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Fact-checking Michigan GOP's 'report card' criticizing Gov. Whitmer's COVID-19 response

Fact-checking Michigan GOP's 'report card' criticizing Gov. Whitmer's COVID-19 response

By Clara Hendrickson • April 9, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Is the Biden administration pushing for no-knock raids to seize guns?

Ask PolitiFact: Is the Biden administration pushing for no-knock raids to seize guns?

By Noah Y. Kim • April 9, 2021
What the HBO QAnon documentary series revealed about the identity of ‘Q’

What the HBO QAnon documentary series revealed about the identity of ‘Q’

By Samantha Putterman • April 9, 2021
Did George Floyd say he ‘ate too many drugs,’ as Derek Chauvin's defense claimed?

Did George Floyd say he ‘ate too many drugs,’ as Derek Chauvin's defense claimed?

By Bill McCarthy • April 8, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Are New York’s voter laws more restrictive than Georgia’s?

Ask PolitiFact: Are New York’s voter laws more restrictive than Georgia’s?

By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2021
Unpacking the edits in ‘60 Minutes’ report on Ron DeSantis, Florida vaccines

Unpacking the edits in ‘60 Minutes’ report on Ron DeSantis, Florida vaccines

By Daniel Funke • April 7, 2021
Watch video fact-checks on PolitiFact’s YouTube channel!

Watch video fact-checks on PolitiFact’s YouTube channel!

By Josie Hollingsworth • April 7, 2021
What’s in Georgia’s new voting law that lost it the All-Star Game

What’s in Georgia’s new voting law that lost it the All-Star Game

By Amy Sherman • April 7, 2021
Claims about HR 1 keep pouring in. Here are all of our fact-checks in one place

Claims about HR 1 keep pouring in. Here are all of our fact-checks in one place

By Louis Jacobson • April 5, 2021
How vaccine passports might work in the US

How vaccine passports might work in the US

By Daniel Funke • March 31, 2021
False vaccine claims persist on Facebook, despite a ban. Here’s why

False vaccine claims persist on Facebook, despite a ban. Here’s why

By Daniel Funke • March 30, 2021
Democrats could undo Trump policies faster, but they’re not. Why?

Democrats could undo Trump policies faster, but they’re not. Why?

By Julie Rovner • March 29, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: How can COVID vaccines be safe when they were developed so fast?

Ask PolitiFact: How can COVID vaccines be safe when they were developed so fast?

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez • March 29, 2021
Kamala Harris didn’t break protocol, only past practice, in not returning military salutes

Kamala Harris didn’t break protocol, only past practice, in not returning military salutes

By Tom Kertscher • March 26, 2021
Fact-checking Joe Biden’s first White House press conference

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s first White House press conference

By Louis Jacobson • March 25, 2021
Could Jan. 6 rioters face sedition charges? And what would that mean?

Could Jan. 6 rioters face sedition charges? And what would that mean?

By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2021
Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned

Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned

By Noah Y. Kim • March 23, 2021
How many terrorists have attempted to cross the southern border? Data is limited and imprecise

How many terrorists have attempted to cross the southern border? Data is limited and imprecise

By Miriam Valverde • March 22, 2021
The COVID-19 relief package: Where the money goes

The COVID-19 relief package: Where the money goes

By Jon Greenberg • March 19, 2021
Hate crimes against Asian Americans: What the numbers show, and don’t

Hate crimes against Asian Americans: What the numbers show, and don’t

By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2021