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Why false claims about Nancy Pelosi being drunk keep going viral — even though she doesn’t drink

Why false claims about Nancy Pelosi being drunk keep going viral — even though she doesn’t drink

By Daniel Funke • August 3, 2020
Who are the doctors in the viral hydroxychloroquine video?

Who are the doctors in the viral hydroxychloroquine video?

By Daniel Funke • July 29, 2020
Fact-checking a video of doctors talking about coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine

Fact-checking a video of doctors talking about coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine

By Sophie Austin • July 28, 2020
Is Black Lives Matter a Marxist movement?

Is Black Lives Matter a Marxist movement?

By Tom Kertscher • July 21, 2020
How the Wayfair child sex-trafficking conspiracy theory went viral

How the Wayfair child sex-trafficking conspiracy theory went viral

By Daniel Funke • July 15, 2020
Fact-checking a video that claims masks ‘ain’t going to do anything for you’

Fact-checking a video that claims masks ‘ain’t going to do anything for you’

By Tom Kertscher • July 10, 2020
What we know about the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters, fearing 'angry mob'

What we know about the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters, fearing 'angry mob'

By Tom Kertscher • June 30, 2020
People are reserving tickets to Trump’s Tulsa rally to leave empty seats. It probably won’t work

People are reserving tickets to Trump’s Tulsa rally to leave empty seats. It probably won’t work

By Bill McCarthy • June 16, 2020
Health misinformation website rebrands as pro-Trump outlet to get around ban from Facebook

Health misinformation website rebrands as pro-Trump outlet to get around ban from Facebook

By Daniel Funke • June 5, 2020
Fact-checking misinformation about the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis

Fact-checking misinformation about the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis

By PolitiFact Staff • May 29, 2020
The conflicting stories about a woman in a wheelchair in the middle of Minneapolis protests

The conflicting stories about a woman in a wheelchair in the middle of Minneapolis protests

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 29, 2020
Fact-checking a California reopen protest video

Fact-checking a California reopen protest video

By Daniel Funke • May 14, 2020
Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients

Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients

By Tom Kertscher • May 14, 2020
Fact-checking ‘Plandemic’: A documentary full of false conspiracy theories about the coronavirus

Fact-checking ‘Plandemic’: A documentary full of false conspiracy theories about the coronavirus

By Daniel Funke • May 7, 2020
No evidence that a Lansing, Mich., protester said he has COVID-19

No evidence that a Lansing, Mich., protester said he has COVID-19

By Arielle Kass • April 23, 2020
Fact-checking a Facebook conspiracy about Bill Gates, Dr. Fauci and COVID-19

Fact-checking a Facebook conspiracy about Bill Gates, Dr. Fauci and COVID-19

By Daniel Funke • April 14, 2020
Fact-checking COVID-19 prevention, treatment myths

Fact-checking COVID-19 prevention, treatment myths

By Daniel Funke • March 26, 2020
Experts warn against accepting link between blood type and coronavirus risk

Experts warn against accepting link between blood type and coronavirus risk

By Madison Czopek • March 23, 2020
7 ways to avoid misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic

7 ways to avoid misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic

By Daniel Funke • March 12, 2020
How misinformation about Kobe Bryant’s death spread online

How misinformation about Kobe Bryant’s death spread online

By Daniel Funke • January 28, 2020