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President Trump said he ‘brought back free speech.’ His first 100 days tell a different story. By Grace Abels • April 29, 2025 Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días By Maria Briceño • April 28, 2025 How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown in his first 100 days By Maria Briceño • April 28, 2025 Critics accuse President Donald Trump of insider trading. Experts say that’s a stretch. By Louis Jacobson • April 10, 2025 Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2025 Can Donald Trump become a three-term president? By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2025 Elon Musk’s PAC is paying Wisconsin petition signers before Supreme Court election. Is it legal? By Amy Sherman • March 28, 2025 Tren de Aragua: Que sabemos sobre la pandilla venezolana que Trump designó como terrorista By Maria Briceño • March 25, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no. By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 19, 2025 President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen. By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2025 US Rep. Steil labeled Dane County a ‘sanctuary city,’ but it’s complicated By Ricardo Torres • March 5, 2025 Do Elon Musk and DOGE have power to cut spending, close agencies? By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2025 Did Trump kill ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965’? Here’s why that claim caused confusion By Jeff Cercone • January 24, 2025 Does getting pardoned equal a confession of guilt, as Dinesh D'Souza claimed? By Madison Czopek • January 23, 2025 Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for Pam Bondi, attorney general nominee By Samantha Putterman • January 15, 2025 1% or 85%: Two numbers before SCOTUS purport to show trans youth ‘regret’ rates. Which is it? By Grace Abels • December 16, 2024 Donald Trump is reiterating his promise to overturn birthright citizenship. Can he do it? By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2024 Transgender youth health care: A fact-checker’s look at Supreme Court oral arguments in Tenn. case By Grace Abels • December 6, 2024 The Supreme Court is weighing trans health bans. Here’s what to expect. By Grace Abels • December 2, 2024 Can President-elect Donald Trump enact tariffs without Congress? And can anyone stop him? By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2024