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Andrew Yang’s universal basic income proposal, explained

Andrew Yang’s universal basic income proposal, explained

By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2019
Fact-checking claims about the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton

Fact-checking claims about the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton

By Bill McCarthy • August 9, 2019
Why do some people think mass shootings are staged every time?

Why do some people think mass shootings are staged every time?

By Daniel Funke • August 8, 2019
Despite Trump remarks on El Paso and Dayton, it's a weak link between video games, mass shootings

Despite Trump remarks on El Paso and Dayton, it's a weak link between video games, mass shootings

By Tom Kertscher • August 6, 2019
No proof prescription drugs fuel mass shootings

No proof prescription drugs fuel mass shootings

By John Kruzel • August 5, 2019
That viral tweet about mass shootings by country? It needs additional context

That viral tweet about mass shootings by country? It needs additional context

By Jon Greenberg • August 5, 2019
Trump did not scrub tweets that likened U.S.-bound migrants to invaders in wake of El Paso shooting

Trump did not scrub tweets that likened U.S.-bound migrants to invaders in wake of El Paso shooting

By John Kruzel • August 5, 2019
Donald Trump said he's done more for African Americans than any president. Historians disagree

Donald Trump said he's done more for African Americans than any president. Historians disagree

By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2019
Biden-Harris debate rematch highlights health plan differences

Biden-Harris debate rematch highlights health plan differences

By Emmarie Huetteman • August 1, 2019
Live fact-checking night 2 of the Detroit Democratic presidential debate

Live fact-checking night 2 of the Detroit Democratic presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2019
Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Detroit, night two

Fact-checking the Democratic debate in Detroit, night two

By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2019
Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit

Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit

By PolitiFact Staff • July 31, 2019
In a messy Democratic presidential debate, facts about Medicare for All get tossed about

In a messy Democratic presidential debate, facts about Medicare for All get tossed about

By Emmarie Huetteman • July 31, 2019
Live fact-checking Day 1 of the Detroit Democratic presidential debate

Live fact-checking Day 1 of the Detroit Democratic presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • July 30, 2019
Donald Trump says he spent a lot time with 9/11 responders. Here are the facts

Donald Trump says he spent a lot time with 9/11 responders. Here are the facts

By Amy Sherman • July 30, 2019
The Democratic 2020 presidential field, by the numbers

The Democratic 2020 presidential field, by the numbers

By Louis Jacobson • July 30, 2019
Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic presidential debates in Detroit

Fact-checking night one of the 2020 Democratic presidential debates in Detroit

By PolitiFact Staff • July 30, 2019
In Context: Ilhan Omar’s “our country should be more fearful of white men” comment

In Context: Ilhan Omar’s “our country should be more fearful of white men” comment

By Amy Sherman • July 26, 2019
PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 2

PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 2

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 26, 2019
Where 2020 Democrats stand on carbon tax, other climate change policies

Where 2020 Democrats stand on carbon tax, other climate change policies

By Sophie Austin • July 25, 2019