Latest Articles Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statements on the economy in insult-laden Pennsylvania speech By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2025 Trump propone pagos de $2,000 a todos los estadounidenses. ¿Es posible? By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2025 Trump proposed $2,000 payments for Americans from tariff dividends. Would that work? By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2025 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels • November 3, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: How much could the federal shutdown cost? By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2025 US soybean farmers criticize Argentina ‘bailout.’ How are the issues linked? By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2025 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2025 ¿Qué dijo Trump en su discurso ante la ONU? Aquí lo verificamos By PolitiFact Staff • September 23, 2025 Reduction of jobs by 911,000 puts spotlight on BLS and Biden’s legacy By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2025 Lisa Cook is fighting President Donald Trump’s plan to fire her. What comes next? By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2025 Republicans say latest US consumer price report is a boon. Democrats say it’s a bust. Which is it? By Samantha Putterman • August 14, 2025 What are H-1B visas and how does the Trump administration propose changing them? By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2025 Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2025 Trump voters wanted relief from medical bills. For millions, the bills are about to get bigger. By Noam N. Levey • July 25, 2025 Donald Trump appointed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Can he fire him? By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 17, 2025 In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean? By Amy Sherman • July 3, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan By Madison Czopek • April 30, 2025 9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2025 What is the bond market, and why is it so important for the economy? By Louis Jacobson • April 15, 2025 Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple By Amy Sherman • April 10, 2025
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s statements on the economy in insult-laden Pennsylvania speech By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2025 Trump propone pagos de $2,000 a todos los estadounidenses. ¿Es posible? By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2025 Trump proposed $2,000 payments for Americans from tariff dividends. Would that work? By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2025 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels • November 3, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: How much could the federal shutdown cost? By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2025 US soybean farmers criticize Argentina ‘bailout.’ How are the issues linked? By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2025 Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2025 ¿Qué dijo Trump en su discurso ante la ONU? Aquí lo verificamos By PolitiFact Staff • September 23, 2025 Reduction of jobs by 911,000 puts spotlight on BLS and Biden’s legacy By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2025 Lisa Cook is fighting President Donald Trump’s plan to fire her. What comes next? By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2025 Republicans say latest US consumer price report is a boon. Democrats say it’s a bust. Which is it? By Samantha Putterman • August 14, 2025 What are H-1B visas and how does the Trump administration propose changing them? By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2025 Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2025 Trump voters wanted relief from medical bills. For millions, the bills are about to get bigger. By Noam N. Levey • July 25, 2025 Donald Trump appointed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Can he fire him? By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 17, 2025 In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean? By Amy Sherman • July 3, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan By Madison Czopek • April 30, 2025 9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2025 What is the bond market, and why is it so important for the economy? By Louis Jacobson • April 15, 2025 Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple By Amy Sherman • April 10, 2025
