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Here’s what you should know about the claim that Tyre Nichols was ‘reckless driving’

Here’s what you should know about the claim that Tyre Nichols was ‘reckless driving’

By Tom Kertscher • February 1, 2023
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Group says tax returns show Trump paid what he owed, but only audits can confirm that

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PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022

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Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know

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How Ye stirred up antisemitism among social media users

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What George Soros said about Ukraine in a 2014 CNN interview

What George Soros said about Ukraine in a 2014 CNN interview

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 20, 2022
The most outlandish claims we’ve fact-checked about Queen Elizabeth II

The most outlandish claims we’ve fact-checked about Queen Elizabeth II

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How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear

How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear

By Hana Stepnick • August 1, 2022
Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos

Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos

By Grace Abels • July 27, 2022
Bombing of controversial Georgia Guidestones fuels online conspiracy theories

Bombing of controversial Georgia Guidestones fuels online conspiracy theories

By Madison Czopek • July 13, 2022
Doctors ‘strongly discourage’ using herbs to induce a miscarriage

Doctors ‘strongly discourage’ using herbs to induce a miscarriage

By Jeff Cercone • July 6, 2022
Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms

Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms

By Bill McCarthy • June 29, 2022
Mailbag: The Uvalde shooting and gun control, Roe v. Wade, open borders, and more

Mailbag: The Uvalde shooting and gun control, Roe v. Wade, open borders, and more

By Jon Greenberg • May 27, 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
How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

By Bill McCarthy • May 11, 2022
Do copperheads smell like cucumbers? Looking at some spring snake tips

Do copperheads smell like cucumbers? Looking at some spring snake tips

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 29, 2022
Looking at the effort to take Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot

Looking at the effort to take Marjorie Taylor Greene off the ballot

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 27, 2022
Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage

Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage

By Bill McCarthy • April 22, 2022
How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments

How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments

By Bill McCarthy • April 12, 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