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Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it?

Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it?

By Jon Greenberg • December 1, 2021
Winsome Sears makes head-scratching COVID claims during CNN interview

Winsome Sears makes head-scratching COVID claims during CNN interview

By Warren Fiske • November 30, 2021
Omicron and other coronavirus variants: What you need to know

Omicron and other coronavirus variants: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2021
Mailbag: PolitiFact, ‘this is incorrectly rated’ but ‘keep them honest’

Mailbag: PolitiFact, ‘this is incorrectly rated’ but ‘keep them honest’

By Amy Sherman • November 29, 2021
Joe Biden’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What you need to know

Joe Biden’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • November 24, 2021
Build Back Better tax break in play for some millionaires

Build Back Better tax break in play for some millionaires

By Nina Baker • November 23, 2021
Why you can’t find cheap at-home COVID tests

Why you can’t find cheap at-home COVID tests

By Hannah Norman • November 23, 2021
PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them

PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them

By Samantha Putterman • November 23, 2021
How high are today's gasoline prices compared with recent history?

How high are today's gasoline prices compared with recent history?

By Louis Jacobson • November 22, 2021
What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson, Mo., marchers

What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson, Mo., marchers

By Tom Kertscher • November 19, 2021
Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests

Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests

By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2021
There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise

There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise

By Samantha Putterman • November 17, 2021
How the Build Back Better bill affects taxes for millionaires, the middle class

How the Build Back Better bill affects taxes for millionaires, the middle class

By Louis Jacobson • November 16, 2021
In Context: Joe Biden’s ‘Negro’ reference to baseball player Satchel Paige

In Context: Joe Biden’s ‘Negro’ reference to baseball player Satchel Paige

By Tom Kertscher • November 12, 2021
Image mocks a Tesla recharging with a generator. Here’s what it doesn’t show.

Image mocks a Tesla recharging with a generator. Here’s what it doesn’t show.

By Tom Kertscher • November 12, 2021
Deficit ‘prediction’ for infrastructure bill varies widely from estimates

Deficit ‘prediction’ for infrastructure bill varies widely from estimates

By Tom Kertscher • November 10, 2021
Proposed tax increases in Build Back Better aimed at the wealthy, not workers and families

Proposed tax increases in Build Back Better aimed at the wealthy, not workers and families

By Natalie Dunlap • November 8, 2021
Oil companies talk about low-carbon projects. How much do they spend on them?

Oil companies talk about low-carbon projects. How much do they spend on them?

By Jon Greenberg • November 8, 2021
Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

By Bill McCarthy • November 5, 2021
US climate change spending overseas: Does the public support it?

US climate change spending overseas: Does the public support it?

By Louis Jacobson • November 5, 2021