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January 23, 2026 at 8:57 PM
On Jan. 22, the U.S. formally exited the World Health Organization -- one year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to set the withdrawal in motion.
We wrote a Q&A on that executive order last year: www.factcheck.org/2025/01/qa-o...
We wrote a Q&A on that executive order last year: www.factcheck.org/2025/01/qa-o...
January 23, 2026 at 7:36 PM
On Jan. 22, the U.S. formally exited the World Health Organization -- one year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to set the withdrawal in motion.
We wrote a Q&A on that executive order last year: www.factcheck.org/2025/01/qa-o...
We wrote a Q&A on that executive order last year: www.factcheck.org/2025/01/qa-o...
January 23, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Come Close to Funding Everything He’s Proposed
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January 22, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Come Close to Funding Everything He’s Proposed
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At the one-year mark of Trump’s second term, we launch our “numbers” series, providing various statistical measures of his presidency thus far.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
At the one-year mark of Trump’s second term, we launch our “numbers” series, providing various statistical measures of his presidency thus far.
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Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Come Close to Funding Everything He’s Proposed
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January 21, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Come Close to Funding Everything He’s Proposed
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President Donald Trump has said over the last year that money brought in from his increased tariffs would pay for at least half a dozen initiatives — from reducing the national debt to providing dividend checks to “moderate income patriots” — but the revenue raised so far can’t deliver all of them.
Trump's Tariffs Don't Come Close to Funding Everything He's Proposed - FactCheck.org
President Donald Trump has said over the last year that money brought in from his increased tariffs would pay for at least half a dozen initiatives -- from reducing the national debt to providing divi...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
President Donald Trump has said over the last year that money brought in from his increased tariffs would pay for at least half a dozen initiatives — from reducing the national debt to providing dividend checks to “moderate income patriots” — but the revenue raised so far can’t deliver all of them.
January 20, 2026 at 11:34 PM
January 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The Facts on the Vaccines the CDC No Longer Recommends for All Kids
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January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The Facts on the Vaccines the CDC No Longer Recommends for All Kids
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January 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal military forces to Minneapolis in response to protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the city. We'll explain what the law says about the president's authority to do so.
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President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal military forces to Minneapolis in response to protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the c...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal military forces to Minneapolis in response to protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the city. We'll explain what the law says about the president's authority to do so.
In sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends universal vaccination against six diseases. In justifying the move, health officials made misleading claims about vaccine safety while downplaying or omitting benefits.
The Facts on the Vaccines the CDC No Longer Recommends for All Kids - FactCheck.org
In sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends universal vaccination against six diseases. In justifying the move, health of...
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January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
In sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends universal vaccination against six diseases. In justifying the move, health officials made misleading claims about vaccine safety while downplaying or omitting benefits.
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 PM
January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
President Trump said one reason that the U.S. will “run” Venezuela and “indefinitely” control its oil sales is because “years ago” Venezuela “took our oil away from us” and “stole our assets.” That’s an oversimplification of what happened when Venezuela assumed greater control of its energy sector.
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President Donald Trump said one reason that the U.S. will “run” Venezuela and “indefinitely” control its oil sales is because "years ago" Venezuela "took our oil away from us" and "stole our assets." ...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:18 PM
President Trump said one reason that the U.S. will “run” Venezuela and “indefinitely” control its oil sales is because “years ago” Venezuela “took our oil away from us” and “stole our assets.” That’s an oversimplification of what happened when Venezuela assumed greater control of its energy sector.
Politicians Reach Different Conclusions on Minnesota Shooting Video
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January 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Politicians Reach Different Conclusions on Minnesota Shooting Video
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Politicians Reach Different Conclusions on Minnesota Shooting Video
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The Trump administration and some Democrats have drawn divergent conclusions from bystander video of the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. How can...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Politicians Reach Different Conclusions on Minnesota Shooting Video
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In criticizing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and vetoing a bill that would fund a water project in the state, President Donald Trump has claimed that people are leaving the state "in droves," but that's not what the available data show.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
In criticizing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and vetoing a bill that would fund a water project in the state, President Donald Trump has claimed that people are leaving the state "in droves," but that's not what the available data show.
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In criticizing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and vetoing a bill that would fund a water project in the state, President Donald Trump has claimed that people are leaving the state "in droves," but that's not what the available data show.
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In criticizing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and vetoing a bill that would fund a water project in the state, President Donald Trump has claimed that people are leaving the state "in droves," but that's n...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:48 PM
In criticizing Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and vetoing a bill that would fund a water project in the state, President Donald Trump has claimed that people are leaving the state "in droves," but that's not what the available data show.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:49 PM
U.S. Vaccine Schedule Was Already Similar to High-Income Nations
We wrote about this topic last month in response to President Donald Trump's false claim that the American vaccine schedule “long required” babies to get “far more” vaccines than are given in “any other” country.
We wrote about this topic last month in response to President Donald Trump's false claim that the American vaccine schedule “long required” babies to get “far more” vaccines than are given in “any other” country.
January 7, 2026 at 7:18 PM
U.S. Vaccine Schedule Was Already Similar to High-Income Nations
We wrote about this topic last month in response to President Donald Trump's false claim that the American vaccine schedule “long required” babies to get “far more” vaccines than are given in “any other” country.
We wrote about this topic last month in response to President Donald Trump's false claim that the American vaccine schedule “long required” babies to get “far more” vaccines than are given in “any other” country.
Several Democrats have claimed that the Trump administration’s Jan. 3 military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, was “illegal,” violating both domestic and international law.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Several Democrats have claimed that the Trump administration’s Jan. 3 military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, was “illegal,” violating both domestic and international law.
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