With less than two weeks left till Election Day, presidential and vice presidential nominees are crisscrossing the nation to get votes — and crossing up the voters with false and misleading claims.
Groundhog Friday
Issues: jobs
Groundhog Friday
At this stage of the campaign, we often hear similar claims repeated over and over in stump speeches.
Obama’s Numbers October 2016 Update
Our last update on statistical indicators of the Obama presidency before his successor is elected.
Video: FactChecking the First Debate
Several claims from the first presidential debate are highlighted in this video from FlackCheck.org, our sister site for political literacy.
FactChecking the First Debate
Trump, Clinton distort facts on jobs, taxes, trade and the Middle East.
Groundhog Friday
We give a rundown of repeated claims in our “Groundhog Friday” feature. This week’s edition includes claims on jobs, Iran, the trade deficit and income inequality.
Trump’s Job Loss Exaggeration
Donald Trump distorted the facts when he claimed New York’s job losses during Hillary Clinton’s eight years as the state’s U.S. senator were “worse than just about any place in the country.”
More Bogus Trumponomics
Donald Trump mangled his economic facts — again — when he said many people are working two jobs largely “because of this horrible Obamacare.”
Groundhog Friday
This week’s Groundhog Friday — a wrap-up of political claims we’ve debunked before — includes assertions about illegal immigration, tax returns, jobs, wages, the Iraq War and the trade deficit.
Groundhog Friday
This week, the candidates for the White House repeated claims they’ve made before on nuclear weapons, jobs and wages.