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No proof Biden or Kerry channeled U.S. aid for Ukraine to Burisma

No proof Biden or Kerry channeled U.S. aid for Ukraine to Burisma

By Bill McCarthy • November 11, 2019
5 ways Warren’s Medicare for All math could fall short

5 ways Warren’s Medicare for All math could fall short

By Jon Greenberg • November 8, 2019
How low is Gov. Jim Justice’s approval rating in West Virginia?

How low is Gov. Jim Justice’s approval rating in West Virginia?

By Glenn Kittle • November 8, 2019
Could Donald Trump be impeached, removed and run for re-election? It’s possible

Could Donald Trump be impeached, removed and run for re-election? It’s possible

By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2019
Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up

Space litter is a huge risk to satellites, and there's no way yet to clean it up

By Jon Greenberg • November 6, 2019
Fact-checking guns ahead of Wisconsin's special session

Fact-checking guns ahead of Wisconsin's special session

By Eric Litke • November 6, 2019
Candidate for California governor employs fake ads to protest Facebook policy

Candidate for California governor employs fake ads to protest Facebook policy

By Chris Nichols • November 5, 2019
What you need to know about Medicare for All

What you need to know about Medicare for All

By Jon Greenberg • November 5, 2019
PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019

By D.L. Davis • November 1, 2019
Triple your investment in PolitiFact and independent fact-checking today!

Triple your investment in PolitiFact and independent fact-checking today!

By Josie Hollingsworth • November 1, 2019
5 facts about vaccines

5 facts about vaccines

By John Kruzel • November 1, 2019
Has state's share of WVU funding fallen from 70% to 12% since 1980?

Has state's share of WVU funding fallen from 70% to 12% since 1980?

By Katie Lehosit • October 31, 2019
Who is Alexander Vindman?

Who is Alexander Vindman?

By Jon Greenberg • October 30, 2019
Did George Washington run businesses as president?

Did George Washington run businesses as president?

By Louis Jacobson • October 30, 2019
No evidence photo of Trump watching Baghdadi raid was staged

No evidence photo of Trump watching Baghdadi raid was staged

By Daniel Funke • October 28, 2019
The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it?

The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it?

By Daniel Funke • October 28, 2019
Putting Al Green’s comments on impeachment in context

Putting Al Green’s comments on impeachment in context

By Madlin Mekelburg • October 25, 2019
Boosters say Sacramento’s MLS stadium will be an economic game-changer. Economists aren’t so sure.

Boosters say Sacramento’s MLS stadium will be an economic game-changer. Economists aren’t so sure.

By Chris Nichols • October 23, 2019
Elizabeth Warren's plans: $7 trillion in new spending over 10 years, before Medicare for All

Elizabeth Warren's plans: $7 trillion in new spending over 10 years, before Medicare for All

By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 2019
In Context: Hillary Clinton on Tulsi Gabbard, the Trump campaign and Russia

In Context: Hillary Clinton on Tulsi Gabbard, the Trump campaign and Russia

By Miriam Valverde • October 22, 2019