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Experts Question the White House’s Defense of Taxpayer-Funded Ads www.factcheck.org/2026/09/expe...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 23h
Experts Question the White House’s Defense of Taxpayer-Funded Ads Read more: www.factcheck.org/2026/09/expe...
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Experts Question the White House's Defense of Taxpayer-Funded Ads - FactCheck.org
The White House has defended three taxpayer-funded advertisements featuring President Donald Trump by comparing them to ads that were paid for by past presidential administrations. But some legal expe...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 28/09/2026
Paxton’s Uvalde Comment in Full Context www.factcheck.org/2026/09/paxt...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 25/09/2026
Republican Ad Attacks Cooper with Misleading Claim About Rape Kits www.factcheck.org/2026/09/repu...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 25/09/2026
Paxton’s Uvalde Comment in Full Context Read more: www.factcheck.org/2026/09/paxt...
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Paxton's Uvalde Comment in Full Context - FactCheck.org
In the Texas Senate race, comments Republican Ken Paxton made in 2022 about the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are circulating on social media, thanks to posts by his opponent...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 25/09/2026
Republican Ad Attacks Cooper with Misleading Claim About Rape Kits www.factcheck.org/2026/09/repu...
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Republican Ad Attacks Cooper with Misleading Claim About Rape Kits - FactCheck.org
A Republican super PAC has been running an ad that makes the misleading claim that North Carolina Senate candidate Roy Cooper "let 16,000 untested rape kits sit on the shelf" when he was the state’s a...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 25/09/2026
Every election cycle since 2010, we have published profiles of some of the many outside groups trying to influence who gets elected to Congress and the White House. This update features write-ups of six more of the biggest spenders so far for the 2026 midterms. www.factcheck.org/2026/08/play...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 24/09/2026
Trump’s Ban of News Organizations Goes Beyond Obama, Biden Actions www.factcheck.org/2026/09/trum...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 24/09/2026
In banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, the Trump administration has argued that the move is similar to actions taken by Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. But the ban goes beyond what those presidents did. www.factcheck.org/2026/09/trum...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 24/09/2026
GOP Ads Mislead on Public Option Proposals’ Impact on Rural Hospitals www.factcheck.org/2026/09/gop-...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 23/09/2026
In banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, the Trump administration has argued that the move is similar to actions taken by Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. But the ban goes beyond what those presidents did. www.factcheck.org/2026/09/trum...
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Trump's Ban of News Organizations Goes Beyond Obama, Biden Actions - FactCheck.org
In banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, the Trump administration has argued that the move is similar to actions taken by Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. But the ban goes beyon...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 23/09/2026
GOP Ads Mislead on Public Option Proposals’ Impact on Rural Hospitals www.factcheck.org/2026/09/gop-...
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GOP Ads Mislead on Public Option Proposals' Impact on Rural Hospitals - FactCheck.org
As Democrats release a flurry of midterm ads portraying GOP cuts to Medicaid as a threat to rural healthcare, Republicans have countered with ads claiming Democratic candidates in Texas and Pennsylvan...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 22/09/2026
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Trump, Online Posts Misrepresent Government Subscriptions to News Services - FactCheck.org
Both the Biden and Trump administrations subscribed to Politico and other news services. But President Donald Trump and online posts have misleadingly claimed the media outlets were being funded by th...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 22/09/2026
As we wrote back in February 2025, both the Biden and Trump administrations paid for subscriptions to Politico. But on Sept. 18, President Donald Trump falsely claimed the media outlet was “bailed out” by the Biden administration "from going out of business."
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 21/09/2026
Trump Repeats False and Misleading Vaccine Claims As we wrote back in August, there’s no evidence vaccines cause autism or that the size or number of doses under the current vaccination schedule is harmful. On Sept. 18, Trump repeated these claims. www.factcheck.org/2026/08/trum...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 21/09/2026
FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense Keynote www.factcheck.org/2026/09/fact...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 18/09/2026
Headlining a conference for Children’s Health Defense, the nonprofit he previously led that regularly spreads vaccine misinformation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a litany of familiar false and misleading claims, particularly about vaccines.
