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The State of PolitiFact in 2019: A report to our readers

The State of PolitiFact in 2019: A report to our readers

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 3, 2019
No, Mark Zuckerberg did not endorse Donald Trump, as Elizabeth Warren said in stunt ad

No, Mark Zuckerberg did not endorse Donald Trump, as Elizabeth Warren said in stunt ad

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 17, 2019
PolitiFact's Trump-Ukraine-Biden coverage in one place

PolitiFact's Trump-Ukraine-Biden coverage in one place

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2019
Sen. Ted Cruz targets PolitiFact; here's our response

Sen. Ted Cruz targets PolitiFact; here's our response

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 16, 2019
PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 2

PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 2

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 26, 2019
Fact-check: How House members exaggerated facts in questioning Robert Mueller

Fact-check: How House members exaggerated facts in questioning Robert Mueller

By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2019
PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 1

PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 1

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 8, 2019
Bios of the Democratic presidential candidates

Bios of the Democratic presidential candidates

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 14, 2019
Who is Jay Inslee? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

Who is Jay Inslee? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 13, 2019
Introducing PolitiFact’s Mueller Report book club

Introducing PolitiFact’s Mueller Report book club

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 6, 2019
How often should Trump be fact-checked? Readers weigh in

How often should Trump be fact-checked? Readers weigh in

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 3, 2019
In Context: Donald Trump’s ‘very fine people on both sides’ remarks (transcript)

In Context: Donald Trump’s ‘very fine people on both sides’ remarks (transcript)

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 26, 2019
In context: ‘Some people did something’

In context: ‘Some people did something’

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 14, 2019
In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee

In context: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions Michael Cohen during the House Oversight Committee

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 28, 2019
Why Trump Is the most fact-checked president

Why Trump Is the most fact-checked president

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 14, 2019
PolitiFact’s 2018 Lie of the Year coverage

PolitiFact’s 2018 Lie of the Year coverage

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 13, 2018
Why PolitiFact doesn’t use the word ‘lie’ — except once a year

Why PolitiFact doesn’t use the word ‘lie’ — except once a year

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 13, 2018
A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2017

A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2017

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 11, 2018
2018 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

2018 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 11, 2018
PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students

PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: Online smear machine tries to take down Parkland students

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 11, 2018