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FactCheck.org says: Trump was reacting to a paper by a group that was not part of the U.N., and the paper updated a range of scenarios exploring climate change, in part reflecting the progress the world has made on moving away from fossil …
FactCheck.org says: Fraudulent overpayments in Social Security are a small fraction of that program’s total costs.
PolitiFact says: Medical experts have said they believe that President Donald Trump recently took the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. It is designed to detect cognitive impairment, not intelligence. Trump said he scored 30 out of 30. Tha…
PolitiFact says: Shortly after President Donald Trump imposed wide-ranging tariffs in 2025, the upper range of analysts’ estimates pointed to a per-household burden of around $4,000. More recent estimates for 2025 are significantly lowe…
FactCheck.org says: The two oncology drugs reviews, while fast, were not records for drug review speed. The 310-days figure represents an average review speed for new drugs overall in 2025.
PolitiFact says: In announcing a new $1.776 billion fund to compensate people the Trump administration says were victims of judicial "weaponization," the Justice Department said a 2011 legal settlement involving Native American farmers …
FactCheck.org says: Energy experts told us that gasoline prices will start to fall when the conflict is resolved, but it could take many months before the national average price is back to where it was before the conflict began.
FactCheck.org says: A report from an anti-abortion nonprofit found a serious adverse event rate of 10.93% following mifepristone abortion, but the report is missing key information on its methods, and a variety of other studies found a muc…
PolitiFact says: Recent New York City government statistics show that the city’s total homeless shelter population on any given night is between 82,000 and 86,000, including adults and children. The number of children is consistently ar…
PolitiFact says: Official IRS statistics show that by late March, average refunds were about 11.1% higher than they were in 2025, a number that has remained steady in the weeks since. Tax experts agree that the 2025 tax bill is the main…
PolitiFact says: Between May 4 and May 7, gasoline prices rose every day. Crude oil prices decreased, but daily variations aren’t reflected immediately in prices at the pump, experts say. By historical standards, U.S. gasoline prices ar…
PolitiFact says: A Senate bill seeks $1 billion for security features for the White House’s East Wing Modernization project, which includes the ballroom. The bill said the money can’t be used for non-security elements. Separating securi…
PolitiFact says: A California energy official said May 5 that California’s current and projected gasoline supply was sufficient to cover consumer needs for the next six weeks. This doesn’t mean that the supply will drop to zero in six w…
PolitiFact says: The proposed data centers would require 9.5 gigawatts of power during peak times. Experts said this amount would represent a significant addition to New York state’s electricity use but doesn’t amount to twice the state…
PolitiFact says: Three traditional metrics on consumer confidence in the U.S. economy show it’s low today, and in at least one case, close to all-time lows. Inflation-adjusted consumer spending has fallen during President Donald Trump’s…
PolitiFact says: The official New York Police Department count found that from January 2025 to January 2026, hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%. Experts caution that hate crimes tend to spike in response to specific conflict…
Deutsche Welle says: Tatsächlich hat kurz vor der Tat der Magier Oz Pearlman direkt neben Trump einen Trick performt. Er gibt sich als ein sogenannter Mentalist aus, der den Eindruck erweckt, Gedanken lesen zu können. Hört man sich das Orig…
PolitiFact says: The Secret Service is part of the Department of Homeland Security, which is currently in a shutdown because lawmakers have not passed the agency’s regular funding bills. In a typical partial government shutdown, workers…
PolitiFact says: The last time Florida Democrats led Republicans among all registered voters was in 2020. Republicans had been gaining on Democrats for years, taking the lead in 2021 and not relinquishing it since. While registered Demo…