Louis Jacobson

A reader asked PolitiFact whether President Donald Trump can legally tear down the Kennedy Center, the Lincoln Memorial or the Washington Monument. There are legal hurdles.

President Donald Trump said “the overall numbers” for the Republican midterm convention audience “beat the NFL.” That’s not true for TV ratings, and it’s unlikely for social media impressions.

The US hasn’t bought Russian oil since 2002, but Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s oil facilities are affecting American truck drivers and consumers indirectly.

When signing an executive order that seeks to reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccinations, President Donald Trump said some vaccinations are as big as a “bottle of soda.” In reality, it would take more than 1,000 injections to fill a soda bottle.

As voters express concern about rising prices ahead of the midterm elections, President Donald Trump said prices are “all coming down now.” That’s Mostly False.

President Donald Trump has cited “hundreds of billions of dollars” in mutually beneficial gains since the U.S. arrested Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, in January. Data suggests Trump’s figure is inflated.

Donald Trump said the Iran war is going “extremely well.” Military attacks have degraded Iran’s conventional forces, but not its ability to attack U.S. troops and allies. And the war has brought new economic and diplomatic challenges.

President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin say 250,000 noncitizens are on four states’ voter rolls. But this is a preliminary number that is often drastically reduced after vetting.

President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin say 250,000 noncitizens are on four states’ voter rolls. But this is a preliminary number that is often drastically reduced after vetting.

President Donald Trump floated, and then abandoned, a plan for the U.S. to toll cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. That would have been a sharp break with history and international law.