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PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them By Samantha Putterman • November 23, 2021 There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise By Samantha Putterman • November 17, 2021 Oil companies talk about low-carbon projects. How much do they spend on them? By Jon Greenberg • November 8, 2021 PolitiFact is hiring! Join our fact-checking team By Josie Hollingsworth • November 4, 2021 Seven spooky things that people say are in the COVID-19 vaccines but definitely aren’t By Samantha Putterman • October 28, 2021 Unpacking the noise around Dr. Anthony Fauci and beagle experiments By Bill McCarthy • October 28, 2021 How the GOP spun a 'dead voter' allegation in Nevada By Amy Sherman • October 26, 2021 Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall By Monique Curet • October 22, 2021 What a GOP ad omits about Democrats’ spending proposal By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2021 What Gen. Colin Powell’s death tells us about COVID-19 and people who are immunocompromised By Gabrielle Settles • October 19, 2021 High prices and depleted shelves: Here’s why the supply chain is a mess — and will be for a while By Bill McCarthy • October 15, 2021 Steve Scalise’s flawed argument that states didn’t follow their own election laws By Amy Sherman • October 15, 2021 What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2021 Fact-checking former President Donald Trump’s 'Save America' rally in Iowa By Caleb McCullough • October 11, 2021 What’s in the voting rights bill named for John Lewis? By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2021 Mailbag: ‘Gotta do better,’ and ‘thank you for your service’ By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2021 Can Joe Biden’s agenda really cost zero dollars? A guide to the bills and the numbers By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2021 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 By Bill McCarthy • September 24, 2021 ‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6 By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2021