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Fact-check: Trump’s ‘Meet the Press’ falsehoods about abortion, Jan. 6 security and bacon prices By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2023 Untangling Ron DeSantis’ debate anecdote about an improbable abortion survival story By Samantha Putterman • August 24, 2023 Fact-check: Donald Trump’s false and misleading responses after charges over role in Jan. 6 riot By Samantha Putterman • August 2, 2023 All abortion bans include exceptions for a mother’s life. But are they working? By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • June 23, 2023 Making sense of 'bleach' and hammer claims: What really happened with Hillary Clinton's emails? By Samantha Putterman • June 16, 2023 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Bedminster speech following documents indictment By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2023 Anti-abortion advocates turn to the environment: Is mifepristone in wastewater a threat? By Samantha Putterman • May 31, 2023 Why the FDA is recommending the newer, bivalent COVID-19 vaccines By Samantha Putterman • April 24, 2023 Stormy Daniels’ order to pay Trump in failed defamation lawsuit is unrelated to NY case By Samantha Putterman • April 7, 2023 Donald Trump indictment in Manhattan: A roundup of PolitiFact’s fact-checks, stories and explainers By Samantha Putterman • April 3, 2023 No evidence of growing trend of trans radicalization or terrorism, experts say By Grace Abels • March 31, 2023 How Bill Clinton’s settlement with Paula Jones differs from Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels payment By Samantha Putterman • March 21, 2023 Does Tennessee’s new law limiting drag make it ‘illegal to be publicly transgender’? By Samantha Putterman • March 8, 2023 7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 footage By Samantha Putterman • March 8, 2023 Immunity from COVID-19 infection is strong and lasting, but carries risks, research finds By Samantha Putterman • March 7, 2023 The top claims about abortion, fact-checked By Samantha Putterman • March 2, 2023 What does the '1870' pin mean at the State of the Union? By Samantha Putterman • February 8, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever? By Samantha Putterman • February 6, 2023 Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how. By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2023 In Context: What Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about abortions and classroom safety By Samantha Putterman • June 28, 2022
