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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Reader response in Trump’s first 100 days
Approaching 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency, PolitiFact has been fact-checking a whole host of topics related to the new administration, significant policy changes and, in some cases, the structure of the executive branch. The media landscape has changed, especially for fact-checkers. Earlier this year, PolitiFact and other fact-checkers were in the headlines…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
RFK Jr. exaggerates severe limitations for autistic people
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists on for years. Kennedy held an April 16 press conference pegged to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that found the prevalence of…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
“The Simpsons” didn’t predict Pope Francis would die in 2025
Be wary of social media posts claiming that long-running animated comedy “The Simpsons” made a correct prediction about Pope Francis in a “little-known” or “little-remembered” episode. Social media users have falsely claimed that the show has correctly predicted Queen Elizabeth’s death, the Los Angeles wildfires, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, COVID-19 in obscure episodes. Now,…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Fact-checking tax increase claim if Trump tax cuts expire
The largest tax increase in American history? That’s what Rep. Michael Lawler claims would happen if Congress does not pass a budget reconciliation bill by the end of the year. “The president is focused, as is Congress, on getting a reconciliation bill passed, that actually passes a tax bill, that is critical,” Lawler said recently…