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What we know about the history of laws related to foreigners and guns

What we know about the history of laws related to foreigners and guns

By Amy Sherman • December 13, 2019
Editing tricks in viral Biden ad intensify world leaders’ seeming distaste for Trump

Editing tricks in viral Biden ad intensify world leaders’ seeming distaste for Trump

By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2019
How the impeachment articles against Trump are similar to, and different from, Clinton and Nixon

How the impeachment articles against Trump are similar to, and different from, Clinton and Nixon

By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2019
What Do You Want To Know About California Politics? Ask PolitiFact California!

What Do You Want To Know About California Politics? Ask PolitiFact California!

By Chris Nichols • December 10, 2019
Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola?

Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola?

By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2019
Read the articles of impeachment House Democrats have introduced against President Donald Trump

Read the articles of impeachment House Democrats have introduced against President Donald Trump

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 10, 2019
Ask PolitiFact: Does a video show Joe Biden confessing to bribery? No

Ask PolitiFact: Does a video show Joe Biden confessing to bribery? No

By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2019
Lie of the Year 2019: Readers' Choice Poll

Lie of the Year 2019: Readers' Choice Poll

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 9, 2019
7 questions about the Trump and Ukraine impeachment hearings, answered

7 questions about the Trump and Ukraine impeachment hearings, answered

By Daniel Funke • December 6, 2019
Terrorism in the United States: key facts, patterns and trends

Terrorism in the United States: key facts, patterns and trends

By Miriam Valverde • December 5, 2019
Did Trump’s freeze on Ukraine aid violate the Impoundment Control Act?

Did Trump’s freeze on Ukraine aid violate the Impoundment Control Act?

By Bill McCarthy • December 5, 2019
Should Trump be impeached? What law professors said at the House hearing

Should Trump be impeached? What law professors said at the House hearing

By Jon Greenberg • December 4, 2019
Who is Michael Bloomberg? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

Who is Michael Bloomberg? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Tom Kertscher • December 3, 2019
Fact-checking House Republicans’ impeachment report defending Trump on Ukraine

Fact-checking House Republicans’ impeachment report defending Trump on Ukraine

By Bill McCarthy • December 3, 2019
Read House Republicans' response to impeachment report

Read House Republicans' response to impeachment report

By Josie Hollingsworth • December 3, 2019
Read the House Intelligence Committee's full impeachment report

Read the House Intelligence Committee's full impeachment report

By Josie Hollingsworth • December 3, 2019
What we know about the Politico story at the heart of a Ukraine conspiracy theory

What we know about the Politico story at the heart of a Ukraine conspiracy theory

By Daniel Funke • December 3, 2019
The State of PolitiFact in 2019: A report to our readers

The State of PolitiFact in 2019: A report to our readers

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 3, 2019
Send us your questions about the House impeachment inquiry into Trump's actions on Ukraine

Send us your questions about the House impeachment inquiry into Trump's actions on Ukraine

By Josie Hollingsworth • December 3, 2019
Trump mischaracterizes Ukrainian president’s comments from new interview

Trump mischaracterizes Ukrainian president’s comments from new interview

By Bill McCarthy • December 2, 2019