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FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense Keynote - FactCheck.org
Headlining a conference for Children’s Health Defense, the nonprofit he previously led that regularly spreads vaccine misinformation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a l...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 18/09/2026
RFK Jr.’s Faulty Claim that U.S. Measles Response Is ‘Better’ Than ‘Any Other Country’ www.factcheck.org/2026/09/rfk-...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 18/09/2026
GOP Ad Attacks Ossoff’s Vote Against Trump Tax Cuts www.factcheck.org/2026/09/gop-...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 18/09/2026
A Republican TV ad cherry-picks parts of last year’s budget reconciliation law, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to overstate the impact of the law or distort Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff’s record.  Read more: www.factcheck.org/2026/09/gop-...
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GOP Ad Attacks Ossoff's Vote Against Trump Tax Cuts - FactCheck.org
A Republican TV ad cherry-picks parts of last year’s budget reconciliation law, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to overstate the impact of the law or distort Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff’s record.
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 18/09/2026
RFK Jr.’s Faulty Claim that U.S. Measles Response Is ‘Better’ Than ‘Any Other Country’ www.factcheck.org/2026/09/rfk-...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 18/09/2026
RFK Jr.’s Faulty Claim that U.S. Measles Response Is ‘Better’ Than ‘Any Other Country’ www.factcheck.org/2026/09/rfk-...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 17/09/2026
Midterm Ads Clash Over GOP Law’s Impact on Rural Healthcare www.factcheck.org/2026/09/midt...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 17/09/2026
As the midterms approach, ads supporting Democrats and Republicans are making competing claims about how President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy law will impact rural healthcare.  www.factcheck.org/2026/09/midt...
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Midterm Ads Clash Over GOP Law's Impact on Rural Healthcare - FactCheck.org
As the midterms approach, ads supporting Democrats and Republicans are making competing claims about how President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy law will impact rural healthcare.
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 15/09/2026
Paxton’s AI-Heavy Ad Leaves Out Context of Talarico Remarks About Christianity www.factcheck.org/2026/09/paxt...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 15/09/2026
Paxton’s AI-Heavy Ad Leaves Out Context of Talarico Remarks About Christianity www.factcheck.org/2026/09/paxt...
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Paxton's AI-Heavy Ad Leaves Out Context of Talarico Remarks About Christianity - FactCheck.org
In the Texas Senate race, Republican candidate Ken Paxton is running an ad that features an artificial-intelligence version of James Talarico, Paxton's Democratic opponent, repeating several statement...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 15/09/2026
Ohio Democratic Ads Connect Husted to Bribery Scandal, Despite No Charges of Wrongdoing www.factcheck.org/2026/09/ohio...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 14/09/2026
FactChecking Day Two of the GOP Midterm Convention: RFK Jr. on Childhood Health www.factcheck.org/2026/09/fact...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 14/09/2026
FactChecking Trump’s Midterm Convention Speech: Affordability www.factcheck.org/2026/09/fact...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 11/09/2026
FactChecking Day Two of the GOP Midterm Convention www.factcheck.org/2026/09/fact...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 11/09/2026
FactChecking Day Two of the GOP Midterm Convention: Democrats Didn’t Close ‘Every’ Church ‘for a Year’ www.factcheck.org/2026/09/fact...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 11/09/2026
Vice President JD Vance gave the keynote address on the second night of the Republican midterm convention, which also featured Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., House Speaker Mike Johnson and a final sendoff from President Donald Trump. www.factcheck.org/2026/09/fact...
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FactChecking Day Two of the GOP Midterm Convention - FactCheck.org
Vice President JD Vance gave the keynote address on the second night of the Republican midterm convention, which also featured Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., House Speaker ...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 11/09/2026
FactChecking Trump’s Midterm Convention Speech www.factcheck.org/2026/09/fact...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 10/09/2026
FactChecking Trump’s Midterm Convention Speech: Dubious ‘Dividend’ Math www.factcheck.org/2026/09/fact...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 10/09/2026
In a nearly two-hour speech at the first Republican midterm convention, President Donald Trump promised to pay Americans if Republicans won, and he repeatedly said communists could take over Congress if they didn’t, among other familiar claims. www.factcheck.org/2026/09/fact...
