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Former President Barack Obama defended the 2015 Iran deal and criticized Donald Trump’s path to conflict while campaigning for Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown in Ohio.

Fla., “repeatedly” violated the STOCK Act. That claim stems from a financial disclosure with a typo that was corrected days later.

Kansas, said Democrat Adam Hamilton “wants to shut down the beef industry.” That’s wrong. Hamilton has suggested eating less meat to combat climate change, not eliminating consumption entirely.

Researchers have found some evidence that lozenges with zinc may reduce the length of your cold once you are sick. But the doses sold at the drugstore may not be enough to make a difference.

In the closely watched race for Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins and former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson will meet tonight for their second debate this week. Po ...

PolitiFact analyzed claims by U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and President Donald Trump on the national and state economies, Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown’s congressional record, and Husted’s recent bill ...

PolitiFact North Carolina is a project of WRAL to help you find the truth in North Carolina politics. Reporters and researchers from PolitiFact North Carolina examine statements by North Carolina ...

In 2019, sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on federal charges of recruiting dozens of underage girls for sex acts at his residences between 2002 and 2005. The financier with connections to ...