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Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues
What we know about the issues and how former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris expect to legislate transgender policies.Top stories - ABC News - November 1 -
Election fact check: Trump, allies push allegations of 'cheating' in Pennsylvania
Election officials in Pennsylvania have pushed back on allegations of voter fraud or misconduct made by former President Trump and his allies.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Fact check of Trump's "border czar" claims on noncitizens with criminal convictions
As Donald Trump's second term approaches, Republicans have cited inflated figures on noncitizens with criminal records.Top stories - CBS News - 6 hours ago -
Fact check of Trump's "border czar" claims on noncitizens with criminal convictions
As Donald Trump's second term approaches, Republicans have cited inflated figures on noncitizens with criminal records.Politics - CBS News - 6 hours ago -
Trump's claim of 'massive cheating' in Philadelphia rejected by officials
BBC Verify investigates claims spreading online questioning the integrity of the US election.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Fact checking Election Day 2024 claims
Throughout Election Day, the CBS News' Confirmed and investigative unit will be fact checking reports around the 2024 election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Fact-checking RFK Jr's views on health policy
Robert F Kennedy Jr has been nominated to be the next US health secretary, but some of his views are not backed by science.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
Crowdsourced Fact Checks on X Can’t Stop Election Misinformation
Elon Musk and many other users on the social platform have spread and reposted numerous falsehoods related to the Nov. 5 vote, even when the content violates X’s guidelines.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
Election fact check: County officials can't refuse to certify election results
Local officials are legally required to certify election results -- but the process has become politicized since Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results.Top stories - ABC News - November 3 -
Fact-checking Claims of Voting Machines Intentionally ‘Flipping’ Votes
Voters sometimes make mistakes when they use digital voting machines. But the issues are quickly remedied.Business - The New York Times - November 4 -
Election fact check: Minor voting glitches do not indicate widespread fraud
When Americans vote Tuesday, some may encounter small issues like equipment malfunctions -- but experts stress that minor glitches don't indicate widespread voter fraud.Top stories - ABC News - November 4 -
Fact Checking RFK Jr.’s Claims About Food and Nutrition
We fact checked five of his most repeated claims.Top stories - The New York Times - November 15 -
Online influencers need ‘urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco
Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it. Social media influencers need “urgent” help to check their facts before they ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Will the Markets Check Trump’s Power?
The president-elect cares about financial markets, our columnist says. That gives investors a restraint on his decisions, even if it’s a tenuous one.Business - The New York Times - 8 hours ago -
Will the Markets Check Trump’s Power?
The president-elect cares about financial markets, our columnist says. That gives investors a restraint on his decisions, even if it’s a tenuous one.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 hours ago -
Report says crowd-sourced fact checks on X fail to address flood of US election misinformation
X’s crowd-sourced fact-checking program, called Community Notes, isn’t addressing the flood of U.S. election misinformation on Elon Musk’s social media platformTech - ABC News - October 30 -
Fact Checking False Voter Fraud Claims About Votes Exceeding Eligible Voters
The number of votes cast in presidential elections has always been less than the number of eligible voters.Business - The New York Times - October 31 -
Election fact check: How voting machines work and why they're hard to hack
While election officials use technology for voter registration, tallying and in some cases vote-casting, the system is largely centered around paper ballots.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Donald Trump Is Done With Checks and Balances
You aren’t just choosing a candidate. You’re choosing a theory of power.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Trump’s tariffs are a reality check for markets
Bessent is a pragmatic pick, but he will not make up for the president-elect’s unpredictabilityWorld - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Cheney: 'Guardrails of democracy' must keep Trump in check
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Wednesday that citizens, courts, media and elected officials would now serve as the “guardrails of democracy” after former President Trump resoundingly won a ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Donald Trump gets a brutal reality check
The implosion of Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general reveals the president-elect isn’t all-powerful despite the Republican trifecta in government.Politics - Politico - November 21 -
Gaetz failure suggests Senate Republicans may resist Trump extremes
President-elect’s strategic retreat over attorney-general nominee is sign of his political limitationsBusiness - Financial Times - November 22 -
F.B.I. Checks of Trump Nominees Are Critical for the Nation’s Security
With fewer and fewer checks on presidential power, we need rigorous congressional consideration of the incoming president’s team.Top stories - The New York Times - 57 minutes ago -
Trump falsely claims noncitizen voter fraud is widespread. Here are 5 facts.
Voter fraud by noncitizens is very rare and does not occur in numbers that could swing a federal election, studies show.Politics - CBS News - October 30 -
Democrats confront fact that Trump’s dark vision prevailed as result sinks in
Trump world was jubilant after his election win, while confusion and foreboding reigned on the other side of America. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
Why Wall Street may hold the ultimate veto power over Trump budget plans
Wall Street investors are bracing for a battle over Trump policies and plans that risk ballooning the U.S. debt load.Business - MarketWatch - November 8 -
Courts restrained Trump in his 1st term. Will they 'check' his power again?
Donald Trump's critics warn that he will have "no guardrails" in a second term, but his agenda and his personal impulses won’t proceed entirely unchecked.Top stories - ABC News - November 11 -
GOP senators deride idea of replacing FBI background checks for Trump nominees
Senate Republicans are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting background checks for high-level nominees away from the FBI and give it ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
Klobuchar says Trump nominees have 'got to get their background checks together'
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday that President-elect Trump’s picks for his next administration have “got to get their background checks together.” Earlier in an interview, Klobuchar told ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Sen. Klobuchar says she needs background checks to judge Trump's Cabinet
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar emphasized Sunday the importance of FBI background checks for Trump’s Cabinet nominees, which she said is necessary for their confirmation.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
World Markets Get Reality Check in the Wake of Trump Election
Trump tariff threats and cabinet picks have the world markets watching and waiting.Business - Inc. - 20 hours ago -
GOP senator says Americans 'don't care' who conducts background checks for Trump Cabinet picks
Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty suggested that Americans don't care about traditional FBI background checks for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks as Democrats call for deeper vetting of ...Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
GOP senator: Americans don’t care about FBI background checks for Trump nominees
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who was rumored to be on Trump’s shortlist to serve as Treasury secretary, said most American’s “don’t care” whether Trump uses the FBI to vet his nominees, something ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
13 Scary Islanders Facts On Halloween
The Islanders' numbers aren't pretty through the first 10 games of the season.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31 -
Fact or Fluke: Is Smith-Njigba still a sleeper in Seattle?
Fantasy football analyst and neuroscientist Renee Miller examines several Week 9 performances to determine what's the real deal ... and what's merely a fluke.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 5 -
The Biggest Travel Debate: Check In or Carry On?
Check in or carry on? Amy Virshup, the Travel editor at The New York Times, and Christine Chung, a Times reporter covering consumer travel, have a debate.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago