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PolitiFact reporters face online harassment; we keep fact-checking anyway

PolitiFact reporters face online harassment; we keep fact-checking anyway

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 13, 2022
PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking

PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 31, 2022
What Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Russia video can teach us all about talking to the misinformed

What Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Russia video can teach us all about talking to the misinformed

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 21, 2022
State of PolitiFact 2022: The stakes are high for democracy and fact-checking

State of PolitiFact 2022: The stakes are high for democracy and fact-checking

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 28, 2022
When George Washington fought misinformation

When George Washington fought misinformation

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 21, 2022
The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives

The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 4, 2022
The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2021
2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results

2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2021
Donald Trump’s 'I was right about everything,' fact-checked

Donald Trump’s 'I was right about everything,' fact-checked

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 14, 2021
House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial

House Democrats press timeline in Day 2 of Senate impeachment trial

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 11, 2021
A note to our readers who think President Trump won

A note to our readers who think President Trump won

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 24, 2020
The scariest misinformation of 2020

The scariest misinformation of 2020

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 31, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: Are you sure Donald Trump didn’t call the coronavirus a hoax?

Ask PolitiFact: Are you sure Donald Trump didn’t call the coronavirus a hoax?

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 8, 2020
Donald Trump on the issues: a PolitiFact guide

Donald Trump on the issues: a PolitiFact guide

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 6, 2020
Joe Biden on the issues: a PolitiFact guide

Joe Biden on the issues: a PolitiFact guide

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 6, 2020
The week in fact-checking: Hydroxychloroquine, Trump’s Axios interview

The week in fact-checking: Hydroxychloroquine, Trump’s Axios interview

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 8, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: What is PolitiFact's agenda?

Ask PolitiFact: What is PolitiFact's agenda?

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 20, 2020
The Trump-O-Meter: Where President Donald Trump’s campaign promises stand in the summer of 2020

The Trump-O-Meter: Where President Donald Trump’s campaign promises stand in the summer of 2020

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 16, 2020
The week in fact-checking: Trump’s ‘defunding the police’ ad

The week in fact-checking: Trump’s ‘defunding the police’ ad

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 11, 2020
The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa

By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2020