Glenn Kessler
Washington Post
McLean, VA, United States
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Recent articles by Glenn:
What research shows on the effectiveness of gun-control laws
Academics have investigated whether assault-weapons bans, large-capacity magazine restrictions, universal background checks and other curbs have worked. → Read More
Numbers behind Afghanistan evacuation come into focus
Which Afghans actually managed to get on the planes after the fall of Kabul? We have some answers. → Read More
Biden’s fishy statistics about the global cost of corruption
The president offered estimates on the cost of corruption, but he's relying on statistics that do not have much validity. → Read More
Eric Holder’s 'opposition’ to gerrymandered districts in NY and Maryland
The former Attorney General suggested he was opposed to Democratic maps in New York and Maryland, but his phrasing is passive and parsed. → Read More
The faux outrage that Biden is stockpiling baby formula for undocumented immigrants
Republicans are trying to make an issue out of the fact that the administration is following the law. → Read More
Dissecting White House spin that most Republicans want to raise taxes
The White House keeps doubling down on the false claim that there is brosd support among the GOP to raise middle-class taxes. → Read More
J.D. Vance’s claim that Biden is targeting ‘MAGA voters’ with fentanyl
The GOP Senate candidate from Ohio claims that Biden’s border policies are intended to kill off Trump voters — an assertion based on zero facts. → Read More
A pair of Four-Pinocchio abortion claims from Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Scott
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) each earn Four Pinocchios for claims they made in recent days about abortion laws. → Read More
Mayorkas’s claim that undocumented immigrants are ‘promptly removed’
The Homeland Security secretary said action is quickly taken if undocumented immigrants lose their cases but government statistics tell a different story. → Read More
The roots of the zombie claim that Hitler had ‘Jewish blood’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov cited an often-debunked claim about Hitler's ancestry. Here's where that story comes from. → Read More
McCarthy’s false claim that Garland called parents ‘terrorists’
In recent weeks, the Republican leader has repeatedly put words in the mouth of the attorney general. → Read More
Kevin McCarthy’s master class in spin and obfuscation
The House Republican leader over and over has denied he said he would ask Trump to resign -- and here are the many ways he has been misleading. → Read More
Mark Meadows was simultaneously registered to vote in three states
The former White House chief of staff has decried the inaccuracy of voter rolls because people moved and yet did not inform election officials himself. → Read More
Biden’s false claim that ‘congressional Republicans’ want to raise taxes
The White House has taken an idea proposed by one GOP senator, embraced by no other Republicans, and twisted it into a new policy push to raise taxes on middle-class Americans. → Read More
Does Russia sell nearly $1 billion in uranium to the U.S. a year?
Despite sanctions imposed on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, it still sells lots of uranium for nuclear energy — but the precise number for its U.S. business is maddeningly difficult to determine. → Read More
Biden’s claim that 70% of inflation jump is due to ‘Putin’s price hike’
Biden blamed spiraling inflation on the jump in oil prices because of the Russian invasion on Ukraine. We explain the math. → Read More
Biden hypes a dubious number on preexisting conditions and Obamacare
The president claimed that without Obamacare, 100 million people could face loss of health insurance. → Read More
Unraveling the tale of Hunter Biden and $3.5 million from Russia
An irresistible talking point -- that the president's son received $3.5 million from a Russian billionaire -- does not hold up to scrutiny. → Read More
Klobuchar claims Ginni Thomas advocated ‘for an insurrection’
The texts from Virginia Thomas are filled with falsehoods, and she wanted the election overturned, but she was not happy with the people who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. → Read More
No, Biden’s new deal with Iran won’t involve ‘U.S. taxpayer dollars’
GOP lawmakers are claiming Biden will give U.S. taxpayer funds to Iran, but this was always Iran’s money. → Read More