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Hate crimes against Asian Americans: What the numbers show, and don’t

Hate crimes against Asian Americans: What the numbers show, and don’t

By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2021
Fact-checking a GOP talking point on state, local relief in the American Rescue Plan

Fact-checking a GOP talking point on state, local relief in the American Rescue Plan

By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2021
Why Europe took a closer look at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

Why Europe took a closer look at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

By Noah Y. Kim • March 18, 2021
Are California recall leaders tied to militias and QAnon? We fact-checked Gov. Newsom's claims

Are California recall leaders tied to militias and QAnon? We fact-checked Gov. Newsom's claims

By Chris Nichols • March 18, 2021
What Trump told Georgia election officials

What Trump told Georgia election officials

By Samantha Putterman • March 16, 2021
Can vaccination and infection rates add up to reach COVID-19 herd immunity?

Can vaccination and infection rates add up to reach COVID-19 herd immunity?

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez • March 16, 2021
Mask skeptics ask questions. PolitiFact answers

Mask skeptics ask questions. PolitiFact answers

By Noah Y. Kim • March 16, 2021
15 of our wackiest COVID-19 fact-checks

15 of our wackiest COVID-19 fact-checks

By Daniel Funke • March 15, 2021
6 things we’ve learned from one year of coronavirus misinformation

6 things we’ve learned from one year of coronavirus misinformation

By Daniel Funke • March 12, 2021
Why randomized controlled trials on mask wearing and the coronavirus are scant

Why randomized controlled trials on mask wearing and the coronavirus are scant

By Noah Y. Kim • March 12, 2021
What we know about the impact of Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s nursing home policies

What we know about the impact of Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s nursing home policies

By Clara Hendrickson • March 12, 2021
Fact-checking Joe Biden on the American Rescue Plan

Fact-checking Joe Biden on the American Rescue Plan

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2021
You’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19. What can you do now?

You’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19. What can you do now?

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2021
Can New York state rename Donald J. Trump State Park?

Can New York state rename Donald J. Trump State Park?

By Meghan Hall • March 11, 2021
Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal?

Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal?

By Eric Litke • March 10, 2021
Would a ‘talking filibuster’ get the Senate moving?

Would a ‘talking filibuster’ get the Senate moving?

By Louis Jacobson • March 9, 2021
Fact-checking vaccine claims in alleged disinformation campaign by Russian intelligence

Fact-checking vaccine claims in alleged disinformation campaign by Russian intelligence

By Noah Y. Kim • March 9, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Who’s eligible for a stimulus check under the American Rescue Plan?

Ask PolitiFact: Who’s eligible for a stimulus check under the American Rescue Plan?

By Miriam Valverde • March 9, 2021
The facts on what the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

The facts on what the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

By Noah Y. Kim • March 9, 2021
What's in the COVID bill for health insurance and the ACA?

What's in the COVID bill for health insurance and the ACA?

By Emmarie Huetteman • March 9, 2021