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The greatest fact-checking hits of Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign

The greatest fact-checking hits of Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign

By Jon Greenberg • April 8, 2020
How useful are CPAP machines during a ventilator shortage?

How useful are CPAP machines during a ventilator shortage?

By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus: what you need to know

Hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus: what you need to know

By Daniel Funke • April 8, 2020
What early research actually says about hydroxychloroquine and the coronavirus

What early research actually says about hydroxychloroquine and the coronavirus

By Jon Greenberg • April 7, 2020
Why medical experts worry about President Trump touting chloroquine

Why medical experts worry about President Trump touting chloroquine

By Louis Jacobson • April 7, 2020
The race to create a coronavirus vaccine: A primer

The race to create a coronavirus vaccine: A primer

By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2020
Fact-checking Jared Kushner’s comments on the national stockpile

Fact-checking Jared Kushner’s comments on the national stockpile

By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2020
The week in fact-checking: Homemade masks, pandemic funding, fact-checking highlights

The week in fact-checking: Homemade masks, pandemic funding, fact-checking highlights

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 3, 2020
PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2020

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2020

By D.L. Davis • April 3, 2020
Understanding the scale of potential coronavirus deaths

Understanding the scale of potential coronavirus deaths

By Louis Jacobson • April 3, 2020
How states are enforcing coronavirus stay-at-home orders

How states are enforcing coronavirus stay-at-home orders

By Miriam Valverde • April 2, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: When will we be able to buy hand sanitizer again?

Ask PolitiFact: When will we be able to buy hand sanitizer again?

By Amy Sherman • April 2, 2020
Party conventions are on for now, but will they be the same?

Party conventions are on for now, but will they be the same?

By Louis Jacobson • April 2, 2020
In the time of coronavirus, we’re all fact-checkers now

In the time of coronavirus, we’re all fact-checkers now

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 2, 2020
Worldwide, facts matter more than ever. Support PolitiFact on International Fact-Checking Day

Worldwide, facts matter more than ever. Support PolitiFact on International Fact-Checking Day

By Josie Hollingsworth • April 2, 2020
Hospital demand for masks is soaring. Here’s how hospitals use them against coronavirus

Hospital demand for masks is soaring. Here’s how hospitals use them against coronavirus

By Jon Greenberg • April 1, 2020
Ordering takeout is probably safe during COVID-19 outbreak, experts say, but take precautions

Ordering takeout is probably safe during COVID-19 outbreak, experts say, but take precautions

By Samantha Putterman • April 1, 2020
Are homemade face masks effective against COVID-19?

Are homemade face masks effective against COVID-19?

By Daniel Funke • April 1, 2020
Are states in a bidding war over medical gear with the feds?

Are states in a bidding war over medical gear with the feds?

By Amy Sherman • April 1, 2020
The president who cried hoax? Experts weigh in on Trump’s use of the word

The president who cried hoax? Experts weigh in on Trump’s use of the word

By Bill McCarthy • April 1, 2020