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Debunking, rebuttals didn’t stop claim about litter boxes in schools from spreading before midterms

Debunking, rebuttals didn’t stop claim about litter boxes in schools from spreading before midterms

By Madison Czopek • December 15, 2022
Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

By Rebecca Catalanello • December 13, 2022
They were whoppers: A look back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009 to 2021

They were whoppers: A look back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009 to 2021

By PolitiFact Staff • December 13, 2022
We asked, you answered: PolitiFact readers’ choice for the 2022 Lie of the Year

We asked, you answered: PolitiFact readers’ choice for the 2022 Lie of the Year

By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2022
Corporate profits do not drive inflation, but inflation boosts company profits

Corporate profits do not drive inflation, but inflation boosts company profits

By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2022
What the Jan. 6 hearings revealed about Trump’s actions before and after the Capitol attack

What the Jan. 6 hearings revealed about Trump’s actions before and after the Capitol attack

By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2022
Nikki Haley cites unverified number of border ‘got aways,’ official data is scarce with limitations

Nikki Haley cites unverified number of border ‘got aways,’ official data is scarce with limitations

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 9, 2022
What we know about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, why Joe Biden traded him to free Brittney Griner

What we know about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, why Joe Biden traded him to free Brittney Griner

By Tom Kertscher • December 8, 2022
What Raphael Warnock's win means for Democrats' Senate advantage

What Raphael Warnock's win means for Democrats' Senate advantage

By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2022
What's the ‘zero emissions’ break-even point for electric cars? Hard to tell.

What's the ‘zero emissions’ break-even point for electric cars? Hard to tell.

By Kristin Hugo • December 6, 2022
Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos?

Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos?

By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2022
Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care

Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care

By Yacob Reyes • December 2, 2022
Fact-checking the Georgia runoff election for Senate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker

Fact-checking the Georgia runoff election for Senate between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker

By Tom Kertscher • December 2, 2022
Ad Watch: The context of Herschel Walker’s comments about vampires, a bull, China’s air

Ad Watch: The context of Herschel Walker’s comments about vampires, a bull, China’s air

By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2022
With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic

With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic

By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2022
More deaths among vaccinated Americans not a reason to avoid vaccines, experts say

More deaths among vaccinated Americans not a reason to avoid vaccines, experts say

By Jeff Cercone • November 30, 2022
'Died Suddenly' repeats debunked COVID-19 vaccine claims, promotes conspiracy theory

'Died Suddenly' repeats debunked COVID-19 vaccine claims, promotes conspiracy theory

By Madison Czopek • November 29, 2022
Tell us: What was the biggest lie of 2022?

Tell us: What was the biggest lie of 2022?

By Katie Sanders • November 29, 2022
PolitiFact Iowa: The term ‘red wave’ is more complicated than you think

PolitiFact Iowa: The term ‘red wave’ is more complicated than you think

By Sabine Martin • November 29, 2022
Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps

Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps

By Nusaiba Mizan • November 23, 2022