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Understanding Poland's ‘Holocaust law’

Understanding Poland's ‘Holocaust law’

By Manuela Tobias • March 9, 2018
High Five: After Florida school shooting, gun-related fact checks dominate

High Five: After Florida school shooting, gun-related fact checks dominate

By Tom Kertscher • March 6, 2018
A fact-check guide to Texas' Tuesday primaries

A fact-check guide to Texas' Tuesday primaries

By W. Gardner Selby • March 5, 2018
Were medics denied access to treat students inside Stoneman Douglas High School?

Were medics denied access to treat students inside Stoneman Douglas High School?

By Mica Soellner • March 5, 2018
PolitiFact fact-checks Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, The Post

PolitiFact fact-checks Darkest Hour, Dunkirk, The Post

By Jon Greenberg • March 2, 2018
Casey Cagle's tweet on Delta, the NRA and tax breaks. Is it legal?

Casey Cagle's tweet on Delta, the NRA and tax breaks. Is it legal?

By Miriam Valverde • March 1, 2018
Hope Hicks and the history of White House 'white lies'

Hope Hicks and the history of White House 'white lies'

By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2018
How are school shootings defined?

How are school shootings defined?

By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2018
Democrats’ memo pushes back on GOP claims about Russia probe

Democrats’ memo pushes back on GOP claims about Russia probe

By John Kruzel • February 28, 2018
Donald Trump's dubious attack on U.S.-Canada trade

Donald Trump's dubious attack on U.S.-Canada trade

By Louis Jacobson • February 27, 2018
Fact-checking the movie The Post, Oscar nominee for best picture

Fact-checking the movie The Post, Oscar nominee for best picture

By John Kruzel • February 26, 2018
Fact-check: Darkest Hour movie gets Winston Churchill mostly right

Fact-check: Darkest Hour movie gets Winston Churchill mostly right

By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2018
Dunkirk fact-check: Movie indulges a few myths but also uses the facts

Dunkirk fact-check: Movie indulges a few myths but also uses the facts

By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2018
Donald Trump at CPAC gives misleading impression about immigration, MS-13

Donald Trump at CPAC gives misleading impression about immigration, MS-13

By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2018
All of PolitiFact California’s fact checks on gun violence

All of PolitiFact California’s fact checks on gun violence

By Chris Nichols • February 23, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 speech at CPAC

Fact-checking Donald Trump's 2018 speech at CPAC

By Allison Graves • February 23, 2018
School shooting survivor claims CNN asked him to read ‘scripted’ question

School shooting survivor claims CNN asked him to read ‘scripted’ question

By John Kruzel • February 23, 2018
Fact-checking claims in the wake of the Parkland school shooting

Fact-checking claims in the wake of the Parkland school shooting

By Allison Graves • February 23, 2018
How Russian trolls exploited Parkland mass shooting on social media

How Russian trolls exploited Parkland mass shooting on social media

By John Kruzel • February 22, 2018
No sanctuary cities in Florida? That’s not as settled as Andrew Gillum claims

No sanctuary cities in Florida? That’s not as settled as Andrew Gillum claims

By Miriam Valverde • February 22, 2018