Latest Articles The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2021 Mailbag: PolitiFact, ‘this is incorrectly rated’ but ‘keep them honest’ By Amy Sherman • November 29, 2021 Donald Trump’s WSJ letter is wrong: Joe Biden won PA legitimately. Here’s how we know By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Children are far less likely to die from COVID-19. Why do they need vaccination? By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2021 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 By Monique Curet • October 22, 2021 What a GOP ad omits about Democrats’ spending proposal By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2021 Steve Scalise’s flawed argument that states didn’t follow their own election laws By Amy Sherman • October 15, 2021 What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2021 What’s in the voting rights bill named for John Lewis? By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2021 Mailbag: ‘Gotta do better,’ and ‘thank you for your service’ By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2021 What we know about images of Border Patrol and Haitian migrants By Amy Sherman • September 24, 2021 Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2021 In UN speech, Joe Biden calls for collective action on climate, COVID-19 By Jon Greenberg • September 21, 2021 What’s in the Senate Democrats’ new voting rights bill? By Amy Sherman • September 21, 2021 Trump and his allies lack evidence for claim about 'rigged' California recall By Amy Sherman • September 13, 2021 Mailbag: ‘PolitiFact, you’re wrong’ and other reader reactions By Josie Hollingsworth • September 7, 2021 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What are some basic facts on the U.S. war in Afghanistan? By Amy Sherman • August 19, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Why is the COVID-19 vaccine not among required school vaccinations? By Amy Sherman • August 16, 2021
The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2021 Mailbag: PolitiFact, ‘this is incorrectly rated’ but ‘keep them honest’ By Amy Sherman • November 29, 2021 Donald Trump’s WSJ letter is wrong: Joe Biden won PA legitimately. Here’s how we know By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Children are far less likely to die from COVID-19. Why do they need vaccination? By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2021 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 By Monique Curet • October 22, 2021 What a GOP ad omits about Democrats’ spending proposal By Amy Sherman • October 21, 2021 Steve Scalise’s flawed argument that states didn’t follow their own election laws By Amy Sherman • October 15, 2021 What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2021 What’s in the voting rights bill named for John Lewis? By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2021 Mailbag: ‘Gotta do better,’ and ‘thank you for your service’ By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2021 What we know about images of Border Patrol and Haitian migrants By Amy Sherman • September 24, 2021 Much has changed since Jimmy Carter’s report on fraud in mail voting By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2021 In UN speech, Joe Biden calls for collective action on climate, COVID-19 By Jon Greenberg • September 21, 2021 What’s in the Senate Democrats’ new voting rights bill? By Amy Sherman • September 21, 2021 Trump and his allies lack evidence for claim about 'rigged' California recall By Amy Sherman • September 13, 2021 Mailbag: ‘PolitiFact, you’re wrong’ and other reader reactions By Josie Hollingsworth • September 7, 2021 How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: What are some basic facts on the U.S. war in Afghanistan? By Amy Sherman • August 19, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Why is the COVID-19 vaccine not among required school vaccinations? By Amy Sherman • August 16, 2021