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Follow PolitiFact’s live fact-check of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union

PolitiFact is live fact-checking President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress Feb. 24. PolitiFact has fact-checked 1,144 of Trump ’s statements since 2011. Tonight, we’ll draw on ...

Fact-Checking Trump’s Justifications for Attacking Iran

He laid out his justifications in an eight-minute video he shared on social media. But three of his key claims — blaming Iran for a terrorist attack in 2000, characterizing its nuclear program as ...

Fact-checking the State of the Union and the Trump's surgeon general pick faces a Senate grilling: Morning Rundown

In today’s newsletter: Trump’s State of the Union tackled the economy and immigration as his approval ratings on both issues fall.

Why Meta’s Fact-Checking Change Could Lead to More Misinformation on Facebook and Instagram

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will move to a Community Notes system as the company prepares for Donald Trump's presidency.
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Why Canada still doesn’t have a full-time fact-checking beat

Canadian Daniel Dale became a star fact-checking Trump. Back home, the work remains ad hoc. That says a lot about Canadian politics and media.

Fact checking Trump's 2026 State of the Union address and Democrats' response

CBS News fact checked President Trump's 2026 State of the Union address, and Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's Democratic ...