Michelle Ye Hee Lee

Fact Checker: President Trump keeps claiming he’s created U.S. jobs since Election Day. Not so.

June 5, 2018 at 8:37 p.m.

"I'm very pleased to announce the great company ExxonMobil is going to be investing $20 billion in the Gulf Coast and the Gulf Coast region. . . . This was...

Matt Lauer looks on as Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the NBC News Commander-in-Chief Forum on September 7, 2016 in New York City.

Fact-checking Clinton and Trump in NBC’s Commander-in-chief forum

August 22, 2019 at 1:02 a.m.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump each appeared for 30 minutes on NBC's "Commander-in-chief" forum, answering questions on national security from moderator Matt Lauer and audience members. Here's a roundup of...

Some facts stretched a bit on day 3 of Democratic convention

August 22, 2019 at 12:25 a.m.

Here is a roundup of some of the most noteworthy claims made on the third night of the Democratic National Convention: "She's still got the heart she showed as our...

Fact check: Pence misses mark by taking Clinton quotes out of context

August 22, 2019 at 12:18 a.m.

GOP vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence's acceptance speech was the highlight of the third day of the Republican National Convention. Here is a roundup of some of the most noteworthy claims...

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (L) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) field questions from moderators Lester Holt and Andrea Mitchell (R) during the Democratic Candidates Debate hosted by NBC News and YouTube on January 17, 2016 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Fact checking the fourth Democratic debate

June 20, 2019 at 5:19 p.m.

NBC aired the fourth Democratic presidential debate on Jan. 17 featuring three candidates: former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley....

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Fact-checking the State of the Union

May 25, 2019 at 6:31 p.m.

A State of the Union address is often difficult to fact-check, no matter who is president. The speech is a product of many hands and is carefully vetted, so major...

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas holds a town hall at Praise Community Church in Mason City, Iowa.

Ted Cruz says it’s ‘clear and straightforward’ that he’s a natural-born U.S. citizen

May 14, 2019 at 10:46 a.m.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, defended his eligibility to be president, saying Donald Trump and other Republicans are raising questions about his birth only because he is becoming a serious threat...

Republican presidential candidates appear during the CNBC Republican presidential debate at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Oct. 28, 2015.

Fact checking the Republican debate

June 25, 2019 at 10:44 a.m.

CNBC aired two GOP presidential debates on Wednesday: a prime-time event starring 11 candidates and an earlier debate featuring four second-tier contenders, based on an average of recent polls. The...

House Benghazi Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., walks to a hearing room on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Benghazi panel chairman to GOP colleagues: ‘Shut up’

June 20, 2019 at 7:00 a.m.

The chairman of the House committee investigating the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 pushed back against claims that the probe targeting then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...

President Barack Obama jogs down the steps of Air Force One as he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base on April 3, 2015.

Obama defends Iran deal as ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity

June 21, 2019 at 2:18 p.m.

Top Obama administration officials launched a major sales pitch on Sunday aimed at marshaling public support for the new framework agreement between Iran and several world powers over its nuclear...

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