The highest figure we found for people with autism severe enough to pose significant challenges to daily living was about one-quarter of the autistic population. More frequently, academic estimates ...

The largest tax increase in American history? That’s what Rep. Michael Lawler claims would happen if Congress does not pass a budget reconciliation bill by the end of the year. "The president is ...

"The Simpsons predicted Pope Francis’ death in 2025," an April 21 TikTok video said. "In a little-known episode of The Simpsons, a misplaced coffin stands at the center of Saint Peter’s Basilica, ...

Approaching 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency, PolitiFact has been fact-checking a whole host of topics related to the new administration, significant policy changes and, in some cases, the ...

The Trump administration has said in court filings that it mistakenly deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who had a protection preventing him from being deported to El Salvador.

Can voters use Real ID to satisfy SAVE Act voting rules, as Byron Daniels said? Not in 44 states. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, which has passed the U.S. House, would ...

On April 9 — hours after he told everyone to "BE COOL!" — Trump changed course. "I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also ...

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney wrote a viral letter to Democrats suggesting steps to take against the Trump administration. A letter attributed to former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., resonated with ...

Around one-third of Generation Z and millennials have less than $1,000 in their savings, the survey results showed. The number decreases for older generations: 27% of Generation X and 20% of baby ...

A Fox News report misinterpreted what Arizona county election officials agreed to do as part of a legal settlement, sparking inaccurate claims that Arizona was removing 50,000 noncitizen voters from ...

That’s because historically, U.S. Treasury bonds have been considered the marketplace’s safest investments. For decades, the U.S. government has been big, stable and reliable. In a worst-case scenario ...

PolitiFact examined social media posts claiming that April 5 protesters in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere were paid, but none of the claims held up to scrutiny. Videos misleading ...