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High prices and depleted shelves: Here’s why the supply chain is a mess — and will be for a while

High prices and depleted shelves: Here’s why the supply chain is a mess — and will be for a while

By Bill McCarthy • October 15, 2021
Steve Scalise’s flawed argument that states didn’t follow their own election laws

Steve Scalise’s flawed argument that states didn’t follow their own election laws

By Amy Sherman • October 15, 2021
What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments

What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments

By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2021
Nearly half US might have ‘natural immunity’ from COVID-19, but infection brings high risks

Nearly half US might have ‘natural immunity’ from COVID-19, but infection brings high risks

By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2021
Do 60 or 70% of West Virginia University students have COVID-19 immunity?

Do 60 or 70% of West Virginia University students have COVID-19 immunity?

By Emily Benson • October 12, 2021
Fact-checking former President Donald Trump’s 'Save America' rally in Iowa

Fact-checking former President Donald Trump’s 'Save America' rally in Iowa

By Caleb McCullough • October 11, 2021
What role did Glenn Youngkin play in purchase of Taylor Swift’s masters? (PolitiFact’s version)

What role did Glenn Youngkin play in purchase of Taylor Swift’s masters? (PolitiFact’s version)

By Noah Y. Kim • October 11, 2021
What’s in the voting rights bill named for John Lewis?

What’s in the voting rights bill named for John Lewis?

By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2021
COVID immunity through infection or vaccination: Are they equal?

COVID immunity through infection or vaccination: Are they equal?

By Arthur Allen • October 11, 2021
Memo detailing bill to require vasectomies in Pennsylvania written to parody Texas abortion law

Memo detailing bill to require vasectomies in Pennsylvania written to parody Texas abortion law

By Noah Y. Kim • October 6, 2021
Mailbag: ‘Gotta do better,’ and ‘thank you for your service’

Mailbag: ‘Gotta do better,’ and ‘thank you for your service’

By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2021
PolitiFact Internship Program: Summer 2022

PolitiFact Internship Program: Summer 2022

By PolitiFact Staff • October 1, 2021
Fact-checking the second McAuliffe-Youngkin debate

Fact-checking the second McAuliffe-Youngkin debate

By Warren Fiske • October 1, 2021
Can Joe Biden’s agenda really cost zero dollars? A guide to the bills and the numbers

Can Joe Biden’s agenda really cost zero dollars? A guide to the bills and the numbers

By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2021
Can California School Districts Independently Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For Students?

Can California School Districts Independently Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For Students?

By Sasha Hupka • September 29, 2021
What we know about images of Border Patrol and Haitian migrants

What we know about images of Border Patrol and Haitian migrants

By Amy Sherman • September 24, 2021
Hangings, guillotines and Gitmo: Going behind Real Raw News’ sensational (and fabricated) headlines

Hangings, guillotines and Gitmo: Going behind Real Raw News’ sensational (and fabricated) headlines

By Bill McCarthy • September 24, 2021
Biden’s misleading announcement that the United States is no longer at war

Biden’s misleading announcement that the United States is no longer at war

By Noah Y. Kim • September 23, 2021
‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2021
The looming debt-ceiling showdown: What you need to know

The looming debt-ceiling showdown: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2021