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PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘You were spot on’ about the lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘You were spot on’ about the lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

By Amy Sherman • January 3, 2022
An enduring tradition: False claims about attacks on Christmas

An enduring tradition: False claims about attacks on Christmas

By Tom Kertscher • December 23, 2021
No evidence government-funded AIDS clinical trials caused foster children deaths in New York

No evidence government-funded AIDS clinical trials caused foster children deaths in New York

By Samantha Putterman • December 21, 2021
PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021

PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021

By Amy Sherman • December 21, 2021
Events within and beyond Joe Biden’s control stymied progress on COVID-19 in his first year

Events within and beyond Joe Biden’s control stymied progress on COVID-19 in his first year

By Victoria Knight • December 20, 2021
WATCH: Lie of the Year 2021

WATCH: Lie of the Year 2021

By Kayla Steinberg • December 17, 2021
How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

By Bill McCarthy • December 16, 2021
The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2021
A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020

A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020

By PolitiFact Staff • December 15, 2021
2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results

2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2021
Fact-checking Glenn Beck’s claim that the U.S. government ‘co-owns’ the COVID-19 vaccine

Fact-checking Glenn Beck’s claim that the U.S. government ‘co-owns’ the COVID-19 vaccine

By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 10, 2021
In context: Joe Biden’s ‘fair share’ comments on gas prices

In context: Joe Biden’s ‘fair share’ comments on gas prices

By Bill McCarthy • December 9, 2021
Lie of the Year 2021: Readers' Choice Poll

Lie of the Year 2021: Readers' Choice Poll

By Josie Hollingsworth • December 7, 2021
When it comes to COVID-19, is it time to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’?

When it comes to COVID-19, is it time to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’?

By Victoria Knight • December 6, 2021
How many newly elected officials and Congressional candidates were ‘involved’ in the Capitol riot?

How many newly elected officials and Congressional candidates were ‘involved’ in the Capitol riot?

By Gabrielle Settles • December 3, 2021
Dr. Oz holds dual citizenship with Turkey. That’s no bar to a Senate bid

Dr. Oz holds dual citizenship with Turkey. That’s no bar to a Senate bid

By Jon Greenberg • December 3, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Does the CDC lack data on reinfection of people with natural immunity to COVID-19?

Ask PolitiFact: Does the CDC lack data on reinfection of people with natural immunity to COVID-19?

By Gabrielle Settles • December 2, 2021
Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it?

Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it?

By Jon Greenberg • December 1, 2021
Winsome Sears makes head-scratching COVID claims during CNN interview

Winsome Sears makes head-scratching COVID claims during CNN interview

By Warren Fiske • November 30, 2021
Omicron and other coronavirus variants: What you need to know

Omicron and other coronavirus variants: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2021