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PolitiFact refuted President Trump's label of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as communist, noting his affordable ...
Democrats' extreme rhetoric against Republicans often goes unchecked by "fact checkers" compared to Republicans' statements.
However, on June 18, PolitiFact's Madison Czopek was throwing flags on Walz's behalf after the horrific assassination of ...
As Minnesota and federal law enforcement officers launched their two-day search for Boelter, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, without evidence, made numerous X posts about the man’s ideology.
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We rated Pants on Fire this claim by state Rep. Wayne Smith: "Science has not shown greenhouse gases to be a problem." Piffle, readers said of our conclusion. To the mailbag: ...
We rate the claim Pants on Fire! Our Sources Donald Trump, Truth Social post, Oct. 31, 2024 KFF, The "Concept of a Plan" President Trump Proposed to Replace the ACA, Sept. 11, 2024 ...
We rate the claim Pants on Fire! PolitiFact Staff Writer Samantha Putterman contributed to this report. RELATED: Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews ...
“Biden drew zero ‘Pants on Fire’ warnings this year, and has only seven of those in the entire history of PolitiFact going back to 2007 (just one during his presidency). Kamala Harris has ...
For example, former President Donald Trump, over time, has collected 201 ratings of “Pants on Fire,” the worst rating. By comparison, Vice President Kamala Harris has zero.
Experts told PolitiFact that they knew of no technology that allows anyone to control the weather or create a hurricane, and denied that the meme’s patents proved weather control is possible.
We rate the claim that Hurricane Helene was a product of weather modification Pants on Fire! CORRECTION, Sept. 29: We updated this fact-check to clarify Monica Allen's NOAA title.