FACT CHECK

Headlining a conference for Children’s Health Defense, the nonprofit he previously led that regularly spreads vaccine misinformation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a litany of familiar false and misleading claims, particularly about vaccines. The post FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense Keynote appeared first on FactCheck.org.

A Republican TV ad cherry-picks parts of last year’s budget reconciliation law, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to overstate the impact of the law or distort Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff’s record.  The post GOP Ad Attacks Ossoff’s Vote Against Trump Tax Cuts appeared first on FactCheck.org.

When asked about the largest surge in measles in over 30 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. is doing or has done “better … than any country in the world” in controlling outbreaks of the disease. But plenty of nations don’t have the high caseload […]

As the midterms approach, ads supporting Democrats and Republicans are making competing claims about how President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy law will impact rural healthcare.  The post Midterm Ads Clash Over GOP Law’s Impact on Rural Healthcare appeared first on FactCheck.org.

In the Texas Senate race, Republican candidate Ken Paxton is running an ad that features an artificial-intelligence version of James Talarico, Paxton's Democratic opponent, repeating several statements the real Talarico made about religion and gender identity. But some of the statements are missing the context behind the remarks. The post Paxton’s AI-Heavy Ad Leaves Out […]

Vice President JD Vance gave the keynote address on the second night of the Republican midterm convention, which also featured Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., House Speaker Mike Johnson and a final send-off from President Donald Trump. Here's what we found in fact-checking their remarks: The post FactChecking Day Two of […]

In a nearly two-hour speech at the first Republican midterm convention, President Donald Trump promised to pay Americans if Republicans won, and he repeatedly said communists could take over Congress if they didn't, among other familiar claims. The post FactChecking Trump’s Midterm Convention Speech appeared first on FactCheck.org.

Democratic ads in the Ohio Senate race are highlighting a political bribery scandal involving an energy company that benefited from a 2019 nuclear-power bailout law. It's true, as the ads say, that Republican Sen. Jon Husted backed the legislation and that the company supported his campaigns. But Husted hasn't been charged with or accused of […]

In his campaign's latest TV ad, Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper of North Carolina highlights the issue of affordability using direct quotes from his Republican opponent. They are, in fact, direct quotes from Michael Whatley — but they are a bit dated, and some of the comments were more defensible or true at the time […]

In the Georgia Senate race, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has been running TV ads that take a sound bite from his opponent about Social Security out of context. The post Ossoff Ad Takes Collins’ Quote Out of Context appeared first on FactCheck.org.