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WEBSep 9, 2009 · Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens ...
Is this a coup? Here’s some history and context to help you decide
WEBJan 6, 2021 · A coup is shorthand for "coup d’etat," a French term that means the overthrow of the government. The key element of a coup is that it is carried out beyond the bounds of legality. "We define a ...
PolitiFact | A look at Kamala Harris’ multi-ethnic background and ...
WEBAug 14, 2020 · A little bit on her background. Harris was born in Oakland, Calif., in 1964, to parents Shyamala and Donald Harris. The daughter of two immigrants — her father came from Jamaica, her mother from ...
Fact-checking false claims about the 2020 election - PolitiFact
WEBNov 20, 2020 · Since Election Day, PolitiFact has fact-checked more than 80 misleading or false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election. Federal agencies, state election officials and technology experts ...
PolitiFact | What does it mean to be ‘woke’?
WEBMar 7, 2023 · British lexicographer and linguist Tony Thorne said he construes "woke" to mean "alert to and aware of issues of social justice." Since the 2000s, he told PolitiFact, it’s meant something like ...
Terrorism in the United States: key facts, patterns and trends
WEBDec 5, 2019 · The group reports that in the period post-9/11 to Aug. 3, 2019, jihadists killed 104 people. Far-right terrorists killed at least 109 people. The latest example cited by New America of a far-right ...
PolitiFact | Fact-checking claim about immigrants, eligibility for ...
WEBJan 23, 2022 · In some instances, adults may benefit from assistance granted to their U.S.-born children who meet citizenship requirements. Also, states can set eligibility rules requirements for some programs ...
PolitiFact | Yes, prices are higher under Biden, but recovery from …
WEBMay 27, 2021 · Prices for lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn were sharply higher in April 2021, about three months after Joe Biden became president, than they were in April 2020. The main reason is the nation’s ...
Fact-checks | PolitiFact
WEBSep 13, 2024 · By Jeff Cercone • September 11, 2024. PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.
PolitiFact | Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still ...
WEBJul 18, 2019 · Fifty years ago this Saturday, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. But not everyone believes it. Almost as soon as the Apollo 11 spaceflight landed at ...
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