Latest Articles What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics By Grace Abels • September 30, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan By Madison Czopek • April 30, 2025 Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines By Jeff Cercone • November 26, 2024 Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2024 Not knowing all the results on election night is normal. Here's why. By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2024 Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they boosted security since 2020’s threats. By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2024 Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin By Caleb McCullough • October 9, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2024 Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives By Tom Kertscher • May 22, 2023 Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races By Amy Sherman • November 9, 2022 How could U.S. voting be affected if election deniers win? By Madison Czopek • September 21, 2022 Before election, Michigan Republicans blast Secretary of State Benson for her oversight of last one By Clara Hendrickson • September 16, 2022 Poll workers are short-staffed, under attack — and quietly defending democracy By Amy Sherman • July 6, 2022 How ‘stop the steal’ Republicans seeking office hope to restrict voting By Bill McCarthy • June 7, 2022 A coalition of ‘stop the steal’ Republicans aims to take control of US elections. QAnon is helping By Bill McCarthy • June 7, 2022 Michigan Republican secretary of state pick leveled baseless claims of election misconduct By Clara Hendrickson • May 6, 2022 'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2022 A claim about serial numbers on ballots is misguided By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2022 The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2022 What you need to know about the fake Trump electors By Amy Sherman • January 28, 2022
What we do and don’t know about MI church shooting suspect Thomas Jacob Sanford’s politics By Grace Abels • September 30, 2025 Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan By Madison Czopek • April 30, 2025 Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines By Jeff Cercone • November 26, 2024 Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2024 Not knowing all the results on election night is normal. Here's why. By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2024 Election officials want safe voting. Here’s how they boosted security since 2020’s threats. By Amy Sherman • October 23, 2024 Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin By Caleb McCullough • October 9, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2024 Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives By Tom Kertscher • May 22, 2023 Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races By Amy Sherman • November 9, 2022 How could U.S. voting be affected if election deniers win? By Madison Czopek • September 21, 2022 Before election, Michigan Republicans blast Secretary of State Benson for her oversight of last one By Clara Hendrickson • September 16, 2022 Poll workers are short-staffed, under attack — and quietly defending democracy By Amy Sherman • July 6, 2022 How ‘stop the steal’ Republicans seeking office hope to restrict voting By Bill McCarthy • June 7, 2022 A coalition of ‘stop the steal’ Republicans aims to take control of US elections. QAnon is helping By Bill McCarthy • June 7, 2022 Michigan Republican secretary of state pick leveled baseless claims of election misconduct By Clara Hendrickson • May 6, 2022 'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2022 A claim about serial numbers on ballots is misguided By Amy Sherman • February 1, 2022 The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws By Amy Sherman • January 31, 2022 What you need to know about the fake Trump electors By Amy Sherman • January 28, 2022
