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How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse

How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse

By Madison Czopek • April 3, 2024
Is Donald Trump’s NATO talk a warning or a negotiating tactic? Here’s what he has said

Is Donald Trump’s NATO talk a warning or a negotiating tactic? Here’s what he has said

By Matthew Crowley • March 6, 2024
Donald Trump presume que él ‘hizo pagar’ a los aliados de la OTAN, pero eso es engañoso

Donald Trump presume que él ‘hizo pagar’ a los aliados de la OTAN, pero eso es engañoso

By Amy Sherman • February 21, 2024
Why Donald Trump’s boast that he got ‘delinquent’ NATO allies to ‘pay up’ is misleading

Why Donald Trump’s boast that he got ‘delinquent’ NATO allies to ‘pay up’ is misleading

By Amy Sherman • February 14, 2024
3 conspiracy theories Putin promoted in his Tucker Carlson interview that Carlson didn’t challenge

3 conspiracy theories Putin promoted in his Tucker Carlson interview that Carlson didn’t challenge

By Jeff Cercone • February 9, 2024
In context: What the White House has said about sending troops to fight Russia

In context: What the White House has said about sending troops to fight Russia

By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2023
How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections

How generative AI could help foreign adversaries influence U.S. elections

By Loreben Tuquero • December 5, 2023
Fact-checking the third GOP presidential debate in Miami

Fact-checking the third GOP presidential debate in Miami

By PolitiFact Staff • November 9, 2023
United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news

United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news

By Loreben Tuquero • November 7, 2023
Cluster munitions, Ukraine and President Joe Biden: What to know

Cluster munitions, Ukraine and President Joe Biden: What to know

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • July 11, 2023
Where do Republican presidential candidates stand on Ukraine?

Where do Republican presidential candidates stand on Ukraine?

By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2023
Durham report criticized elements of FBI's investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 campaign

Durham report criticized elements of FBI's investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 campaign

By Madison Czopek • May 17, 2023
Did Ron DeSantis change his stance on Ukraine? If so, how much?

Did Ron DeSantis change his stance on Ukraine? If so, how much?

By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2023
Joe Biden welcomed thousands of Ukrainians; many are in immigration limbo

Joe Biden welcomed thousands of Ukrainians; many are in immigration limbo

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 23, 2023
One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved

One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved

By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2023
Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

By Rebecca Catalanello • December 13, 2022
They were whoppers: A look back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009 to 2021

They were whoppers: A look back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009 to 2021

By PolitiFact Staff • December 13, 2022
What we know about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, why Joe Biden traded him to free Brittney Griner

What we know about Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, why Joe Biden traded him to free Brittney Griner

By Tom Kertscher • December 8, 2022
Are we closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since 1962, as Biden suggested?

Are we closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since 1962, as Biden suggested?

By Madison Czopek • October 10, 2022
How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda

How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda

By Luiz Romero • August 8, 2022