Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Fact-checking 5 claims in the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. WadeEnding nearly 50 years of federally protected access to abortion, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, returning power to individual states to set their own laws."The Constitution makes no express reference to a right to obtain an abortion…," the June 24 . "We thus return the power to weigh those arguments to the people and their elected representatives."The final ruling closely mirrored...…Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Fact-checking 5 claims in the final Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. WadeEnding nearly 50 years of federally protected access to abortion, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, returning power to individual states to set their own laws."The Constitution makes no express reference to a right to obtain an abortion…," the June 24 . "We thus return the power to weigh those arguments to the people and their elected representatives."The final ruling closely mirrored...WW…

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Donald Trump’s 4 biggest falsehoods on ABC NewsPresident Donald Trump left Washington for his first major trip in nearly two months, and also left the relative safety of a Fox News interview by sitting down with ABC News’ David Muir during a visit to Arizona on May 5.Muir was on some of Trump’s specific claims about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.Here are four inaccuracies from Trump’s comments, fact-checked."Don't forget, the cupboard was bare. The last administration left...…Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Donald Trump’s 4 biggest falsehoods on ABC NewsPresident Donald Trump left Washington for his first major trip in nearly two months, and also left the relative safety of a Fox News interview by sitting down with ABC News’ David Muir during a visit to Arizona on May 5.Muir was on some of Trump’s specific claims about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.Here are four inaccuracies from Trump’s comments, fact-checked."Don't forget, the cupboard was bare. The last administration left...WW…

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.“Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.”Stacey Abrams has often come up as a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The Georgia Democrat nearly won the 2018 governor’s race. In an interview with Mother Jones, Abrams said if she were in the governor’s mansion today, she would have handled the COVID-19 crisis totally differently."I wouldn’t have led Georgia to be one of the last states to shut down, and we certainly...…Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.“Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.”Stacey Abrams has often come up as a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. The Georgia Democrat nearly won the 2018 governor’s race. In an interview with Mother Jones, Abrams said if she were in the governor’s mansion today, she would have handled the COVID-19 crisis totally differently."I wouldn’t have led Georgia to be one of the last states to shut down, and we certainly...WW…

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.“Today, the gap between African American and white homeownership is larger than it was in the late 1960s.”Joe Biden does not support the call from racial-justice activists to "defund the police." In a USA Today op-ed, he proposed other policies for rooting out systemic racism in American laws and institutions, focusing on economic opportunities.Homeownership is key to financial stability and building generational wealth, Biden wrote, yet the share of African Americans who own their...…Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.“Today, the gap between African American and white homeownership is larger than it was in the late 1960s.”Joe Biden does not support the call from racial-justice activists to "defund the police." In a USA Today op-ed, he proposed other policies for rooting out systemic racism in American laws and institutions, focusing on economic opportunities.Homeownership is key to financial stability and building generational wealth, Biden wrote, yet the share of African Americans who own their...WW…

Now is your chance to go on the record as supporting trusted, factual information by joining PolitiFact’s Truth Squad. Contributions or gifts to PolitiFact, which is part of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Poynter Institute, are tax deductible.“Why did the state do that with COVID patients in nursing homes? It’s because the state followed President Trump’s CDC guidance.”New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, facing criticism for how the state handled COVID-19 in nursing homes, has said his administration followed guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. and Cuomo was asked on...…Now is your chance to go on the record as supporting trusted, factual information by joining PolitiFact’s Truth Squad. Contributions or gifts to PolitiFact, which is part of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Poynter Institute, are tax deductible.“Why did the state do that with COVID patients in nursing homes? It’s because the state followed President Trump’s CDC guidance.”New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, facing criticism for how the state handled COVID-19 in nursing homes, has said his administration followed guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. and Cuomo was asked on...WW…

Now is your chance to go on the record as supporting trusted, factual information by joining PolitiFact’s Truth Squad. Contributions or gifts to PolitiFact, which is part of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Poynter Institute, are tax deductible."I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare."President Donald Trump attempted to take credit for one of the most popular elements of the Affordable Care Act: Its protection for people who have preexisting medical conditions."I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare," Trump on Jan. 13.The  protection...…Now is your chance to go on the record as supporting trusted, factual information by joining PolitiFact’s Truth Squad. Contributions or gifts to PolitiFact, which is part of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Poynter Institute, are tax deductible."I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare."President Donald Trump attempted to take credit for one of the most popular elements of the Affordable Care Act: Its protection for people who have preexisting medical conditions."I was the person who saved Pre-Existing Conditions in your healthcare," Trump on Jan. 13.The  protection...WW…

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Barack Obama is the former president of the United States. Obama also served as a U.S. senator from Illinois. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii, where his parents met as students at the University of Hawaii. Obama's father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas. He graduated from Columbia University and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. Obama previously served in the Illinois state Senate and was an instructor at the University of Chicago Law School. He and his wife,...…Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Barack Obama is the former president of the United States. Obama also served as a U.S. senator from Illinois. He was born in 1961 in Hawaii, where his parents met as students at the University of Hawaii. Obama's father is from Kenya and his mother is from Kansas. He graduated from Columbia University and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. Obama previously served in the Illinois state Senate and was an instructor at the University of Chicago Law School. He and his wife,...WW…

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Barack Obama “is the first ex-president to ever speak against his successor.”In a call with past members of his administration, former President Barack Obama criticized the Trump administration for bungling the response to the coronavirus."It would have been bad even with the best of governments," Obama said . "It has been an absolute chaotic disaster."Obama’s words drew anger from President Donald Trump’s supporters, one of whom : "Barack Hussain Obama is the first Ex-President to...…Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Barack Obama “is the first ex-president to ever speak against his successor.”In a call with past members of his administration, former President Barack Obama criticized the Trump administration for bungling the response to the coronavirus."It would have been bad even with the best of governments," Obama said . "It has been an absolute chaotic disaster."Obama’s words drew anger from President Donald Trump’s supporters, one of whom : "Barack Hussain Obama is the first Ex-President to...WW…

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.The estate tax "would punish family farms and small businesses, forcing them to be sold off instead of passed on to the next generation.”In a recent making rounds in Iowa online and on television, the National Republican Senatorial Committee targets Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield’s support for an estate tax. Dubbing the tax the Pelosi-Greenfield Death Tax, the advertisement says, "This unfair tax would punish family farms and small businesses, forcing...…Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.The estate tax "would punish family farms and small businesses, forcing them to be sold off instead of passed on to the next generation.”In a recent making rounds in Iowa online and on television, the National Republican Senatorial Committee targets Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield’s support for an estate tax. Dubbing the tax the Pelosi-Greenfield Death Tax, the advertisement says, "This unfair tax would punish family farms and small businesses, forcing...WW…

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Ad Watch: Trump’s ‘American Comeback’ ad uses words of media, Democrats out of contextAn upbeat TV ad from President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign praises his response to the pandemic and includes clips of Democrats praising him.The overall message of the ad, titled "" is that Trump and the United States will persevere, despite what Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have said."No matter how hard they try to stop us, they can’t," Trump said in the 60-second ad. "We built...…Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.We need your help.Ad Watch: Trump’s ‘American Comeback’ ad uses words of media, Democrats out of contextAn upbeat TV ad from President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign praises his response to the pandemic and includes clips of Democrats praising him.The overall message of the ad, titled "" is that Trump and the United States will persevere, despite what Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have said."No matter how hard they try to stop us, they can’t," Trump said in the 60-second ad. "We built...WW…