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Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot?

Ask PolitiFact: Where was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol riot?

By Bill McCarthy • February 4, 2021
Was the storming of the US Capitol a coup? An academic group now says yes

Was the storming of the US Capitol a coup? An academic group now says yes

By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2021
Checking Evers' promises on Act 10, prisons, commissions

Checking Evers' promises on Act 10, prisons, commissions

By Eric Litke • January 22, 2021
FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups

FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups

By Daniel Funke • January 20, 2021
After Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ Calif. Lawmaker Backtracks

After Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ Calif. Lawmaker Backtracks

By Chris Nichols • January 12, 2021
There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

By Daniel Funke • January 7, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Did Capitol Police let mob of Trump supporters in?

Ask PolitiFact: Did Capitol Police let mob of Trump supporters in?

By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2021
A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked

A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked

By PolitiFact Staff • January 6, 2021
In context: 'Operation Undaunted' and crime in Austin

In context: 'Operation Undaunted' and crime in Austin

By Brandon Mulder • January 4, 2021
Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin

Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Haley BeMiller • December 28, 2020
Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin

Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • December 24, 2020
Allegations of USPS election fraud in Michigan don’t hold up

Allegations of USPS election fraud in Michigan don’t hold up

By Bill McCarthy • November 5, 2020
In context: Donald Trump’s ‘stand back and stand by’ debate comments on white supremacists

In context: Donald Trump’s ‘stand back and stand by’ debate comments on white supremacists

By Bill McCarthy • September 30, 2020
Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

By Eric Litke • September 23, 2020
Despite Trump’s Suggestion, Voting Twice In An Election Is Illegal Under California And Federal Law

Despite Trump’s Suggestion, Voting Twice In An Election Is Illegal Under California And Federal Law

By Chris Nichols • September 3, 2020
Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse

Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse

By Eric Litke • August 28, 2020
What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

By Daniel Funke • August 27, 2020
Fact-checking William Barr’s House Judiciary hearing

Fact-checking William Barr’s House Judiciary hearing

By Miriam Valverde • July 29, 2020
Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad

Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad

By Bill McCarthy • July 29, 2020
The federal government crackdown in Portland: What you need to know

The federal government crackdown in Portland: What you need to know

By Bill McCarthy • July 22, 2020

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