Glenn Kessler
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McLean, VA, United States
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Inside VP Biden’s linking of a loan to a Ukraine prosecutor’s ouster
In December 2015, the then-vice president “called an audible” on linking the removal of a key Ukrainian figure to a loan guarantee, an official said. → Read More
White House touts illusory ‘VA cuts’ as GOP ducks budget specifics
The Fact Checker digs into the confusing spin and counterpin over alleged VA cuts under the House GOP plan → Read More
The truth about the national debt ceiling
Washington is nearing a showdown on the debt ceiling. Here's a guide to the issue. → Read More
Biden’s misleading deficit claim earns him a Bottomless Pinocchio
Over and over, the president claims credit for $1.7 trillion in deficit reduction. That's wrong. → Read More
Can Florida’s gay teachers show photos? The White House claimed not.
The Florida law restricting LGBTQ discussion doesn’t explicitly prevent teachers from displaying photos of same-sex relationships, but some say it has had a chilling effect. → Read More
CDC magnified spike in sexual violence against girls in news release
The agency acknowledged to The Fact Checker that it rounded figures to give a misleading presentation. → Read More
Biden linked covid to a spike in violent crime. He omitted factors.
In the State of the Union address, the president left out half of the story. → Read More
The Hunter Biden laptop and claims of ‘Russian disinfo’
The letter signed by more than 50 former intelligence officials about the laptop was carefully worded to say much less than is often claimed. → Read More
Fact-checking President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address
Here's a roundup of 13 statements in Biden's State of the Union that were wrong or needed context. → Read More
The debt ceiling: A guide to why federal budget cuts are difficult
Spending cuts to balance the budget will require difficult choices that Congress has avoided. → Read More
DEA said it seized enough fentanyl to kill us all. The claim adds up.
DEA officials revealed how they calculated the headline-making statistic. → Read More
McCarthy puts a spin on spending math to justify debt limit fight
The House speaker relied on numbers that don’t tell the full story of what happened — and how the GOP-controlled Congress boosted spending. → Read More
McCarthy’s specious attacks on Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell
The House speaker's reasons for booting them off the House Intelligence Committee don't add up. → Read More
Biden, Trump and classified documents: An explainer
Here are answers to key questions regarding the discovery in Biden's office that has echoes of the investigation of former president Donald Trump. → Read More
‘87,000 IRS agents’ is the zombie falsehood setting the House agenda
Congressional Republicans based their first bill on a widely debunked claim. → Read More
Ten of the most popular fact checks of 2022
Fact checks concerning former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Hunter Biden dominated the annual list. → Read More
The biggest Pinocchios of 2022
Our annual roundup of the most outlandish claims of 2022 features claims by and about Biden, along with many other lowlights. → Read More
Dissecting GOP claims about Hunter Biden deals allegedly involving his father
At a news conference, the incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee made assertations that have not been proven, are in dispute or are incorrect. → Read More
Fact-checking 19 claims from Trump's speech announcing his 2024 run
Trump's announcement speech was filled with false claims. Here's a guide to 19 statements. → Read More
The debunked claims and faux ‘facts’ supporting Trump’s plan to execute drug dealers
At campaign rallies, Trump keeps touting a plan to execute drug dealers, but the claims he makes as part of this riff are easily debunked or cannot be verified. → Read More