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Live fact-checking the sixth Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles

Live fact-checking the sixth Democratic presidential debate in Los Angeles

By Katie Sanders • December 20, 2019
What’s next after Trump’s impeachment?

What’s next after Trump’s impeachment?

By Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2019
Trump repeats many falsehoods in letter to Pelosi about impeachment

Trump repeats many falsehoods in letter to Pelosi about impeachment

By Jon Greenberg • December 17, 2019
PolitiFact's 2019 Lie of the Year coverage

PolitiFact's 2019 Lie of the Year coverage

By Katie Sanders • December 16, 2019
2019 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

2019 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 16, 2019
10 things Donald Trump got wrong about impeachment in 2019, fact-checked

10 things Donald Trump got wrong about impeachment in 2019, fact-checked

By Jon Greenberg • December 16, 2019
A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2018

A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2018

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 16, 2019
The silence of the year: What did Hunter Biden do for Burisma?

The silence of the year: What did Hunter Biden do for Burisma?

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 16, 2019
Lie of the Year 2019: Donald Trump’s claim whistleblower got Ukraine call 'almost completely wrong'

Lie of the Year 2019: Donald Trump’s claim whistleblower got Ukraine call 'almost completely wrong'

By Katie Sanders • December 16, 2019
‘HealthBent’: What Would Happen If The ACA Went Away?

‘HealthBent’: What Would Happen If The ACA Went Away?

By Julie Rovner • December 16, 2019
What we know about the history of laws related to foreigners and guns

What we know about the history of laws related to foreigners and guns

By Amy Sherman • December 13, 2019
Editing tricks in viral Biden ad intensify world leaders’ seeming distaste for Trump

Editing tricks in viral Biden ad intensify world leaders’ seeming distaste for Trump

By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2019
How the impeachment articles against Trump are similar to, and different from, Clinton and Nixon

How the impeachment articles against Trump are similar to, and different from, Clinton and Nixon

By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2019
What Do You Want To Know About California Politics? Ask PolitiFact California!

What Do You Want To Know About California Politics? Ask PolitiFact California!

By Chris Nichols • December 10, 2019
Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola?

Ask PolitiFact: Why do Saudi pilots train at US military sites such as Pensacola?

By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2019
Read the articles of impeachment House Democrats have introduced against President Donald Trump

Read the articles of impeachment House Democrats have introduced against President Donald Trump

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 10, 2019
Ask PolitiFact: Does a video show Joe Biden confessing to bribery? No

Ask PolitiFact: Does a video show Joe Biden confessing to bribery? No

By Jon Greenberg • December 9, 2019
Lie of the Year 2019: Readers' Choice Poll

Lie of the Year 2019: Readers' Choice Poll

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 9, 2019
7 questions about the Trump and Ukraine impeachment hearings, answered

7 questions about the Trump and Ukraine impeachment hearings, answered

By Daniel Funke • December 6, 2019
Terrorism in the United States: key facts, patterns and trends

Terrorism in the United States: key facts, patterns and trends

By Miriam Valverde • December 5, 2019