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Fact-Checking
October 2, 2024
Edith Olmsted
J.D. Vance Lashes Out After the Smallest Fact-Check in V.P. Debate
J.D. Vance grew agitated after a mild fact-check on his comments about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.
October 1, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Tim Walz Faces Uncomfy Fact-Check on Tiananmen Square Ahead of Debate
The Democratic vice presidential nominee has misrepresented his travel to China, claiming he was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests.
September 18, 2024
Edith Olmsted
J.D. Vance Has Pathetic Excuse to Escape Blame for His Racist Lies
J.D. Vance seems to think it’s not his responsibility to fact-check his migrant conspiracy theory.
September 13, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
MAGA Pushes Laughable New Lie to Excuse Trump’s Debate Face-Plant
Donald Trump’s allies seem unable to accept that he sucked so badly during the presidential debate.
September 11, 2024
Paige Oamek
Trump Issues Frightening Threat After Disastrous Debate Performance
The entire media—and anyone who cares about free speech—should consider this a warning of what could happen in a second Trump term.
August 2, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Now We Know Why That Disastrous Trump Event Started So Late
Donald Trump’s interview with the National Association of Black Journalists started more than an hour late.
July 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Here’s How Many Times Trump Lied During His Weird RNC Speech
Spoiler alert: It’s a lot.
July 5, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Claims He Never Praised Neo-Nazis—Thanks to Dubious “Fact-Check”
Congrats to Snopes for being cited by Donald Trump, who is now openly bragging that he never called the neo-Nazis at Charlottesville “very fine people.”
June 27, 2024
Talia Jane
MAGA Loses It Over Game-Changing Announcement on Biden-Trump Debate
Trump’s biggest fans are pissed about how CNN plans to cover the Trump and Biden debate.
June 19, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Brutally Exposed for Mindblowing Number of Lies in One Speech
Donald Trump made at least 30 false statements during an hour-and-a-half-long speech in Racine, Wisconsin.
January 8, 2020
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Alex Pareene
How Political Fact-Checkers Distort the Truth
Glenn Kessler and his ilk aren't sticking to the facts. They're promoting a moderate dogma.
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