Latest Articles It’s a wrap! Here are PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2025 By Maria Briceño • December 29, 2025 On Facebook, posts about celebrity donations for Texas relief efforts went viral. They were baseless By Loreben Tuquero • July 10, 2025 Reports of 2 girls rescued from a tree fueled false hope after Texas storms. Here's how it spread. By Angela Fu • July 7, 2025 Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse' By Madison Czopek • March 31, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Is Texas measles outbreak linked to 'border'? No evidence, officials say By Jeff Cercone • March 7, 2025 Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2024 What’s behind recent false claims about immigrants and crime? By Jeff Cercone • September 27, 2024 Energy weapons, blue roofs and food supply attacks: Texas wildfires revive baseless claims By Jeff Cercone • March 6, 2024 Razor wire and a blocked Border Patrol. What’s going on in Eagle Pass, Texas? By Jeff Cercone • January 24, 2024 Texas governor suggests feds violated court order by snipping razor wire at border. Is it true? By Bayliss Wagner • January 4, 2024 What is Ken Paxton accused of that is leading to his impeachment trial in Texas? By Philip Jankowski • August 31, 2023 Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response By Michael Williams • May 9, 2023 Successful program finds voters who moved or died. Why are states leaving it before 2024 elections? By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2023 Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps By Nusaiba Mizan • November 23, 2022 Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among American adults? By Nusaiba Mizan • October 3, 2022 Border Patrol encounters up because high level of migrants seeking to cross border multiple times By Nusaiba Mizan • August 30, 2022 Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns? By Madison Czopek • July 1, 2022 Texas Republicans want a vote on 'Texas Independence.' But can Texas secede from the union? By Nusaiba Mizan • June 27, 2022 How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan • June 10, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: What steps do election officials take to prevent fraud? By Amy Sherman • June 1, 2022
It’s a wrap! Here are PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2025 By Maria Briceño • December 29, 2025 On Facebook, posts about celebrity donations for Texas relief efforts went viral. They were baseless By Loreben Tuquero • July 10, 2025 Reports of 2 girls rescued from a tree fueled false hope after Texas storms. Here's how it spread. By Angela Fu • July 7, 2025 Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse' By Madison Czopek • March 31, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Is Texas measles outbreak linked to 'border'? No evidence, officials say By Jeff Cercone • March 7, 2025 Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the 2024 election results By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2024 What’s behind recent false claims about immigrants and crime? By Jeff Cercone • September 27, 2024 Energy weapons, blue roofs and food supply attacks: Texas wildfires revive baseless claims By Jeff Cercone • March 6, 2024 Razor wire and a blocked Border Patrol. What’s going on in Eagle Pass, Texas? By Jeff Cercone • January 24, 2024 Texas governor suggests feds violated court order by snipping razor wire at border. Is it true? By Bayliss Wagner • January 4, 2024 What is Ken Paxton accused of that is leading to his impeachment trial in Texas? By Philip Jankowski • August 31, 2023 Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response By Michael Williams • May 9, 2023 Successful program finds voters who moved or died. Why are states leaving it before 2024 elections? By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2023 Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps By Nusaiba Mizan • November 23, 2022 Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among American adults? By Nusaiba Mizan • October 3, 2022 Border Patrol encounters up because high level of migrants seeking to cross border multiple times By Nusaiba Mizan • August 30, 2022 Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns? By Madison Czopek • July 1, 2022 Texas Republicans want a vote on 'Texas Independence.' But can Texas secede from the union? By Nusaiba Mizan • June 27, 2022 How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy? By Nusaiba Mizan • June 10, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: What steps do election officials take to prevent fraud? By Amy Sherman • June 1, 2022
