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Pope Francis defended truth as misinformation trailed him

Pope Francis defended truth as misinformation trailed him

By Katie Sanders • April 24, 2025
City officials and residents say there is no Venezuelan gang “takeover” in Aurora, Colorado

City officials and residents say there is no Venezuelan gang “takeover” in Aurora, Colorado

By Sofia Ahmed • September 9, 2024
A poll found 1 in 5 believe in covert Taylor Swift effort to help Biden win. What does that mean?

A poll found 1 in 5 believe in covert Taylor Swift effort to help Biden win. What does that mean?

By Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2024
Divisions in Cyprus amplify fact-checking challenges

Divisions in Cyprus amplify fact-checking challenges

By Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2023
QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence

QAnon ideas proliferate in 2022 midterms, raising continued concerns of violence

By Madison Czopek • November 7, 2022
Misinformation fuels false narratives about attack on Paul Pelosi

Misinformation fuels false narratives about attack on Paul Pelosi

By Madison Czopek • October 31, 2022
False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2022
An enduring tradition: False claims about attacks on Christmas

An enduring tradition: False claims about attacks on Christmas

By Tom Kertscher • December 23, 2021
Seven spooky things that people say are in the COVID-19 vaccines but definitely aren’t

Seven spooky things that people say are in the COVID-19 vaccines but definitely aren’t

By Samantha Putterman • October 28, 2021
Hangings, guillotines and Gitmo: Going behind Real Raw News’ sensational (and fabricated) headlines

Hangings, guillotines and Gitmo: Going behind Real Raw News’ sensational (and fabricated) headlines

By Bill McCarthy • September 24, 2021
How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

By Bill McCarthy • September 9, 2021
United Facts of America: Fact-checkers seen as blunting threat of disinformation

United Facts of America: Fact-checkers seen as blunting threat of disinformation

By Tom Kertscher • May 11, 2021
What the HBO QAnon documentary series revealed about the identity of ‘Q’

What the HBO QAnon documentary series revealed about the identity of ‘Q’

By Samantha Putterman • April 9, 2021
Steve Scalise won’t say election was not stolen. Who else won’t?

Steve Scalise won’t say election was not stolen. Who else won’t?

By Jon Greenberg • February 24, 2021
A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019

A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019

By PolitiFact Staff • December 16, 2020
The scariest misinformation of 2020

The scariest misinformation of 2020

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 31, 2020
The misinformation campaign against Kamala Harris, what you need to know

The misinformation campaign against Kamala Harris, what you need to know

By Samantha Putterman • October 7, 2020
Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate

Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 20, 2020
NBA bubble keeps virus contained, but not misinformation

NBA bubble keeps virus contained, but not misinformation

By Bill McCarthy • August 5, 2020