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COVID-19 aid for states and localities: How dire is the need?

COVID-19 aid for states and localities: How dire is the need?

By Jon Greenberg • February 11, 2021
House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial

House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 11, 2021
Fact-checking Day 1 of Trump’s second impeachment trial: To try or not to try

Fact-checking Day 1 of Trump’s second impeachment trial: To try or not to try

By Jon Greenberg • February 10, 2021
A look back at our Act 10 fact checks

A look back at our Act 10 fact checks

By Eric Litke • February 9, 2021
What you need to know about the budget reconciliation process

What you need to know about the budget reconciliation process

By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2021
In context: Joe Biden’s remarks about being 'shot at' in Iraq

In context: Joe Biden’s remarks about being 'shot at' in Iraq

By Amy Sherman • February 8, 2021
MyPillow CEO Lindell’s film not intended to be taken as fact

MyPillow CEO Lindell’s film not intended to be taken as fact

By Noah Y. Kim • February 5, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot?

Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot?

By Bill McCarthy • February 4, 2021
State of vaccine supply is 'opaque,’ ‘hard to pin down,' experts say

State of vaccine supply is 'opaque,’ ‘hard to pin down,' experts say

By Julie Appleby • February 4, 2021
A Newsmax host shut down MyPillow CEO’s Dominion conspiracy talk. Here’s the background

A Newsmax host shut down MyPillow CEO’s Dominion conspiracy talk. Here’s the background

By Bill McCarthy • February 4, 2021
What the House Democrats’ impeachment memo leaves out

What the House Democrats’ impeachment memo leaves out

By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2021
Fact-checking misleading attacks on HR 1, Democrats’ voting rights bill

Fact-checking misleading attacks on HR 1, Democrats’ voting rights bill

By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2021
The data gaps in the fight against COVID-19: Experts point out what we still don’t know

The data gaps in the fight against COVID-19: Experts point out what we still don’t know

By Daniel Funke • February 3, 2021
What we know about the COVID-19 variants and how they impact vaccine efficacy

What we know about the COVID-19 variants and how they impact vaccine efficacy

By Samantha Putterman • February 3, 2021
What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories

What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories

By Daniel Funke • February 2, 2021
What Donald Trump’s impeachment response leaves out

What Donald Trump’s impeachment response leaves out

By Bill McCarthy • February 2, 2021
How did West Virginia inject 108.1% of its vaccine doses?

How did West Virginia inject 108.1% of its vaccine doses?

By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2021
100 million COVID-19 shots in 100 days doesn’t get us back to normal

100 million COVID-19 shots in 100 days doesn’t get us back to normal

By Victoria Knight • February 2, 2021
Will Tampa’s Super Bowl be a super spreader? Experts worry about what NFL can’t control

Will Tampa’s Super Bowl be a super spreader? Experts worry about what NFL can’t control

By Bill McCarthy • February 1, 2021
Was the storming of the US Capitol a coup? An academic group now says yes

Was the storming of the US Capitol a coup? An academic group now says yes

By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2021