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Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon

Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon

By Sara Swann • February 7, 2023
Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union: How to watch, what he'll talk about, who's responding

Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union: How to watch, what he'll talk about, who's responding

By Ellen Hine • February 6, 2023
Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

By Samantha Putterman • February 6, 2023
Comparison of presidents’ classified records handling distorts cooperation with authorities

Comparison of presidents’ classified records handling distorts cooperation with authorities

By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2023
Joe Biden classified documents timeline: Where, when were files found?

Joe Biden classified documents timeline: Where, when were files found?

By Amy Sherman • January 25, 2023
Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say

Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say

By Gabrielle Settles • January 18, 2023
Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.

Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.

By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2023
As they fight misinformation, public health agencies try to restore trust

As they fight misinformation, public health agencies try to restore trust

By Lauren Sausser • January 4, 2023
PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022

PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022

By Sara Swann • December 26, 2022
Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

By Rebecca Catalanello • December 13, 2022
They were whoppers: A look back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009 to 2021

They were whoppers: A look back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009 to 2021

By PolitiFact Staff • December 13, 2022
We asked, you answered: PolitiFact readers’ choice for the 2022 Lie of the Year

We asked, you answered: PolitiFact readers’ choice for the 2022 Lie of the Year

By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2022
Tell us: What was the biggest lie of 2022?

Tell us: What was the biggest lie of 2022?

By Katie Sanders • November 29, 2022
Mailbag: Readers’ appreciation and feedback

Mailbag: Readers’ appreciation and feedback

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 21, 2022
Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco renews criticism of Ticketmaster monopoly

Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco renews criticism of Ticketmaster monopoly

By Sara Swann • November 18, 2022
Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise

Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise

By Matthew Crowley • November 16, 2022
No hay trampa en conteo electoral en Nevada y Arizona, pese a comentarios de Donald Trump

No hay trampa en conteo electoral en Nevada y Arizona, pese a comentarios de Donald Trump

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 15, 2022
Potential 2024 contenders, including Trump, keep the focus on 'freedom'

Potential 2024 contenders, including Trump, keep the focus on 'freedom'

By Tom Kertscher • November 15, 2022
Kevin McCarthy won the GOP nomination for House speaker. Getting elected may be tricky.

Kevin McCarthy won the GOP nomination for House speaker. Getting elected may be tricky.

By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2022
How days of vote counting became go-to ‘evidence’ for false election fraud claims

How days of vote counting became go-to ‘evidence’ for false election fraud claims

By Madison Czopek • November 15, 2022