A look back at fact-checking the 44th president of the United States
Obama’s Whoppers
Issues: Guns
Videos: Clinton and Trump Fact-checks
CNN’s Jake Tapper and FactCheck.org offer two fact-checking videos this week covering claims made by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Video: The Final Debate
This video features eight claims that we fact-checked at the third and final presidential debate in Las Vegas.
Obama’s Numbers October 2016 Update
Our last update on statistical indicators of the Obama presidency before his successor is elected.
Groundhog Friday
Yes, there were repeated debunked claims yet again in the presidential campaign this week. We summarize our fact-checking of these familiar talking points in our “Groundhog Friday” feature.
Opposition Overreach in Nevada
Here we go again: opposition researchers spinning sensational-sounding claims from flimsy facts. This time it’s a Democratic ad claiming GOP Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada voted “23 times” against banning terrorists from buying guns.
Groundhog Friday
This week’s edition of Groundhog Friday, our wrap-up of repeated claims we’ve debunked before, includes claims on guns, health insurance premiums, wages and income inequality.
FactChecking Clinton’s Big Speech
The Democratic presidential nominee made claims on income inequality, job growth, spending and more.
Clinton’s Greatest Hits
A compendium of the top false and misleading claims by the Democratic presidential candidate.
GOP Convention, Day 2
The speakers went too far in their claims on guns, Benghazi, coal jobs, Keystone and more.