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2018 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

2018 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 11, 2018
PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students

PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 11, 2018
A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2017

A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2017

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 11, 2018
Rauner blames Democrats for decades of bipartisan can-kicking

Rauner blames Democrats for decades of bipartisan can-kicking

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 9, 2018
A fact-checking milestone: Factcheck.org turns 15

A fact-checking milestone: Factcheck.org turns 15

By Bill Adair • December 6, 2018
Has MU bent over backwards to increase faculty diversity?

Has MU bent over backwards to increase faculty diversity?

By Sten Spinella • December 6, 2018
Timeline of Michael Flynn's turn, from Trump aide to Mueller witness

Timeline of Michael Flynn's turn, from Trump aide to Mueller witness

By John Kruzel • December 5, 2018
Is the new NAFTA the biggest trade deal ever, as Donald Trump said?

Is the new NAFTA the biggest trade deal ever, as Donald Trump said?

By Manuela Tobias • December 1, 2018
How much does the Mueller investigation cost?

How much does the Mueller investigation cost?

By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2018
Lie of the Year 2018: Readers' Choice Poll

Lie of the Year 2018: Readers' Choice Poll

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 30, 2018
How much has been spent so far on Donald Trump's border wall?

How much has been spent so far on Donald Trump's border wall?

By Matthew Gold • November 29, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder

Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder

By Jon Greenberg • November 27, 2018
It's #GivingNewsDay! Every dollar you donate to PolitiFact is now tripled

It's #GivingNewsDay! Every dollar you donate to PolitiFact is now tripled

By Aaron Sharockman • November 27, 2018
Is it legal for tear gas to be used against migrants?

Is it legal for tear gas to be used against migrants?

By Miriam Valverde • November 26, 2018
A closer look at Donald Trump’s record on military, veterans

A closer look at Donald Trump’s record on military, veterans

By John Kruzel • November 26, 2018
Will medical marijuana users in Missouri be able to buy guns?

Will medical marijuana users in Missouri be able to buy guns?

By Ryan Hanrahan • November 21, 2018
Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud

Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud

By Jon Greenberg • November 21, 2018
Mailbag: Post-election edition

Mailbag: Post-election edition

By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2018
Pumpkin pies, pilgrims and pre-existing conditions: PolitiFact’s 2018 Thanksgiving dinner guide

Pumpkin pies, pilgrims and pre-existing conditions: PolitiFact’s 2018 Thanksgiving dinner guide

By Kyra Haas • November 18, 2018
Examining Jerry Brown’s veto of California wildfire legislation and the criticism of it

Examining Jerry Brown’s veto of California wildfire legislation and the criticism of it

By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2018