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Dec 17, 2024 · This marks the fourth time we’ve given the award to Trump and the first time we’ve crowned Vance. Trump also figured prominently in promoting three other falsehoods that were named Lie of the ...

Feb 1, 2024 · PolitiFact has published its 1,000th fact-check of Donald Trump. In addition to our data analysis, we decided to back at the 10 Trump fact-checks that our readers clicked the most.The list ...

Nov 22, 2024 · Celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., John Legend and Tom Hanks have announced they are leaving the U.S. following the 2024 election.

Dec 23, 2024 · Trump in July attacked Harris’ stance on gender-affirming care, saying she "wants to forcibly compel doctors and nurses against their will to give chemical castration drugs to young children."

Jul 18, 2024 · Trump’s top economic promises also reiterate themes he pursued during his previous term in office. He would pursue an aggressive trade policy, this time including a 10% tariff on foreign goods ...

Nov 7, 2024 · Election denial is antidemocratic, said David Becker, the executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, a nonpartisan group that works with election officials ...

Jun 10, 2024 · In a brief video, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said, "I take responsibility for not having them just prepare for more," referring to U.S. Capitol security, not the National Guard.

Dec 26, 2024 · A contentious presidential election, two devastating hurricanes, the Baltimore bridge collapse: It was a busy news year, and where news goes, misinformation follows.

Donald Trump is the president of the United States; he was elected Nov. 5, 2024, and began his second presidential term Jan. 20, 2025. He defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election ...