Manuela Tobias
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Fact-checking Michael Bennet’s speech about the government shutdown
When it became Sen. Michael Bennet's turn to speak on the Senate floor about the record-long government shutdown, the Colorado Democrat said he had had enough of criticism from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Cruz had blamed Democrats for not supporting a proposal to pay the Coast Guard, the only military branch going without pay during the shutdown. In an uncharacteristic rebuttal, Bennet chastised… → Read More
PolitiFact: At halfway mark, Donald Trump’s campaign promises hit roadblocks
Trump’s agenda found more success when he could act alone. → Read More
At halfway mark, Donald Trump's campaign promises hit roadblocks
"Promises made, promises kept," went President Donald Trump’s slogan at rally after rally during the midterm elections. It's a lofty mantra. How did he really do? At his first term’s halfway point, almost half of his promises from the 2016 campaign have been blocked or dropped. On the positive side, close to a third of his goals were achieved or saw partial progress. Trump had two years with… → Read More
Did Democrats reverse border wall position after Donald Trump was elected?
In his call for a border wall, President Donald Trump said Democrats made a U-turn on immigration after he was elected president. → Read More
Fact-checking Trump, Pelosi and Schumer’s White House fight over the border wall, shutdown
President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer sparred before news cameras over the effectiveness of a southern border wall, at times fact-checking and speaking over one another. While all three leaders said they wanted border security, there was clearly no consensus over how much money they would set aside for Trump’s barrier. Trump said he would be → Read More
Is the new NAFTA the biggest trade deal ever, as Donald Trump said?
President Donald Trump sat down with the Canadian and Mexican heads of state to sign the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 30. And of course, Trump touted the deal — redubbed the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, or USMCA — with superlatives. → Read More
Is the new NAFTA the biggest trade deal ever, as Donald Trump said?
President Donald Trump sat down with the Canadian and Mexican heads of state to sign the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 30. And of course, Trump touted the deal — redubbed the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, or USMCA — with superlatives. → Read More
Donald Trump Jr. tweets misleading 2012 headline about Florida noncitizen voters
As President Donald Trump floated baseless claims about fraud in the counting of ballots in Florida, his son chimed in on Twitter to imply that the state had a huge number of noncitizen voters. → Read More
Fact-checking distorted video Sarah Sanders used to bar a CNN White House reporter
The clash between President Donald Trump and the media was summed up in a viral, misleading tweet. Hours after his post-election press conference, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted out a video in which she claims CNN White House reporter Jim Acosta → Read More
Medicare for All expands Medicare, does not obliterate it, as Donald Trump says
President Donald Trump has picked up a time-tested Democratic attack line. → Read More
Does no registration make voting easiest in North Dakota?
In the first North Dakota Senate debate, incumbent Heidi Heitkamp and Republican challenger and U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer sparred over the fairness of who will get to participate in one of the most hotly contested elections. The moderator asked the two candidates whether they believe the Supreme Court made the right decision in upholding North Dakota’s new voter ID law on Oct. 9. The law requires… → Read More
Senate Leadership Fund distorts Heidi Heitkamp's record on immigration
An ad released by the Senate Leadership Fund in the North Dakota Senate race paints incumbent Heidi Heitkamp as two-faced when it comes to immigration. → Read More
Did Indiana purge 20,000 voters in violation of a federal court order?
Voter purges in Georgia and Ohio have captivated a national audience leading up to the midterms. Does Indiana face the same problem? → Read More
Do Trump tariffs cost more than Affordable Care Act taxes?
In an op-ed for the Washington Examiner, analysts at the National Taxpayers Union wrote that President Donald Trump’s tariffs would cost American taxpayers more than the Affordable Care Act. The pro-free trade group estimated the annual cost of Trump’s enacted tariffs at $41.65 billion. → Read More
Are Mike Braun's employees on the hook for first $10,000 of health care?
Incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly painted himself as a guardian of health insurance and Republican opponent Mike Braun as its main threat during their first debate. → Read More
Did Kevin Cramer raise his own salary by $23,000? No.
A new campaign ad in the North Dakota Senate race claims Republican contender Kevin Cramer gave himself a five-figure raise as a public official. → Read More
Fact-checking the California governor's debate with John Cox and Gavin Newsom
Republican John Cox and Democrat Gavin Newsom met for their only debate in the California governor’s race, with the two candidates agreeing that they hold very different positions on a number of topics, including regulation and immigration. In other cases, they agreed on the problems California faces -- a housing shortage, affordability for the middle class -- but they had very different policy… → Read More
No, a photo does not show Brett Kavanaugh passed out from drinking
Brett Kavanaugh’s drinking habits were a key theme in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Kavanaugh said he drank beer in high school, but denied ever drinking to the point of blacking out. An image making the rounds on social media tries to disprove that point by showing a drunk Kavanaugh passed out from too much drinking. But the photo does not show Kavanaugh. → Read More
Donald Trump's new NAFTA: A fact-checker's guide to the trade deal
President Donald Trump hailed the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as an even-handed substitute for the North American Free Trade Agreement he has long criticized. The deal, if approved by Congress and the legislative bodies in Canada and Mexico, would take effect around 2020. But Trump wasted no time claiming victory on a campaign promise to renegotiate the trilateral trade deal he has… → Read More
Your Kavanaugh-Ford hearing questions answered
PolitiFact is following the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and answering your questions. If you have a question you want our team of researchers to look into, email us at truthometer@politifact.com. (You can click on the links below to go directly to the answer.) What were the top takeaways from Ford’s testimony? What were the top takeaways from Kavanaugh’s… → Read More