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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
Licensed doctors who spread COVID-19 disinformation face no consequences, report shows

Licensed doctors who spread COVID-19 disinformation face no consequences, report shows

By Victoria Knight • September 22, 2021
Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention

Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention

By Noah Y. Kim • September 22, 2021
Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting

Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting

By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2021
In UN speech, Joe Biden calls for collective action on climate, COVID-19

In UN speech, Joe Biden calls for collective action on climate, COVID-19

By Jon Greenberg • September 21, 2021
What’s in the Senate Democrats’ new voting rights bill?

What’s in the Senate Democrats’ new voting rights bill?

By Amy Sherman • September 21, 2021
Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys

Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys

By Samantha Putterman • September 20, 2021
Amid proposals for travel vaccine mandates, is there a right to unfettered travel in the U.S.?

Amid proposals for travel vaccine mandates, is there a right to unfettered travel in the U.S.?

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2021
Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is my cloth mask good enough to face the delta variant?

Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is my cloth mask good enough to face the delta variant?

By Amanda Michelle Gomez • September 20, 2021
Fact-checking the first McAuliffe-Youngkin debate

Fact-checking the first McAuliffe-Youngkin debate

By Warren Fiske • September 17, 2021
Did Gen. Mark Milley overstep on nuclear launch meeting, call to China?

Did Gen. Mark Milley overstep on nuclear launch meeting, call to China?

By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2021
What are the odds of a breakthrough infection?

What are the odds of a breakthrough infection?

By Noah Y. Kim • September 16, 2021