ARTICLES & INFORMATION
-
Fact Check / PolitiFact
Q&A on Egg Prices – FactCheck.org
President Donald Trump campaigned in 2024 on lowering egg prices, which increased significantly toward the end of the term of his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. Where do prices stand now? What caused them to spike last year? Here, we answer those and other questions about the cost of the popular food item. Are egg…
-
Fact Check / PolitiFact
No evidence Elon Musk campaigned to cancel ‘The View’
Billionaire and presidential adviser Elon Musk has been slashing federal government staff and programs, but has he also turned his attention to daytime television?”BREAKING: Elon Musk takes a bold stand: He launches a public campaign to terminate ‘The View,’ seeking support to end the controversial show permanently,” read a March 6 Facebook post. “The View”…
-
Fact Check / PolitiFact
Was the Signal Chat Illegal?
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de El Tiempo Latino. As fallout from a Trump administration group chat about a military attack in Yemen continues to unfold, some Democrats are saying the inadvertent inclusion of a journalist in the chat goes beyond incompetence — they say it was criminal. Legal experts on national security…
-
Fact Check / PolitiFact
Claim about GSA paying Michelle Obama originated from satire
Did the Department of Government Efficiency find that the federal agency tasked with managing government facilities has been paying former first lady Michelle Obama monthly since 2009? Several Facebook posts made that claim: “DOGE found this little gem while doing a general audit of the (General Services Administration), the agency that acts as the country’s…