Latest Articles Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2026 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman • March 30, 2026 Could Iran ‘soon’ hit US with long-range missile? Experts doubt Trump as US bombs Iran. By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2026 Steve Witkoff said Iran is ‘a week away’ from material to make a bomb. Experts are skeptical By Amy Sherman • February 26, 2026 Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean? By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2025 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels • November 3, 2025 Are Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ as Donald Trump said? Too soon to know, experts say By Louis Jacobson • June 23, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2025 Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites? By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What was the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump drop out? By Amy Sherman • June 18, 2025 Does Donald Trump have sole power to decide if and when to strike Iran? Or does Congress have a say? By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2025 Why a possible U.S. attack on Iran could break a longstanding U.S.-Israel pattern By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2025 Are we closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since 1962, as Biden suggested? By Madison Czopek • October 10, 2022 What are 'tactical' nuclear weapons? And what do they mean for Russia, Ukraine and the world? By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2022 Misleading images of Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhia plants undercut real reasons for concern By Luiz Romero • March 4, 2022 Did Gen. Mark Milley overstep on nuclear launch meeting, call to China? By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2021
Fact-checking Trump’s conclusion that Iran war was a ‘total’ US victory By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2026 How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift By Amy Sherman • March 30, 2026 Could Iran ‘soon’ hit US with long-range missile? Experts doubt Trump as US bombs Iran. By Amy Sherman • February 28, 2026 Steve Witkoff said Iran is ‘a week away’ from material to make a bomb. Experts are skeptical By Amy Sherman • February 26, 2026 Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. What does that mean? By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2025 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels • November 3, 2025 Are Iranian nuclear sites ‘obliterated,’ as Donald Trump said? Too soon to know, experts say By Louis Jacobson • June 23, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Was Iran ‘weeks away’ from having a nuclear weapon, as Trump said? By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2025 Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites? By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What was the Iran nuclear deal and why did Trump drop out? By Amy Sherman • June 18, 2025 Does Donald Trump have sole power to decide if and when to strike Iran? Or does Congress have a say? By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2025 Why a possible U.S. attack on Iran could break a longstanding U.S.-Israel pattern By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2025 Are we closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since 1962, as Biden suggested? By Madison Czopek • October 10, 2022 What are 'tactical' nuclear weapons? And what do they mean for Russia, Ukraine and the world? By Louis Jacobson • April 19, 2022 Misleading images of Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhia plants undercut real reasons for concern By Luiz Romero • March 4, 2022 Did Gen. Mark Milley overstep on nuclear launch meeting, call to China? By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2021
