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Looming food shortages? Probably not in the US

Looming food shortages? Probably not in the US

By Jon Greenberg • April 18, 2022
Viral video from Shanghai brings attention to China’s zero-COVID policies

Viral video from Shanghai brings attention to China’s zero-COVID policies

By Jeff Cercone • April 14, 2022
Ask PolitiFact: What’s Ukraine’s history of trying to join NATO?

Ask PolitiFact: What’s Ukraine’s history of trying to join NATO?

By Bill McCarthy • April 14, 2022
Why France reports election results faster than the US

Why France reports election results faster than the US

By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2022
The race for North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat: A guide

The race for North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat: A guide

By Paul Specht • April 13, 2022
Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa

Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa

By Meg Doster • April 13, 2022
Fact-checking Sen. Brian Schatz vs. Sen. Josh Hawley on aid to Ukraine

Fact-checking Sen. Brian Schatz vs. Sen. Josh Hawley on aid to Ukraine

By Jon Greenberg • April 12, 2022
More states remove permit requirement to carry a concealed gun

More states remove permit requirement to carry a concealed gun

By Amy Sherman • April 12, 2022
How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments

How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments

By Bill McCarthy • April 12, 2022
The realities of Biden’s plan to admit 100,000 Ukrainians to the US

The realities of Biden’s plan to admit 100,000 Ukrainians to the US

By Madison Czopek • April 12, 2022
Russia, Ukraine, and the contested language of genocide

Russia, Ukraine, and the contested language of genocide

By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2022
Greg Abbott says he will transport immigrants arriving illegally at the border to DC. Is that legal?

Greg Abbott says he will transport immigrants arriving illegally at the border to DC. Is that legal?

By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2022
The race for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat: A guide

The race for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat: A guide

By Louis Jacobson • April 8, 2022
Fact-checking Fried, DeSantis claims about Florida’s investments in Russia

Fact-checking Fried, DeSantis claims about Florida’s investments in Russia

By Yacob Reyes • April 7, 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for March 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for March 2022

By D.L. Davis • April 5, 2022
How an unproven abortion ‘reversal’ treatment has advanced in the US

How an unproven abortion ‘reversal’ treatment has advanced in the US

By Samantha Putterman • April 4, 2022
Sorting out the police reports highlighted in an ad attacking US Senate candidate Herschel Walker

Sorting out the police reports highlighted in an ad attacking US Senate candidate Herschel Walker

By Tom Kertscher • April 4, 2022
The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine

The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine

By Bill McCarthy • April 1, 2022
The race for the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat: A guide

The race for the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat: A guide

By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2022
PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking

PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 31, 2022