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Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020

Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020

By Eric Litke • December 28, 2020
Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin

Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin

By Haley BeMiller • December 24, 2020
Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin

Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • December 24, 2020
How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law

How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law

By Jon Greenberg • December 23, 2020
Where the coronavirus pandemic stands, holiday edition

Where the coronavirus pandemic stands, holiday edition

By Louis Jacobson • December 21, 2020
Vaccine misinformation: preparing for infodemic’s ‘second wave’

Vaccine misinformation: preparing for infodemic’s ‘second wave’

By Daniel Funke • December 21, 2020
Explaining Iowa’s 6-vote 2nd District U.S. House appeal

Explaining Iowa’s 6-vote 2nd District U.S. House appeal

By Mary Hartel • December 18, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine?

Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine?

By Amy Sherman • December 18, 2020
When do senators resign to assume the presidency or vice presidency?

When do senators resign to assume the presidency or vice presidency?

By Bill McCarthy • December 18, 2020
8 facts and 4 unknowns about the coronavirus vaccines

8 facts and 4 unknowns about the coronavirus vaccines

By Samantha Putterman • December 17, 2020
2020 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results

2020 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results

By Miriam Valverde • December 17, 2020
A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019

A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019

By PolitiFact Staff • December 16, 2020
Lie of the Year 2020: Readers' Choice Poll

Lie of the Year 2020: Readers' Choice Poll

By Josie Hollingsworth • December 16, 2020
Lie of the Year: Coronavirus downplay and denial

Lie of the Year: Coronavirus downplay and denial

By Daniel Funke • December 16, 2020
The Hunter Biden investigations: An update

The Hunter Biden investigations: An update

By Jon Greenberg • December 15, 2020
Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech after Electoral College vote

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech after Electoral College vote

By Bill McCarthy • December 15, 2020
The COVID-19 vaccine is here. What journalists need to know

The COVID-19 vaccine is here. What journalists need to know

By Samantha Putterman • December 15, 2020
How Biden managed to win far more votes in 2020 than Obama did in 2008 — but far fewer counties

How Biden managed to win far more votes in 2020 than Obama did in 2008 — but far fewer counties

By Jon Greenberg • December 15, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: How hard will it be for Joe Biden to get his Cabinet confirmed?

Ask PolitiFact: How hard will it be for Joe Biden to get his Cabinet confirmed?

By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2020
Why you shouldn’t worry about getting Bell’s Palsy from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Why you shouldn’t worry about getting Bell’s Palsy from the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

By Noah Y. Kim • December 11, 2020