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Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.

Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 19, 2025
Ask PolitiFact: Did JD Vance benefit from DEI initiatives at Yale Law?

Ask PolitiFact: Did JD Vance benefit from DEI initiatives at Yale Law?

By Gideon Hess • February 19, 2025
How do U.S. deportation flights work, what happens when countries refuse to accept them?

How do U.S. deportation flights work, what happens when countries refuse to accept them?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 28, 2025
Fact-check: Los Angeles fires fuel falsehoods, including by Trump, about water management

Fact-check: Los Angeles fires fuel falsehoods, including by Trump, about water management

By Jeff Cercone • January 10, 2025
Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021?

Ask PolitiFact: Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021?

By Sara Swann • November 19, 2024
Ask PolitiFact: What are Donald Trump’s second-term plans for the economy, immigration, abortion?

Ask PolitiFact: What are Donald Trump’s second-term plans for the economy, immigration, abortion?

By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2024
Can Donald Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations?

Can Donald Trump use a 1798 law to carry out mass deportations?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 18, 2024
Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews

Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews

By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2024
Why did JD Vance accuse Kamala Harris of engaging in censorship ‘at an industrial scale’? We explain

Why did JD Vance accuse Kamala Harris of engaging in censorship ‘at an industrial scale’? We explain

By Jeff Cercone • October 3, 2024
Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance?

Ask PolitiFact: Could Elon Musk’s assassination ‘jokes’ compromise security clearance?

By Madison Czopek • September 25, 2024
In Context: Here’s what JD Vance said about school shootings being a ‘fact of life’ (transcript)

In Context: Here’s what JD Vance said about school shootings being a ‘fact of life’ (transcript)

By Jeff Cercone • September 9, 2024
PolitiFact reader feedback: ‘Not giving all the context is misleading’

PolitiFact reader feedback: ‘Not giving all the context is misleading’

By Josie Hollingsworth • August 27, 2024
Ask PolitiFact: Are Democrats offering ‘free abortions and vasectomies’ at their Chicago convention?

Ask PolitiFact: Are Democrats offering ‘free abortions and vasectomies’ at their Chicago convention?

By Sara Swann • August 21, 2024
Ask PolitiFact: Does Joe Biden's asylum order ‘shut down’ the border?

Ask PolitiFact: Does Joe Biden's asylum order ‘shut down’ the border?

By Sara Swann • June 7, 2024
Ask PolitiFact: Did President Joe Biden grant ‘mass amnesty’ to over 350,000 immigrants?

Ask PolitiFact: Did President Joe Biden grant ‘mass amnesty’ to over 350,000 immigrants?

By Madison Czopek • June 7, 2024
‘So, who’s right?’ PolitiFact reader feedback on immigration, fact-checking Trump

‘So, who’s right?’ PolitiFact reader feedback on immigration, fact-checking Trump

By Josie Hollingsworth • February 21, 2024
We want to be more transparent with you about our fact-checking. Here’s how.

We want to be more transparent with you about our fact-checking. Here’s how.

By Ellen Hine • February 8, 2024
Ask PolitiFact: Can Joe Biden ‘shut down the border’ on his own?

Ask PolitiFact: Can Joe Biden ‘shut down the border’ on his own?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 2, 2024
Ask PolitiFact: What branch of government is ‘really’ responsible for the crisis at the border?

Ask PolitiFact: What branch of government is ‘really’ responsible for the crisis at the border?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 17, 2024
Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States?

Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 27, 2023