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‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2021
Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention

Why the Gabby Petito case, but not others, has drawn so much attention

By Noah Y. Kim • September 22, 2021
Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later

Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later

By Vanessa Swales • August 24, 2021
Murders spiked in 2020. Why?

Murders spiked in 2020. Why?

By Jon Greenberg • July 14, 2021
Why the new false flag conspiracy theory that FBI orchestrated Capitol attack is wrong

Why the new false flag conspiracy theory that FBI orchestrated Capitol attack is wrong

By Samantha Putterman • June 18, 2021
Update: Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes

Update: Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes

By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2021
What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead

What we know about the traffic stop that left Daunte Wright dead

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Is the Biden administration pushing for no-knock raids to seize guns?

Ask PolitiFact: Is the Biden administration pushing for no-knock raids to seize guns?

By Noah Y. Kim • April 9, 2021
Did George Floyd say he ‘ate too many drugs,’ as Derek Chauvin's defense claimed?

Did George Floyd say he ‘ate too many drugs,’ as Derek Chauvin's defense claimed?

By Bill McCarthy • April 8, 2021
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
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

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