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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Spin, falsehoods propelled Trump’s immigration crackdown
In his first 100 days back in office, President Donald Trump invoked archaic immigration laws, questioned judges’ power to rule against him on immigration cases and attempted to end several legal immigration pathways. Trump began laying the groundwork for his immigration plans long before his Jan. 20 inauguration. For years, Trump and his allies have…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
100 fact-checks from Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office
The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term have been busy. PolitiFact has been busy, too. Since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, our reporters have been fact-checking statements from the president and leaders in his administration, prominent Democrats and viral social media posts about notable moments. We’ve listened to hours of interviews and speeches…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
How free speech fared in 100 days under President Trump
White House statements, Executive orders, Jan. 20-April 25, 2025 White House, Restoring freedom of speech and ending federal censorship, Jan. 20, 2025 White House, Remarks by President Trump on the Economy in Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 25, 2025 White House, Gulf of America Day, Feb. 9, 2025 White House, Remarks by President Trump at Republican…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
FactCheck.org Wins National Headliner Award
We are honored to have won a 2025 National Headliner Award for online beat reporting of government and political coverage. Our work fact-checking then presidential candidate Donald Trump on immigration issues won the first-place award in that category. The National Headliner Awards were founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic City. This year’s…