Under the Constitution, the president has broad power to pardon someone before they are indicted, convicted or sentenced for a federal offense against the U.S.

Presidents can deploy the military for immigration enforcement. The National Guard can sometimes be used to detain, while active-duty soldiers can’t.

Racist text messages telling people to report to nearby plantations to pick cotton or become house slaves after the 2024 general election are real.

A tie in the Electoral College is mathematically possible but rare. We VERIFY who decides the winner of the presidential election if that happens.

A few take it further, claiming that voter rolls are inflated and all states should be required to clean up their voter rolls. The posts suggest that election officials are leaving people ineligible ...

A recent viral video that allegedly shows an assault victim of Tim Walz's is part of a malicious campaign orchestrated by Russian troll farms.

An image appearing to show Trump with a $1,300 novelty check for hurricanes Helene, Milton relief isn’t real. It’s made with AI.

While Hurricane Milton did spawn a deadly tornado outbreak in Florida, this viral video isn’t recent and was taken more than 1,000 miles away from the state.

A video clip that appears to show an interview between former President Donald Trump and hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs -- who has been arrested and indicted for a ...

Many VERIFY readers want to know about former President Donald Trump’s connections to Project 2025, with some asking if he’s endorsed the plan. Here’s what to know.

So, this image is clearly a fake. But has crazy labeling like this happened in real life? We couldn’t find any recent examples of something as laughable as “sugar-free sugar,” but in looking at data ...

Harris is allowed to use the money Biden has raised for her presidential bid because the two of them share a campaign account, campaign finance experts say.