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FACT CHECK: What's Happening In This Election Is Not Like Florida In 2000

Palm Beach County canvassing board chairman Judge Charles Burton rubs his eyes as board member Carol Roberts (left) shows a questionable ballot to the Democratic attorneys during the hand counting of ballots in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 22, 2000. Victor Caivano/AP hide caption

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FACT CHECK: What's Happening In This Election Is Not Like Florida In 2000

President Trump is challenging the results of the presidential election, which his allies have compared to the contested race 20 years ago. But there are many differences between the two.

Fact-Checking 6 Claims Pence Made About Biden's Record In His RNC Speech

Vice President Pence speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Fact-Checking 6 Claims Pence Made About Biden's Record In His RNC Speech

Pence warned that a Biden administration would threaten American freedoms and crumble the nation's economy. In making that case, Pence deployed several inaccurate or questionable claims.

FACT CHECK: Trump Compares Coronavirus To The Flu, But It Could Be 10 Times Deadlier

President Donald Trump talks with host Bill Hemmer Tuesday during a Fox News virtual town hall with members of the coronavirus task force at the White House. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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FACT CHECK: Trump Compares Coronavirus To The Flu, But It Could Be 10 Times Deadlier

This coronavirus is novel, meaning how it will manifest is still unclear. About 0.1% who get flu die. It's estimated that about 1% of those who have gotten coronavirus have died from it.

FACT CHECK: Where Roy Moore's Voter Fraud Claims Fall Flat

Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore speaks during a campaign event in Midland City on the eve of the special election earlier this month. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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FACT CHECK: Where Roy Moore's Voter Fraud Claims Fall Flat

The Alabama GOP Senate nominee's lawsuit was dismissed by a judge on Thursday as the secretary of state certified Democrat Doug Jones the winner of the special election earlier this month.

FACT CHECK: How Does Paul Ryan's Case For Tax Cuts Match The Facts?

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FACT CHECK: How Does Paul Ryan's Case For Tax Cuts Match The Facts?

In an interview with NPR, the House speaker said the tax bill was "designed" as a middle-class tax cut. But in reality, at its core, it is a corporate tax cut.

FACT CHECK: How Does Paul Ryan's Case For Tax Cuts Match The Facts?

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FACT CHECK: Trump Singles Out Chuck Schumer After N.Y. Terrorist Attack

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York is being blamed by President Trump for promoting a visa program that was used by the alleged driver of the truck in the New York terrorist attack. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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FACT CHECK: Trump Singles Out Chuck Schumer After N.Y. Terrorist Attack

The president blames the so-called diversity visa program sponsored by the New York Democrat for allowing an accused terrorist into the country.

FACT CHECK: 'Whatabout' Those Other Historical Figures? Trump's Question Answered

President Trump rhetorically questioned whether statues of Thomas Jefferson, one of which stands in the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., and George Washington should come down because they were slave-owners. J. David Ake/AP hide caption

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FACT CHECK: 'Whatabout' Those Other Historical Figures? Trump's Question Answered

It's just simply factually wrong to compare Confederate generals to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

Fact Checking This Week In The Trump Administration

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Fact Checking This Week In The Trump Administration

The White House made inaccurate assertions about the president's travel ban, the reshuffling of the National Security Council and even about a massacre — that never took place.

FACT CHECK: Spin Aside, Trump's National Security Council Has A Very Big Change

Trying to prove a point that little has changed, White House press secretary Sean Spicer holds up highlighted papers about the National Security Council. But that's not quite true. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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FACT CHECK: Spin Aside, Trump's National Security Council Has A Very Big Change

The White House argues little has changed when it comes to its National Security Council. But the elevation of chief strategist Steve Bannon to the Principals Committee represents a major departure.

FACT CHECK: Trump's Tweets On Christians, ISIS And Vetting Miss The Bigger Picture

A Syrian refugee boy plays outside his family's tent in a Syrian refugee camp in the town of Zahrani, Lebanon, in December. Some 1 million Syrians live in Lebanon as refugees, according to the U.N. Mohammed Zaatari/AP hide caption

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FACT CHECK: Trump's Tweets On Christians, ISIS And Vetting Miss The Bigger Picture

A day after criticism and chaos for some caused by his executive order temporarily banning Muslims from seven countries, the president took to Twitter Sunday morning to defend himself.

FACT CHECK: Trump Lawyer's Claim And Comparison To Rockefeller Is A Head Scratcher

President-elect Donald Trump speaks as one of his attorneys listens during a news conference Wednesday at Trump Tower in New York. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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FACT CHECK: Trump Lawyer's Claim And Comparison To Rockefeller Is A Head Scratcher

The attorney drew a parallel to former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller's wealth. "No one was so concerned," she claimed. But they were, and he disclosed his assets and placed them in a blind trust.

FACT CHECK: Once Again, Lawmakers Are Stretching The Facts On Obamacare

Kesha Wilson holds her 1-year-old son, Kamiyan Cooper, while family nurse practitioner Terrance James makes notes as part of an examination, at a county health center in Portland, Ore., in 2012. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption

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FACT CHECK: Once Again, Lawmakers Are Stretching The Facts On Obamacare

Lots of facts have been thrown around as the new GOP Congress takes steps toward repealing the Affordable Care Act. Lawmakers are bickering over costs and consequences. But what's true in all of it?

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