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The nonpartisan politics fact-checking project of the Austin American-Statesman, Dallas Morning News and https://teapawt.net/t.co/tAqw20Cw3L.

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Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s comments during meeting with Zelenskyy dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Fact-checking President Donald Trump's comments during meeting with Zelenskyy

Fact-checking President Donald Trump's comments during meeting with Zelenskyy

PolitiFact | A look at the highlights from President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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DNC chair excludes some examples from a tally of Texas hearings on flood versus redistricting dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
DNC chair excludes some examples from a tally of Texas hearings on flood versus redistricting

DNC chair excludes some examples from a tally of Texas hearings on flood versus redistricting

Texas DNC chairman Ken Martin criticized Texas Republicans' push for congressional redistricting, saying they have the wrong priorities, holding more hearings on that topic than the flooding that

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Did President Donald Trump violate War Powers Act with strike against Iran? dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Did President Donald Trump violate War Powers Act with strike against Iran?

Did President Donald Trump violate War Powers Act with strike against Iran?

Recent presidents have asked Congress to authorize use of force before using military.

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Former FBI Director James Comey is under investigation after posting a photo of seashells on the beach spelling out “8647.” dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
James Comey under fire for saying '86′, but where does the slang term come from?

James Comey under fire for saying '86′, but where does the slang term come from?

Former FBI director James Comey is taking heat for using the term "86." But what does it mean?

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Can green card holders fly under Real ID rules? dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Can green card holders fly under Real ID rules?

Can green card holders fly under Real ID rules?

Green Card holders can fly under Real ID rules. Here's how.

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Consumers, businesses have soured on economy in President Donald Trump’s first 100 days dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Consumers, businesses have soured on economy in President Donald Trump's first 100 days

Consumers, businesses have soured on economy in President Donald Trump's first 100 days

Nine charts show how consumers and businesses are losing confidence after President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.

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Can Donald Trump become a three-term president? dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Can Donald Trump become a three-term president?

Can Donald Trump become a three-term president?

President Donald Trump recently teased the possibility of serving a third term in office. PolitiFact asked constitutional law experts what they thought about Trump's rationale for legally serving

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Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’ | PolitiFact dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 'fighting oligarchy tour'

Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 'fighting oligarchy tour'

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., have drawn large crowds during their "fighting oligarchy" tour. PolitiFact fact-checked some of their statements.

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Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Fact-checking Elon Musk dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Fact-checking Elon Musk

Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Fact-checking Elon Musk

Billionaire businessman and White House adviser Elon Musk said, "Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time." That has been a popular talking point that PolitiFact has fact-checked

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Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s address to joint session of Congress dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Fact-checking President Donald Trump's address to joint session of Congress

Fact-checking President Donald Trump's address to joint session of Congress

President Donald Trump addressed Congress in a joint session Tuesday night. PolitiFact fact-checked his speech.

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Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That's not what federal data shows

Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That's not what federal data shows

In recent weeks, videos of planes crashing and burning have populated social media and news feeds. Are more plane crashes happening this year? PolitiFact sorts out the truth.

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How does the U.S. spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
How does the U.S. spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts

How does the U.S. spend taxpayer money? What to know as DOGE, Elon Musk look for cuts

Elon Musk said his Department of Government Efficiency team is working toward cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget. PolitiFact looks at how the government spends taxpayer money.

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s closing economic arguments dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Fact-checking Donald Trump's closing economic arguments

Fact-checking Donald Trump's closing economic arguments

In the waning days of the 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump released an ad as part of his closing argument that is full of statements about the economy. PolitiFact

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Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ ‘closing argument’ speech at the White House Ellipse dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Fact-checking Kamala Harris' 'closing argument' speech at the White House Ellipse

Fact-checking Kamala Harris' 'closing argument' speech at the White House Ellipse

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech in Washington, D.C., that was her closing argument for being elected president as the Democratic nominee. She drew a sharp contrast with former

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On X, Elon Musk is misinformation’s megaphone dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
On X, Elon Musk is misinformation's megaphone

On X, Elon Musk is misinformation's megaphone

In two years owning the platform formerly called Twitter, Elon Musk has overseen a policy overhaul that dramatically loosened safeguards to prevent misinformation's spread. PolitiFact analyzed

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in New York City dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Fact-checking Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally in New York City

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally in New York City

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gave his closing-argument speech at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. PolitiFact fact-checked 8 of his statements.

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Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they boosted security since 2020’s threats dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Election officials want safe voting. Here's how they boosted security since 2020's threats

Election officials want safe voting. Here's how they boosted security since 2020's threats

PolitiFact interviewed current and former election officials about what they have done to mitigate violence and protect their staff and voters.

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Donald Trump ad distorts Kamala Harris’ stance on Social Security taxes dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Donald Trump ad distorts Kamala Harris' stance on Social Security taxes

Donald Trump ad distorts Kamala Harris' stance on Social Security taxes

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has a new ad to make his closing argument against Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. PolitiFact fact-checks the ad.

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Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall in Pennsylvania dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
Fact-checking Kamala Harris' CNN town hall in Pennsylvania

Fact-checking Kamala Harris' CNN town hall in Pennsylvania

Vice President Kamala Harris took questions at a town hall event in Pennsylvania hosted by CNN. PolitiFact fact-checked her answers.

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12 fact-checks from Donald Trump’s all-women Fox News town hall dallasnews.com/news/politifa…
12 fact-checks from Donald Trump's all-women Fox News town hall

12 fact-checks from Donald Trump's all-women Fox News town hall

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a town hall on Fox News before an all-female audience. PolitiFact fact-checked the conversation.

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