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Stylized depiction of detectives investigating the ink line from a pen, symbolizing fact checkers.

The History of The New Yorker’s Vaunted Fact-Checking Department

Reporters engage in charm and betrayal; checkers are in the harm-reduction business.

by Zach Helfand via The New Yorker on August 25, 2025

A teacher holds a students feet while the student does situps as part of a fitness test.

Can President Trump Run a Mile?

By reviving the Presidential Fitness Test, Trump is joining his predecessors in setting forth a competition that he would likely fail at.

by Zach Helfand via The New Yorker on August 12, 2025

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