Fact-Checking

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg at a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

What we know about Trump’s attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s backing by George Soros

Security guards let individuals enter the Silicon Valley Bank's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy)

Claims that Silicon Valley Bank donated $73 million to Black Lives Matter are unsupported

Fentanyl-laced pills collected during an investigation. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah, via AP)

Do rising fentanyl seizures at the border signal better detection or more drugs?

Former President Donald Trump in January 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Q&A: Can Trump run for president if indicted in the Stormy Daniels case? What happens if he’s arrested?

Whoopi Goldberg in 2019. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Whoopi Goldberg said the First Amendment ‘doesn’t allow you to willingly lie.’ That’s mostly false.