Investigative Journalism & In-Depth Reporting
Verification-focused reporting examining specific claims with primary source evidence
TIJ checks five claims from the week of September 14, 2026 against FBI crime data, CBO cost estimates, EIA fuel prices, BLS payrolls and certified election returns.
TIJ tests four claims from both parties against primary federal data: the president's growth projection, a declared manufacturing surge, DNC claims on gas and jobs, and a Georgia Senate ad.
TIJ tests five August 26 claims from President Trump, Rep. Jason Smith and the DNC against BLS, BEA and Federal Reserve data.
WASHINGTON — This week produced an unusually dense run of checkable public claims: a presidential boast about inflation rankings, dueling congressional statements on the July Consumer Price Index, a new…
TIJ's weekly Fact-Check Spotlight tests five claims against primary records: RFK Jr. on COVID mortality, President Trump on inflation and New Jersey's voter rolls, Gov. Sherrill on the registration error,…
The Investigative Journal's Weekly Fact-Check Spotlight tests five recent claims — on violent crime, Medicaid cuts, California's gas tax, tariffs and real wages — against primary data from the FBI,…
TIJ tests four recent claims — on jobs, ACA premiums, the border, and coverage losses — against BLS, CBO, CMS, CBP, KFF and Pew data.
A TIJ fact-check of four recent claims — on Black unemployment, the border, tariffs and health coverage — tested against BLS, CBP and CBO data.
TIJ tests four claims from the past week — on inflation, the Iran strikes, the border and ACA premiums — against BLS, IAEA, CBP and CBO data.
The Investigative Journal examines four widely circulated public claims from the past week against primary records from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, and the Yale Budget Lab.