Fact Checking in the Trump Era
Can the media fairly parse the statements of those running against President ‘Bottomless Pinocchio’?
Can the media fairly parse the statements of those running against President ‘Bottomless Pinocchio’?
She decries swanky fundraisers and big money donors while benefiting from both.
Yes, he was terrible at his job. But one can’t break that which is already broken.
The Air Force’s use of Trump hotels predates his presidency—but is still highly problematic.
The parent organization of the National Weather Service issued a statement Alabama and Dorian.
A disturbing story that’s almost certainly not what it first appears.
Scientists have been vastly understating the degree of global warming for decades.
Stories from sites like The Onion are routinely shared on social media and perceived as real news.
Rich candidates are buying artificial donors to stay in the contest.
The 76-year-old Democratic frontrunner’s penchant for gaffes is raising questions about his fitness to govern.
The bizarre format meant an angry old man got the lion’s share of air time.
Dozens of well-off students from the Chicago area are getting college subsidies.
Despite all the complaining, we’re in a golden age of political and policy coverage.
A great public intellectual, pioneering blogger, and all-around good man is gone.
A strangely under-publicized story.
The President’s approval is up and disapproval down after the latest incidents.
How insidious talking points spread in the modern media environment.
He could lose the popular vote by an even larger margin in 2020—and still coast to re-election.
Some agree with him. Many others are cowards. But there’s more to it.
What happened to “building a lasting relationship within the African American community”?
The President is defending his racist tweets against four Democratic Congresswomen, calling them Communists who hate America.
Anchoring of CBS Evening News is not what it used to be.
Republican Bill Lee is coming under fire for continuing an annual tradition.
In a move sure to ruffle feathers, the President is bypassing all of the Navy’s four-star admirals for the next service chief.