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In the weeks after El Paso and Dayton, mass shooting rumors spread on Snapchat and iMessage

In the weeks after El Paso and Dayton, mass shooting rumors spread on Snapchat and iMessage

By Daniel Funke • August 26, 2019
Looking back on our Sean Duffy fact checks

Looking back on our Sean Duffy fact checks

By Eric Litke • August 26, 2019
Donald Trump’s shifts on gun background checks after mass shootings

Donald Trump’s shifts on gun background checks after mass shootings

By Amy Sherman • August 23, 2019
How do the Democrats running for president really live? A look at their homes, wealth

How do the Democrats running for president really live? A look at their homes, wealth

By John Kruzel • August 22, 2019
Celebrate with us. PolitiFact turns 12!

Celebrate with us. PolitiFact turns 12!

By Aaron Sharockman • August 22, 2019
Why would Trump want to buy Greenland?

Why would Trump want to buy Greenland?

By Jon Greenberg • August 21, 2019
What job could be next for the Democratic presidential candidates?

What job could be next for the Democratic presidential candidates?

By Louis Jacobson • August 20, 2019
What’s behind the dubious claim that psychiatric drugs fuel mass shootings?

What’s behind the dubious claim that psychiatric drugs fuel mass shootings?

By John Kruzel • August 16, 2019
The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging

The death of Michael Brown, legal facts and Democratic messaging

By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2019
The Fredo flap and the nuances of an insult

The Fredo flap and the nuances of an insult

By Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2019
Explaining the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories linked to Trump, Clinton

Explaining the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories linked to Trump, Clinton

By Daniel Funke • August 13, 2019
There’s no evidence the Trump administration had a role in Jeffrey Epstein’s death

There’s no evidence the Trump administration had a role in Jeffrey Epstein’s death

By John Kruzel • August 13, 2019
Would Florida proposal ban virtually all guns? Here’s what we know

Would Florida proposal ban virtually all guns? Here’s what we know

By Amy Sherman • August 12, 2019
There’s no evidence that the Clintons were involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s death

There’s no evidence that the Clintons were involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s death

By Daniel Funke • August 12, 2019
Andrew Yang’s universal basic income proposal, explained

Andrew Yang’s universal basic income proposal, explained

By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2019
Fact-checking claims about the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton

Fact-checking claims about the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton

By Bill McCarthy • August 9, 2019
Why do some people think mass shootings are staged every time?

Why do some people think mass shootings are staged every time?

By Daniel Funke • August 8, 2019
Tucker Carlson says white supremacy is a hoax. Here are 5 reasons why that’s wrong

Tucker Carlson says white supremacy is a hoax. Here are 5 reasons why that’s wrong

By John Kruzel • August 7, 2019
Promises kept, broken, stalled in latest Evers-O-Meter updates

Promises kept, broken, stalled in latest Evers-O-Meter updates

By Eric Litke • August 7, 2019
Checking out Neil deGrasse Tyson’s comparison of mass shootings to other causes of death

Checking out Neil deGrasse Tyson’s comparison of mass shootings to other causes of death

By Bill McCarthy • August 7, 2019