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Same day, different story: NYT, WSJ use different frames for far-right extremism

Same day, different story: NYT, WSJ use different frames for far-right extremism

By John Kruzel • April 11, 2019
Medicare for All defines one end of the Democratic presidential debate

Medicare for All defines one end of the Democratic presidential debate

By Jon Greenberg • April 11, 2019
Kamala Harris calls her LIFT plan ‘the most significant middle-class tax cut in generations.’ Is it?

Kamala Harris calls her LIFT plan ‘the most significant middle-class tax cut in generations.’ Is it?

By Chris Nichols • April 11, 2019
Donald Trump’s tax returns: How Congress might — or might not — get them

Donald Trump’s tax returns: How Congress might — or might not — get them

By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2019
Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’

Mailbag: ‘I am now starting to question your perspective’

By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2019
How many oil and gas jobs are there in West Virginia? It's surprisingly hard to say

How many oil and gas jobs are there in West Virginia? It's surprisingly hard to say

By Stephanie Alvaro • April 5, 2019
What did ‘The Best of Enemies’ get right?

What did ‘The Best of Enemies’ get right?

By Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan • April 5, 2019
PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2019

By D.L. Davis • April 3, 2019
Explaining the numbers behind the rise in reported hate crimes

Explaining the numbers behind the rise in reported hate crimes

By Yanqi Xu • April 3, 2019
PolitiFact announces health news fact-checking partnership with Kaiser Health News

PolitiFact announces health news fact-checking partnership with Kaiser Health News

By Josie Hollingsworth • April 2, 2019
Happy International Fact-Checking Day!

Happy International Fact-Checking Day!

By Josie Hollingsworth • April 2, 2019
Unpacking the spin from Democrats, GOP over which side is blocking hurricane relief for Puerto Rico

Unpacking the spin from Democrats, GOP over which side is blocking hurricane relief for Puerto Rico

By Amy Sherman • April 1, 2019
2020 Census citizenship question awaits Supreme Court review

2020 Census citizenship question awaits Supreme Court review

By Miriam Valverde • April 1, 2019
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Grand Rapids rally after the Mueller probe

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Grand Rapids rally after the Mueller probe

By PolitiFact Staff • March 29, 2019
Are New Yorkers really fleeing to Florida over taxes?

Are New Yorkers really fleeing to Florida over taxes?

By Amy Sherman • March 29, 2019
No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that

No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez probably didn't say that

By Ciara O'Rourke • March 27, 2019
Gov. Tony Evers' record so far on promises a mixed bag

Gov. Tony Evers' record so far on promises a mixed bag

By Eric Litke • March 26, 2019
Did the Jefferson County Port Authority release Rob Vescovo’s Social Security number and more?

Did the Jefferson County Port Authority release Rob Vescovo’s Social Security number and more?

By Lauren Richey • March 26, 2019
Here’s what we know about the cost of the Mueller investigation

Here’s what we know about the cost of the Mueller investigation

By Miriam Valverde • March 26, 2019
Without full Mueller report, Trump obstruction questions leave legal experts wondering

Without full Mueller report, Trump obstruction questions leave legal experts wondering

By John Kruzel • March 25, 2019