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Lie of the Year 2018: Readers' Choice Poll

Lie of the Year 2018: Readers' Choice Poll

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 30, 2018
How much has been spent so far on Donald Trump's border wall?

How much has been spent so far on Donald Trump's border wall?

By Matthew Gold • November 29, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder

Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder

By Jon Greenberg • November 27, 2018
It's #GivingNewsDay! Every dollar you donate to PolitiFact is now tripled

It's #GivingNewsDay! Every dollar you donate to PolitiFact is now tripled

By Aaron Sharockman • November 27, 2018
Is it legal for tear gas to be used against migrants?

Is it legal for tear gas to be used against migrants?

By Miriam Valverde • November 26, 2018
A closer look at Donald Trump’s record on military, veterans

A closer look at Donald Trump’s record on military, veterans

By John Kruzel • November 26, 2018
Will medical marijuana users in Missouri be able to buy guns?

Will medical marijuana users in Missouri be able to buy guns?

By Ryan Hanrahan • November 21, 2018
Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud

Midterm Facebook misinformation: Pipe bombs, menacing caravans and rampant voter fraud

By Jon Greenberg • November 21, 2018
Mailbag: Post-election edition

Mailbag: Post-election edition

By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2018
Pumpkin pies, pilgrims and pre-existing conditions: PolitiFact’s 2018 Thanksgiving dinner guide

Pumpkin pies, pilgrims and pre-existing conditions: PolitiFact’s 2018 Thanksgiving dinner guide

By Kyra Haas • November 18, 2018
Examining Jerry Brown’s veto of California wildfire legislation and the criticism of it

Examining Jerry Brown’s veto of California wildfire legislation and the criticism of it

By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2018
Is Donald Trump’s pick of Matthew Whitaker for acting attorney general legal?

Is Donald Trump’s pick of Matthew Whitaker for acting attorney general legal?

By John Kruzel • November 15, 2018
Sorting out fact from fiction in the Florida recounts

Sorting out fact from fiction in the Florida recounts

By Kyra Haas • November 14, 2018
Donald Trump and Rick Scott allege fraud in Broward, Palm Beach vote counting without any evidence

Donald Trump and Rick Scott allege fraud in Broward, Palm Beach vote counting without any evidence

By Amy Sherman • November 13, 2018
The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching

The 2019 Chicago mayor’s race is heating up: Here’s what we’re watching

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • November 11, 2018
In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks

In the wake of nation's latest mass shooting, what we know about guns from five fact-checks

By D.L. Davis • November 9, 2018
Fact-checking distorted video Sarah Sanders used to bar a CNN White House reporter

Fact-checking distorted video Sarah Sanders used to bar a CNN White House reporter

By Manuela Tobias • November 8, 2018
So the Democrats won the House. What legislation might follow?

So the Democrats won the House. What legislation might follow?

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2018
Is the migrant caravan an invasion?

Is the migrant caravan an invasion?

By Miriam Valverde • November 7, 2018
Fact-checks on U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Fact-checks on U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin

By D.L. Davis • November 7, 2018