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La comparación de Charlie Crist sobre el crimen bajo Ron DeSantis carece de datos

La comparación de Charlie Crist sobre el crimen bajo Ron DeSantis carece de datos

By Yacob Reyes • November 1, 2022
Fentanyl deaths are up, but GOP ads mislead by blaming ‘open borders,’ migrants crossing illegally

Fentanyl deaths are up, but GOP ads mislead by blaming ‘open borders,’ migrants crossing illegally

By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2022
Inmigrante acusado de agredir sexualmente a una niña no emigró durante la presidencia de Biden

Inmigrante acusado de agredir sexualmente a una niña no emigró durante la presidencia de Biden

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 26, 2022
Scaring voters to the polls? How political ads use crime statistics to try to sway voters

Scaring voters to the polls? How political ads use crime statistics to try to sway voters

By Tom Kertscher • September 28, 2022
Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register

Floridians with felony records face illegal voting charges. The state allowed them to register

By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2022
Fact-checking Herschel Walker attack ad about Raphael Warnock domestic violence allegations

Fact-checking Herschel Walker attack ad about Raphael Warnock domestic violence allegations

By Tom Kertscher • September 8, 2022
Can Donald Trump run for president if charged and convicted of removing official records?

Can Donald Trump run for president if charged and convicted of removing official records?

By Amy Sherman • August 9, 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022

By D.L. Davis • June 6, 2022
Here’s how to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings

Here’s how to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings

By Bill McCarthy • May 25, 2022
What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

By Bill McCarthy • May 16, 2022
The faulty premise of the ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election

The faulty premise of the ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election

By Bill McCarthy • May 4, 2022
In context: What Jen Psaki said about ‘soft-on-crime consequences’

In context: What Jen Psaki said about ‘soft-on-crime consequences’

By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2022
How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

By Bill McCarthy • December 16, 2021
The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2021
How many newly elected officials and Congressional candidates were ‘involved’ in the Capitol riot?

How many newly elected officials and Congressional candidates were ‘involved’ in the Capitol riot?

By Gabrielle Settles • December 3, 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
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
How the GOP spun a 'dead voter' allegation in Nevada

How the GOP spun a 'dead voter' allegation in Nevada

By Amy Sherman • October 26, 2021
Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall

Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall

By Monique Curet • October 22, 2021

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