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FactChecking Trump's Midterm Convention Speech - FactCheck.org
In a nearly two-hour speech at the first Republican midterm convention, President Donald Trump promised to pay Americans if Republicans won, and he repeatedly said communists could take over Congress ...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 09/09/2026
Ohio Democratic Ads Connect Husted to Bribery Scandal, Despite No Charges of Wrongdoing www.factcheck.org/2026/09/ohio...
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Ohio Democratic Ads Connect Husted to Bribery Scandal, Despite No Charges of Wrongdoing - FactCheck.org
Democratic ads in the Ohio Senate race are highlighting a political bribery scandal involving an energy company that benefited from a 2019 nuclear-power bailout law. It's true, as the ads say, that Re...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 08/09/2026
Ad Attacking N.C. Republican Senate Candidate Uses His Own (Dated) Words Against Him www.factcheck.org/2026/09/ad-a...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 08/09/2026
In the Georgia Senate race, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has been running TV ads that take a sound bite from his opponent about Social Security out of context. www.factcheck.org/2026/09/osso...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 08/09/2026
Trump’s Misleading Graphic on Autism and the Amish www.factcheck.org/2023/07/scic...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 04/09/2026
Ad Attacking N.C. Republican Senate Candidate Uses His Own (Dated) Words Against Him www.factcheck.org/2026/09/ad-a...
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Ad Attacking N.C. Republican Senate Candidate Uses His Own (Dated) Words Against Him - FactCheck.org
In his campaign's latest TV ad, Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper of North Carolina highlights the issue of affordability using direct quotes from his Republican opponent. They are, in fact, dire...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 04/09/2026
In the Georgia Senate race, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has been running TV ads that take a sound bite from his opponent about Social Security out of context.
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Ossoff Ad Takes Collins' Quote Out of Context - FactCheck.org
In the Georgia Senate race, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has been running TV ads that take a sound bite from his opponent about Social Security out of context.
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 03/09/2026
Social Media Posts Push False Claim of Trump Chopping Down 60 Cherry Trees www.factcheck.org/2026/09/soci...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 03/09/2026
Social Media Posts Push False Claim of Trump Chopping Down 60 Cherry Trees www.factcheck.org/2026/09/soci...
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Social Media Posts Push False Claim of Trump Chopping Down 60 Cherry Trees - FactCheck.org
Q: Did the Trump administration have 60 cherry blossom trees cut down in D.C. to build a golf course? A: In what the Department of Interior called “routine maintenance,” about 60 trees were removed f...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 02/09/2026
Rising Measles Cases Driven by Falling Vaccination, Not Illegal Immigration www.factcheck.org/2026/09/risi...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 02/09/2026
Rising Measles Cases Driven by Falling Vaccination, Not Illegal Immigration www.factcheck.org/2026/09/risi...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 01/09/2026
Rising Measles Cases Driven by Falling Vaccination, Not Illegal Immigration www.factcheck.org/2026/09/risi...
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Rising Measles Cases Driven by Falling Vaccination, Not Illegal Immigration - FactCheck.org
Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida who is running for governor, has blamed “rampant illegal immigration” during the Biden administration for measles outbreaks. But we found no link to illeg...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 01/09/2026
Trump Claims Credit for Drug Price Decline. Experts Say It’s More Complicated. www.factcheck.org/2026/08/trum...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 31/08/2026
Trump Claims Credit for Drug Price Decline. Experts Say It’s More Complicated. www.factcheck.org/2026/08/trum...
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Trump Claims Credit for Drug Price Decline. Experts Say It’s More Complicated. - FactCheck.org
President Donald Trump and other administration officials are claiming credit for a recent drop in prescription drug prices, citing deals they’ve struck with drugmakers and the launch of the online di...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 31/08/2026
What We Know About Pennsylvania’s Two ‘Measles-Associated’ Deaths www.factcheck.org/2026/08/what...
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FactCheck.org @factcheck.org · 28/08/2026
What We Know About Pennsylvania’s Two ‘Measles-Associated’ Deaths www.factcheck.org/2026/08/what...
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What We Know About Pennsylvania’s Two ‘Measles-Associated’ Deaths - FactCheck.org
After the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced two cases of measles-related deaths in one county, the local coroner appeared to contradict the account. And in an ongoing spat with Pennsylvania ...
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