Claim reviews
Exact statements reviewed against primary records, official data and clearly identified evidence. Externally sourced ratings are labeled and linked to their full review.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was calling President Joe Biden after Hurricane Helene but “hasn’t been able to get him.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was calling President Joe Biden after Hurricane Helene but “hasn’t been able to get him.”
See the evidence →When Haitians go to school in Springfield, Ohio, they “take the place of our children in school” and “each one will have a private interpreter.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: When Haitians go to school in Springfield, Ohio, they “take the place of our children in school” and “each one will have a private interpreter.”
See the evidence →Vice President Kamala Harris is “talking about bringing back the draft.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Pants on Fire: Vice President Kamala Harris is “talking about bringing back the draft.”
See the evidence →“Kamala Harris has promised amnesty for the 10 million illegals she allowed in as border czar, making them eligible for Social Security. Studies warn this will lead to cuts in your Social Security benefits.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: “Kamala Harris has promised amnesty for the 10 million illegals she allowed in as border czar, making them eligible for Social Security. Studies warn this will lead to cuts…
See the evidence →“In Springfield (Ohio), they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats. They’re eating, they’re eating the pets of the people that live there.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Pants on Fire: “In Springfield (Ohio), they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats. They’re eating, they’re eating the pets of the people that live…
See the evidence →Claim: Pelosi rejected an offer of 10,000 National Guard troops before January 6
The House January 6 committee reported finding no evidence of such a presidential order, and the speaker did not directly command the National Guard.
See the evidence →Claim: courts never considered the merits of challenges to the 2020 election
Courts rejected election challenges for multiple reasons, and some rulings expressly evaluated and rejected the evidence or legal merits.
See the evidence →Claim: Trump saved the Affordable Care Act
The first Trump administration supported repeal efforts and litigation that could have invalidated the law; those efforts failed.
See the evidence →Claim: Harris served as the administration’s border czar
Harris was assigned diplomatic work addressing migration’s root causes in parts of Central America; she was not placed in operational command of border security.
See the evidence →Claim: the United States left $85 billion in military equipment in Afghanistan
The figure represented broad spending to develop Afghan security forces, not the value of equipment left behind.
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