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What we know about the airborne spread of the coronavirus

What we know about the airborne spread of the coronavirus

By Jon Greenberg • September 23, 2020
A provocative new ad claims Georgia GOP senator is more conservative than Attila the Hun. Really?

A provocative new ad claims Georgia GOP senator is more conservative than Attila the Hun. Really?

By Tom Kertscher • September 22, 2020
In Context: Is there a 'Biden Rule' on Supreme Court nominations in a presidential election year?

In Context: Is there a 'Biden Rule' on Supreme Court nominations in a presidential election year?

By Amy Sherman • September 21, 2020
How Republicans could fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, explained

How Republicans could fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, explained

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2020
Best practices for journalists covering the 2020 election: A report from the Poynter Institute

Best practices for journalists covering the 2020 election: A report from the Poynter Institute

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2020
Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania

By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2020
Fact-checking Joe Biden on a coronavirus vaccine

Fact-checking Joe Biden on a coronavirus vaccine

By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2020
Ad Watch: Joe Biden’s Spanish-language ad says Donald Trump lacks coronavirus plan

Ad Watch: Joe Biden’s Spanish-language ad says Donald Trump lacks coronavirus plan

By Miriam Valverde • September 16, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s ABC News town hall

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s ABC News town hall

By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2020
Fact-checking the controversy over the USPS voting mailer

Fact-checking the controversy over the USPS voting mailer

By Amy Sherman • September 15, 2020
Ad watch: Conservative PAC claims Gary Peters would 'destroy girls’ sports'

Ad watch: Conservative PAC claims Gary Peters would 'destroy girls’ sports'

By Clara Hendrickson • September 15, 2020
Climate scientists reject Trump’s prediction 'It’ll start getting cooler' in California

Climate scientists reject Trump’s prediction 'It’ll start getting cooler' in California

By Chris Nichols • September 14, 2020
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally’s impact on the coronavirus, explained

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally’s impact on the coronavirus, explained

By Bill McCarthy • September 14, 2020
Explained: How Trump and Biden would confront China

Explained: How Trump and Biden would confront China

By Noah Y. Kim • September 14, 2020
Trump’s falsehoods about mail voting in Nevada, fact-checked

Trump’s falsehoods about mail voting in Nevada, fact-checked

By Amy Sherman • September 13, 2020
U.S. Postal Service postcard causes confusion about mail-in voting in California

U.S. Postal Service postcard causes confusion about mail-in voting in California

By Chris Nichols • September 11, 2020
Ad watch: Jewish Democratic Council of America says James is 'trafficking in anti-Semitism'

Ad watch: Jewish Democratic Council of America says James is 'trafficking in anti-Semitism'

By Clara Hendrickson • September 11, 2020
Group sues PolitiFact over coronavirus fact-check, Facebook partnership

Group sues PolitiFact over coronavirus fact-check, Facebook partnership

By PolitiFact Staff • September 11, 2020
Ad Watch: What Donald Trump said about Charlottesville

Ad Watch: What Donald Trump said about Charlottesville

By Miriam Valverde • September 10, 2020
Voting Counts: Michigan’s primary went smoothly, but revealed potential problems for November vote

Voting Counts: Michigan’s primary went smoothly, but revealed potential problems for November vote

By Clara Hendrickson • September 9, 2020