100 years? Hereโs why โShark Tankโ star Kevin OโLeary is wrong For decades, inspectors general have audited the federal government. The Government Accountability Office has been doing it for more than a century. February 28, 2025 Louis Jacobson
Trump spreads falsehoods about voting while pushing new rules in speech to governors Trump has a long history of falsehoods about voting, and his efforts to raise doubt about results has led to election worker threats February 27, 2025 Amy Sherman
Trumpโs lawsuits against the press are about power, not winning In the latest episode of โThe Poynter Report Podcast,โ Paul Farhi says the White House is sending the message that critical coverage has a cost February 26, 2025 Ren LaForme
Opinion | Trumpโs White House continues chipping away at press freedoms The White House, not the press, will decide who gets to cover key presidential moments โ a shift that alarms journalists and press freedom advocates February 26, 2025 Tom Jones
Are there more plane crashes this year? Federal data says no. Although plane crash news is alarming, data shows commercial flight accidents are rare, and the recent number of aviation incidents isnโt unusual February 26, 2025 Loreben Tuquero
How does the US spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE and Elon Musk look for cuts As Musk and his critics toss around statistics, here are some points to know about how the government spends $6.8 trillion taxpayer money February 25, 2025 Louis Jacobson
Opinion | How does the APโs dispute with the Trump administration end? The wire service filed a lawsuit alleging its ban violates the First Amendment. But this all is about more than what it calls a body of water. February 24, 2025 Tom Jones
DOGE touts billions in canceled government contracts. Where are its numbers coming from? DOGE claims $55B in savings, but its โwall of receiptsโ totals $8.6B โ just 0.1% of last yearโs federal budget February 24, 2025 Caleb McCullough
Opinion | News outlets backed the AP against Trumpโs White House. Now what? 40 news organizations โ including Fox News and Newsmax โ asked Trump to lift his ban on the AP. Hereโs why it probably wonโt matter. February 21, 2025 Tom Jones
Firing of FOIA officers leaves experts worried about public records access under Trump โAnytime that whole FOIA offices are getting fired, it portends terrible thingsโ February 21, 2025 Angela Fu
Opinion | Good on the media for calling out President Trumpโs falsehoods on Ukraine When Trump accused Zelenskyy of starting the war between Ukraine and Russia, journalists loudly spelled out the truth February 20, 2025 Tom Jones
DOGE didnโt โdiscoverโ $2.7 trillion in improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid overseas The nonpartisan US Government Accountability Office did, in March 2024, and the estimate includes all federal agencies since 2003 February 20, 2025 Sofia Ahmed
