Index/Topics/2016 election

2016 election

Payments made to influence the 2016 election

Fact-Checks

13 results
Jan 14, 2026
Most Viewed

Is donal trump a convicted criminal

Donald J. Trump was criminally convicted by a New York jury on May 30, 2024, on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments tied to the 2016 election, making him the...

Jan 13, 2026
Most Viewed

Have any of Trump’s felony convictions been overturned or vacated on appeal, and why?

No felony conviction of Donald J. Trump has been overturned or vacated on appeal as of the reporting in these sources; he remains convicted on 34 counts out of the Manhattan hush‑money trial, has been...

Jan 12, 2026
Most Viewed

What are the specific 34 falsifying business records counts Trump was convicted of in the New York case?

A Manhattan jury convicted Donald J. Trump on 34 separate counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree — each count corresponding to a false entry in Trump Organization records that prose...

Jan 15, 2026

What corroborating evidence supported Katie Johnson’s claims (documents, witnesses, recordings)?

Katie Johnson’s allegations were presented in court papers and media interviews and were accompanied in some filings by affidavits and ancillary documents that circulated online, but independent corro...

Jan 14, 2026

How much has Russia donated to NRA

Public reporting shows the National Rifle Association disclosed it received roughly $2,500 — about $2,512 in one accounting — from around two dozen individuals with Russian links between 2015 and 2018...

Jan 12, 2026

Have Democratic candidates explicitly endorsed the slogan 'the future is female' and how has that been received?

Multiple Democratic politicians and Democratic-aligned groups have used or signaled sympathy with the phrase "The Future Is Female," but it has rarely been embraced as an official campaign tagline by ...

Jan 21, 2026

was trump convicted of the same crime 34 times

was convicted by a jury on May 30, 2024, of 34 counts arising from the same scheme—each count was a first‑degree falsifying business records charge related to payments made to influence the —so the sh...

Jan 20, 2026

was trump charged with 34 of felonies

Yes — in Manhattan’s prosecution Trump was indicted on and later convicted of 34 felony counts, all allege falsifying New York business records in the first degree tied to hush‑money payments before t...

Jan 17, 2026

What federal statutes did the Katie Johnson complaint try to invoke, and why did judges find them inapplicable?

The anonymous 2016 lawsuit by “Katie Johnson” naming Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein was dismissed by federal judges who concluded the complaint “didn’t raise valid claims under federal law,” and the...

Jan 12, 2026

Is Donald Trump a felon

A New York jury convicted Donald J. Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments, and that conviction has been entered into the record . A judge later impose...

Jan 11, 2026

Has Donald Trump ever released any individual tax returns before 2016?

Donald J. Trump did not voluntarily release his individual tax returns before the 2016 election; during the 2016 campaign he repeatedly refused to make them public despite earlier statements that he w...

Jan 9, 2026

Did Donald Trump get convicted of any felony

Donald J. Trump was convicted by a New York jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records connected to hush‑money payments, making him the first former U.S. president to be convicted of a fe...

Jan 6, 2026

What were the findings of the New York Attorney General's investigation into the Trump foundation?

The New York Attorney General’s multi-year investigation concluded that the Donald J. Trump Foundation was essentially an oversight-free shell that repeatedly violated New York charity law, engaged in...