Amy Sherman
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A cheat sheet to Trump’s 2026 talking points (opens the original)
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President Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail to support Republican candidates in toss-up races that will determine which party controls Congress for the final two years of his presidency. PolitiFact listens to Trump’s public remarks every day. Although there is always room for surprising new lines, he tends to repeat boasts about his achievements and attacks on Democrats. Here’s a list of more than two dozen go-to Trump statements and how they square for accuracy, drawing from his Republ
Ad misleads on Susan Collins’ Epstein files votes (opens the original)
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Sen. Susan Collins “voted to cover up the Epstein files” and Jeffrey Epstein’s “business partner funneled $3 million” to a Collins super PAC. An ad accuses Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, of opposing the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased sex offender at the center of multiple midterm attacks. In the Sept. 24 ad, a woman identified only as “Debbie” says, “As a retired junior high teacher, I’m horrified. Susan Collins voted to cover up the Epstein files. She knew 14-year-old g
What could stop Trump from sending ICE to polls? (opens the original)
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A fabricated scene of immigration agents prowling a voting site recently spread across social media, with comments split between people in favor of the idea and those who are disturbed by it. In the video, made with generative artificial intelligence, masked immigration officers hassle a voter wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt and yell “keep your head down” to another marking her ballot. TikTok and X users sharing the video said this is what President Donald Trump wants for the November midte
PAC ad misleads about Susan Collins and Medicaid cuts (opens the original)
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“Troy Jackson expanded Medicaid health coverage in Maine. Susan Collins was the deciding vote for Trump’s Medicaid cuts” A TV ad says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, have opposing stances on healthcare for low-income people. “Troy Jackson expanded Medicaid health coverage in Maine,” the Sept. 4 ad said. “Susan Collins was the deciding vote for Trump’s Medicaid cuts kicking tens of thousands of Mainers off health coverage so they could give billionai
Vance fact-checks from RNC midterm convention Night 2 (opens the original)
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The second and final night of the Republican midterm convention mixed somber tributes for 9/11 and Charlie Kirk with warnings of Democrats using the midterm elections to usher in far-left policies. In the keynote address, Vice President JD Vance drew a sharp contrast between his party and what he described as “radical Democrats.” “The Democrats are running candidates who will tell your children what they’re allowed to say, how they’re allowed to live, and importantly, who they ought to hate, bec
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