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What you need to know about Kellyanne Conway's endorsement of Ivanka Trump products

What you need to know about Kellyanne Conway's endorsement of Ivanka Trump products

By Linda Qiu • February 9, 2017
The list of 78 terror attacks the White House says the media didn’t cover — but they did

The list of 78 terror attacks the White House says the media didn’t cover — but they did

By Lauren Carroll • February 8, 2017
Fact-checking the Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders health care debate

Fact-checking the Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders health care debate

By Lauren Carroll • February 8, 2017
PolitiFact Sheet: The National Security Council ‘shakeup’

PolitiFact Sheet: The National Security Council ‘shakeup’

By Linda Qiu • February 1, 2017
Fact-checking what Donald Trump got wrong in his ABC News interview

Fact-checking what Donald Trump got wrong in his ABC News interview

By Lauren Carroll • January 26, 2017
Kellyanne Conway's back and forth with Chuck Todd on 'alternative facts,' annotated

Kellyanne Conway's back and forth with Chuck Todd on 'alternative facts,' annotated

By Allison Graves • January 23, 2017
Fact-checking Donald Trump's inaugural address

Fact-checking Donald Trump's inaugural address

By Linda Qiu • January 20, 2017
President Barack Obama's final Truth-O-Meter scorecard

President Barack Obama's final Truth-O-Meter scorecard

By Linda Qiu • January 19, 2017
Recap of Rex Tillerson's Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state

Recap of Rex Tillerson's Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state

By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2017
Fact-checking Donald Trump's first press conference as president-elect

Fact-checking Donald Trump's first press conference as president-elect

By Linda Qiu • January 11, 2017
The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings, Day 1

The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearings, Day 1

By Joshua Gillin • January 10, 2017
Barack Obama's top 25 campaign promises: How'd he do?

Barack Obama's top 25 campaign promises: How'd he do?

By Linda Qiu • January 5, 2017
The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2016

The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2016

By Linda Qiu • December 28, 2016
Fact-checking global development efforts in Congress

Fact-checking global development efforts in Congress

By Linda Qiu • December 22, 2016
From Russia with love. Was Trump campaign in touch with foreign government?

From Russia with love. Was Trump campaign in touch with foreign government?

By Linda Qiu • December 18, 2016
2016 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

2016 Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll results

By Linda Qiu • December 13, 2016
Looking back at Lie of the Year

Looking back at Lie of the Year

By Lauren Carroll • December 13, 2016
Donald Trump's campaign promises for the first 100 days

Donald Trump's campaign promises for the first 100 days

By Linda Qiu • November 10, 2016
10 most aired political ads, fact-checked

10 most aired political ads, fact-checked

By Linda Qiu • November 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton correctamente dice: Torre Trump en parte construida por trabajadores indocumentados

Hillary Clinton correctamente dice: Torre Trump en parte construida por trabajadores indocumentados

By Linda Qiu • November 2, 2016