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Elections
VERIFYING claims from Trump VP pick JD Vance’s RNC speech
Elections
Fact-checking claims from JD Vance's RNC speech
Vance formally accepted the vice presidential nomination on Wednesday at the Republican National Convention. VERIFY fact-checked claims from his speech.
National
No evidence to support claims that extra security requests were denied ahead of Trump’s rally
Readers asked us to VERIFY claims that Homeland Security and the Secret Service denied requests for more security ahead of Trump’s rally. Here’s what we found.
Donald Trump
Photo showing smiling Secret Service agents following Trump assassination attempt is fake
In the original photo taken by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci, none of the Secret Service agents surrounding Donald Trump were smiling.
Project 2025
Does Project 2025 want to eliminate Social Security benefits?
Project 2025 doesn’t propose ending Social Security retirement and disability benefits. But the Heritage Foundation has proposed some changes to the program.
National
Viral post falsely claims to be from a sniper at Trump’s rally
The Secret Service and Pennsylvania authorities denied claims that a sniper named Jonathan Willis was at Trump’s rally where an assassination attempt took place.
Donald Trump
Sniper named Jonathan Willis wasn't at Trump rally shooting
The Secret Service and Pennsylvania authorities denied claims that a sniper named Jonathan Willis was at Trump’s rally where an assassination attempt took place.
Government
Understanding Secret Service operations| Expert Interview with Mark Lowery, former Secret Service agent
Mark Lowery is a former Secret Service agent who explains the ways agents approach different situations to protect former presidents in the field.
National
What we can VERIFY about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the suspect in the attempted assassination of Trump
In the aftermath of the Trump Pennsylvania rally shooting, photos claiming to be of the shooter went viral. But none of the photos were of Crooks.
Project 2025
Fact-checking viral claims about Project 2025
VERIFY readers asked us if it’s true that Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s plan to transform the government, calls for defunding public broadcasting.
Donald Trump
UPDATE: What we can VERIFY about the suspect in the apparent Trump assassination attempt
In the aftermath of the Trump Pennsylvania rally shooting, photos claiming to be of the shooter went viral. But none of the photos were of Crooks.
National
Photo showing smiling Secret Service agents following Trump assassination attempt is fake
In the original photo taken by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci, none of the Secret Service agents surrounding Donald Trump were smiling.
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