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Can Donald Trump run for president again in 2028?

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VERIFYING how Project 2025 compares to Trump’s Agenda 47

A reader asked us to compare The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 and Donald Trump’s Agenda 47. We VERIFY how the two plans overlap and differ.
Elections

Viral posts claiming Harris won all the states without voter ID laws are false

Harris lost Nevada and Pennsylvania, which do not require voters to show ID at the polls, but she did win the other 12 states with similar laws.
Elections

No, there are not nearly 20 million ‘unaccounted for’ votes

The “unaccounted for” votes are still being counted. Most are in states where one candidate is already projected to win and will not change the election results.
National

Yes, racist text messages telling people to report to plantations to pick cotton are real

The FBI and attorneys general in Virginia and Washington, D.C. confirmed that they are aware of the offensive text messages circulating across the country.
Technology

Yes, racist text messages telling people to report to plantations to pick cotton are real

Racist text messages telling people to report to nearby plantations to pick cotton or become house slaves after the 2024 general election are real.
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Trump NY conviction: can’t pardon self as president

Manhattan Judge Merchan will sentence Trump in hush money case for 34 violations of state law. The Constitution only permits presidential pardons for federal crimes.
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Could Trump pardon himself in federal cases if he is re-elected? What we can VERIFY

The Constitution gives the president broad power to grant pardons in federal cases, but it’s unclear whether this would extend to a self-pardon.
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No, Trump cannot pardon himself in New York case

Presidents have broad powers when it comes to pardons for federal crimes. Trump’s conviction was for state crimes.
Government

Yes, some forms of slavery are still technically legal in most U.S. states

Forced labor as punishment for crime is legal in many states due to an exception clause in the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Elections

No, presidential candidates cannot do whatever they want with leftover campaign funds

Presidential candidates have to follow many of the same rules other federal candidates do when it comes to campaign funds, but they do have a few unique exceptions.
Elections

Rep. Jamie Raskin didn’t say Democrats wouldn’t certify election results if Trump won

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, called a viral quote attributed to him “100% fabricated.”