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DNA fragments in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines won’t harm you, as Florida surgeon general suggests By Madison Czopek • January 11, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s Iowa town hall: Wuhan scientist, wars, ‘no inflation’ and DeSantis on Fauci By Madison Czopek • January 11, 2024 The FBI didn’t orchestrate Jan. 6, but poll shows the false belief has staying power By Madison Czopek • January 5, 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign of conspiracy theories: PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year By Madison Czopek • December 21, 2023 Hannity said he’d leave his beliefs out of the DeSantis-Newsom debate. His charts hinted otherwise. By Madison Czopek • December 1, 2023 What’s behind Republicans’ claim that Joe Biden received $40,000 of ‘laundered Chinese money’? By Madison Czopek • November 14, 2023 United Facts of America: Looking at the profit motive driving anti-vaccine misinformation By Madison Czopek • November 7, 2023 How Elon Musk ditched Twitter's safeguards and primed X to spread misinformation By Madison Czopek • October 23, 2023 Ramaswamy’s GOP debate rivals tied his business to China, Hunter Biden. What’s behind the attacks? By Madison Czopek • October 2, 2023 ‘Special interest alien’ designation is based largely on a person's country of origin, experts say By Madison Czopek • September 21, 2023 From farming to doomsday prepping: How one YouTube channel changed to fuel misinformation By Madison Czopek • September 5, 2023 Fact-check: Did Fox News debate moderators paint an accurate picture of America? By Madison Czopek • August 25, 2023 Was Trump indicted for everyday actions, as allies claimed? Not according to Georgia indictment By Madison Czopek • August 16, 2023 How health incidents like Bronny James’ cardiac arrest fuel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation By Madison Czopek • July 31, 2023 Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-US protests By Jeff Cercone • July 20, 2023 RFK Jr.’s Wi-Fi claim about human blood-brain barriers isn’t backed by definitive research By Madison Czopek • July 10, 2023 What is GLSEN and why is its partnership with Target being scrutinized? By Madison Czopek • June 7, 2023 Durham report criticized elements of FBI's investigation into Donald Trump's 2016 campaign By Madison Czopek • May 17, 2023 House Republicans’ findings about the Biden family’s foreign business practices, explained By Madison Czopek • May 16, 2023 Here's what AFT’s Randi Weingarten said about reopening schools during COVID-19 By Madison Czopek • May 2, 2023
