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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
Is Donald Trump’s pick of Matthew Whitaker for acting attorney general legal?

Is Donald Trump’s pick of Matthew Whitaker for acting attorney general legal?

By John Kruzel • November 15, 2018
Sorting out fact from fiction in the Florida recounts

Sorting out fact from fiction in the Florida recounts

By Kyra Haas • November 14, 2018
Donald Trump and Rick Scott allege fraud in Broward, Palm Beach vote counting without any evidence

Donald Trump and Rick Scott allege fraud in Broward, Palm Beach vote counting without any evidence

By Amy Sherman • November 13, 2018
The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching

The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 11, 2018
In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks

In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks

By D.L. Davis • November 9, 2018
Fact-checking distorted video Sarah Sanders used to bar a CNN White House reporter

Fact-checking distorted video Sarah Sanders used to bar a CNN White House reporter

By Manuela Tobias • November 8, 2018
So the Democrats won the House. What legislation might follow?

So the Democrats won the House. What legislation might follow?

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2018
Is the migrant caravan an invasion?

Is the migrant caravan an invasion?

By Miriam Valverde • November 7, 2018
Fact-checks on U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Fact-checks on U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

By D.L. Davis • November 7, 2018
PolitiFact is not biased -- here’s why

PolitiFact is not biased -- here’s why

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 6, 2018
What's at stake in the midterms: A primer on 8 key issues for 2018

What's at stake in the midterms: A primer on 8 key issues for 2018

By Louis Jacobson • November 5, 2018
The 2018 midterms: 16 senate races we’ve been tracking

The 2018 midterms: 16 senate races we’ve been tracking

By PolitiFact Staff • November 5, 2018
Donald Trump on the campaign stump: His most glaring falsehoods

Donald Trump on the campaign stump: His most glaring falsehoods

By Jon Greenberg • November 5, 2018
Fact-checking the fact-challenged candidates for Illinois governor

Fact-checking the fact-challenged candidates for Illinois governor

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 4, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Huntington, W.Va.

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Huntington, W.Va.

By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2018
Six times PolitiFact checked claims about the NC constitutional amendments

Six times PolitiFact checked claims about the NC constitutional amendments

By Will Doran • November 2, 2018
Here’s the latest on the migrant caravans

Here’s the latest on the migrant caravans

By Miriam Valverde • November 2, 2018