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The campaign of Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican running for governor in Ohio, sparked controversy this week with an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton. In the ad, Acton’s mother calls her a “liar”…
Our latest quarterly report on various statistical indicators of how the country is faring as the midterms loom. The post Trump’s Numbers, October 2026 Update appeared first on FactCheck.org .
In the Maine Senate race, ads from pro-Republican groups give Democratic candidate Troy Jackson the nickname “Taxin’ Jackson,” but they make misleading claims about his proposal for Social Security taxes and his votes on some other issues.…
Democratic ads in multiple congressional races are accusing Republican candidates of “gutting Medicare,” voting for “huge cuts to Medicare” and “cheering on Trump’s attack on Medicare.” Several ads cite President Donald Trump's major…
An ad from a Democratic-aligned super PAC claims Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan "voted to raise Alaskans' healthcare costs by $1,800 and on that same day voted to give himself a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout." But that's not the whole…
Q: Claims about James Talarico being hospitalized in a mental health facility. Is this true? A: No. An Ohio mental health center rebutted false online rumors that Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, had been there…
In partially repealing a Biden-era regulation that limited carbon emissions from power plants, Trump administration officials have misleadingly cast the prior administration’s policy as a threat to grid reliability. Experts say that’s…
In several congressional races, Republican ads are claiming that Democratic candidates support "sex changes" for children or support taxpayer money being used for such surgeries. But the allegations are flawed. The post Republican Ads…
Multiple ads airing in Michigan attack Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for past statements he made, or positions he held, about policing and prisons. But the ads either omit context or exaggerate his past policy proposals. The…
In congressional races around the country, Democrats find themselves under attack in political ads for allegedly opposing the popular tax cuts for tips, overtime and older Americans that were part of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill…