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Fact-checking Fox News analyst’s pro-Trump book ‘The Russia Hoax’

Fact-checking Fox News analyst’s pro-Trump book ‘The Russia Hoax’

By John Kruzel • August 2, 2018
Website claims child immigrants kept in dog kennels, concentration camps. Here are the facts

Website claims child immigrants kept in dog kennels, concentration camps. Here are the facts

By Amy Sherman • June 22, 2018
Cell phone showdown. MSNBC takes on Fox News' Sean Hannity over obstruction of justice talk

Cell phone showdown. MSNBC takes on Fox News' Sean Hannity over obstruction of justice talk

By John Kruzel • June 12, 2018
Kid Rock not running for U.S. Senate, but FEC must decide about campaign swag

Kid Rock not running for U.S. Senate, but FEC must decide about campaign swag

By Joshua Gillin • October 24, 2017
The more outrageous, the better: How clickbait ads make money for fake news sites

The more outrageous, the better: How clickbait ads make money for fake news sites

By Joshua Gillin • October 4, 2017
Prolific fake news writer Paul Horner dead at 38

Prolific fake news writer Paul Horner dead at 38

By Joshua Gillin • September 26, 2017
How much do we know about climate change and hurricanes?

How much do we know about climate change and hurricanes?

By Manuela Tobias • September 12, 2017
In context: What Rush Limbaugh said about Hurricane Irma before evacuation

In context: What Rush Limbaugh said about Hurricane Irma before evacuation

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 10, 2017
Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says?

Does the Bible give Trump moral authority to kill Kim Jong Un, as Trump's pastor says?

By Joshua Gillin • August 11, 2017
What costs more, soldiers' Viagra or transgender health care? What about Mar-a-Lago trips?

What costs more, soldiers' Viagra or transgender health care? What about Mar-a-Lago trips?

By Joshua Gillin • July 27, 2017
Fact-check: The epic pay battle between Wonder Woman and Superman

Fact-check: The epic pay battle between Wonder Woman and Superman

By Joshua Gillin • June 21, 2017
Real or fake? Take our fake news quiz to find out

Real or fake? Take our fake news quiz to find out

By Joshua Gillin • June 19, 2017
How pundits twisted James Comey’s testimony

How pundits twisted James Comey’s testimony

By Lauren Carroll • June 9, 2017
If you're fooled by fake news, this man probably wrote it

If you're fooled by fake news, this man probably wrote it

By Joshua Gillin • May 31, 2017
PolitiFact's guide to fake news websites and what they peddle

PolitiFact's guide to fake news websites and what they peddle

By PolitiFact Staff • April 20, 2017
A fake in 140 characters: How not to get tripped up by hoax Twitter accounts

A fake in 140 characters: How not to get tripped up by hoax Twitter accounts

By Joshua Gillin • March 14, 2017
Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks

Fake news website starts as joke, gains 1 million views within 2 weeks

By Joshua Gillin • March 9, 2017
Fact-checking fake news reveals how hard it is to kill pervasive ‘nasty weed’ online

Fact-checking fake news reveals how hard it is to kill pervasive ‘nasty weed’ online

By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2017
Now it's easier to share the facts

Now it's easier to share the facts

By Aaron Sharockman • May 13, 2016
PolitiFact's fact-checks of the week

PolitiFact's fact-checks of the week

By Aaron Sharockman • May 1, 2016