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Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response

Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response

By Henry Larweh • April 10, 2025
Are other countries ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade?

Are other countries ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade?

By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2025
Did Trump impose ‘the largest tax hike in our lifetime’? How it compares, as it’s currently proposed

Did Trump impose ‘the largest tax hike in our lifetime’? How it compares, as it’s currently proposed

By Grace Abels • April 7, 2025
What is a recession, and is it tied to stock market declines? What to know after Trump’s tariffs

What is a recession, and is it tied to stock market declines? What to know after Trump’s tariffs

By Louis Jacobson • April 7, 2025
Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg

Fact-checking misleading statements by Trump and his allies about Judge James Boasberg

By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2025
Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers

Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 2, 2025
On International Fact-Checking Day, PolitiFact explains the truth in Trump’s tariffs agenda

On International Fact-Checking Day, PolitiFact explains the truth in Trump’s tariffs agenda

By Katie Sanders • April 2, 2025
Can Donald Trump become a three-term president?

Can Donald Trump become a three-term president?

By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2025
Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse'

Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse'

By Madison Czopek • March 31, 2025
Elon Musk’s PAC is paying Wisconsin petition signers before Supreme Court election. Is it legal?

Elon Musk’s PAC is paying Wisconsin petition signers before Supreme Court election. Is it legal?

By Amy Sherman • March 28, 2025
Ask PolitiFact: What evidence does the government need to deport green card, visa holders?

Ask PolitiFact: What evidence does the government need to deport green card, visa holders?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 26, 2025
NOAA firings came just before a U.S. tornado outbreak. Did public warning systems work?

NOAA firings came just before a U.S. tornado outbreak. Did public warning systems work?

By Loreben Tuquero • March 26, 2025
Tren de Aragua: Que sabemos sobre la pandilla venezolana que Trump designó como terrorista

Tren de Aragua: Que sabemos sobre la pandilla venezolana que Trump designó como terrorista

By Maria Briceño • March 25, 2025
Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’

Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’

By Grace Abels • March 21, 2025
Trump wants to close the Education Department. Here's what to know.

Trump wants to close the Education Department. Here's what to know.

By Grace Abels • March 20, 2025
Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.

Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 19, 2025
President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen.

President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen.

By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2025
Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Quién puede contraer sarampión? ¿Es la vacuna segura y efectiva?

Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Quién puede contraer sarampión? ¿Es la vacuna segura y efectiva?

By Maria Briceño • March 14, 2025
The facts behind the 19 programs President Donald Trump described as ‘waste’

The facts behind the 19 programs President Donald Trump described as ‘waste’

By Grace Abels • March 12, 2025
Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?

Elon Musk claims ‘massive' Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste?

By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2025