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The international supply chain behind coronavirus testing

The international supply chain behind coronavirus testing

By Samantha Putterman • April 28, 2020
Why Trump’s comments on using disinfectants, sunlight to treat COVID-19 are wrong

Why Trump’s comments on using disinfectants, sunlight to treat COVID-19 are wrong

By Daniel Funke • April 24, 2020
What a government study suggests about sunlight and COVID-19

What a government study suggests about sunlight and COVID-19

By Amy Sherman • April 24, 2020
Can states file for bankruptcy? Should they? What you need to know

Can states file for bankruptcy? Should they? What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2020
The week in fact-checking: Swabs & reagents, stay-at-home protests

The week in fact-checking: Swabs & reagents, stay-at-home protests

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 24, 2020
In Context: What Donald Trump said about disinfectant, sun and coronavirus

In Context: What Donald Trump said about disinfectant, sun and coronavirus

By Daniel Funke • April 24, 2020
Introducing the Truth-O-Meter Minute, PolitiFact's new YouTube show

Introducing the Truth-O-Meter Minute, PolitiFact's new YouTube show

By Katie Sanders • April 24, 2020
Can anyone who needs a ventilator get one? So far, it looks like it

Can anyone who needs a ventilator get one? So far, it looks like it

By Bill McCarthy • April 24, 2020
No evidence that a Lansing, Mich., protester said he has COVID-19

No evidence that a Lansing, Mich., protester said he has COVID-19

By Arielle Kass • April 23, 2020
Large majorities of Americans support keeping stay-at-home policies for now

Large majorities of Americans support keeping stay-at-home policies for now

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2020
Critics say Trump’s WHO funding hold violates the Impoundment Control Act. Here’s what experts think

Critics say Trump’s WHO funding hold violates the Impoundment Control Act. Here’s what experts think

By Bill McCarthy • April 21, 2020
Swabs and reagents: The coronavirus test materials everyone is talking about

Swabs and reagents: The coronavirus test materials everyone is talking about

By Samantha Putterman • April 21, 2020
Ad watch: Priorities USA’s timeline on coronavirus and Trump’s inaction

Ad watch: Priorities USA’s timeline on coronavirus and Trump’s inaction

By Emily Venezky • April 21, 2020
Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus

Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus

By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2020
The week in fact-checking: presidential power, antibody testing

The week in fact-checking: presidential power, antibody testing

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 17, 2020
What we know about the source of the coronavirus pandemic

What we know about the source of the coronavirus pandemic

By Daniel Funke • April 17, 2020
COVID-19 testing: Where we are now

COVID-19 testing: Where we are now

By Samantha Putterman • April 17, 2020
Contact tracing: How it's used to fight COVID-19

Contact tracing: How it's used to fight COVID-19

By Daniel Funke • April 17, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s criticism of the World Health Organization

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s criticism of the World Health Organization

By Jon Greenberg • April 16, 2020
Ad Watch: Donald Trump’s video about Joe Biden and China is rife with omission, deceptive editing

Ad Watch: Donald Trump’s video about Joe Biden and China is rife with omission, deceptive editing

By Miriam Valverde • April 15, 2020