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Republicans attack Republicans in Georgia, hoping to keep GOP control of the U.S. Senate

Republicans attack Republicans in Georgia, hoping to keep GOP control of the U.S. Senate

By Tom Kertscher • November 10, 2020
Fact-checking Kelly Loeffler, Doug Collins and Raphael Warnock in the Georgia special Senate race

Fact-checking Kelly Loeffler, Doug Collins and Raphael Warnock in the Georgia special Senate race

By Tom Kertscher • October 31, 2020
In the Alabama Senate race, the political football is football itself

In the Alabama Senate race, the political football is football itself

By Jon Greenberg • October 31, 2020
In Maine Senate race, the candidates get personal, and even their husbands are targets for attacks

In Maine Senate race, the candidates get personal, and even their husbands are targets for attacks

By Tom Kertscher • October 30, 2020
Republicans using ‘defund the police’ efforts to attack Democrats in key congressional races

Republicans using ‘defund the police’ efforts to attack Democrats in key congressional races

By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2020
A look behind the NY Post headline about Joe Biden and a Ukraine meeting

A look behind the NY Post headline about Joe Biden and a Ukraine meeting

By Tom Kertscher • October 15, 2020
Preexisting conditions — a cudgel Democrats are using to batter Republicans in the 2020 campaigns

Preexisting conditions — a cudgel Democrats are using to batter Republicans in the 2020 campaigns

By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2020
A provocative new ad claims Georgia GOP senator is more conservative than Attila the Hun. Really?

A provocative new ad claims Georgia GOP senator is more conservative than Attila the Hun. Really?

By Tom Kertscher • September 22, 2020
PolitiFact adding fact-check coverage of pivotal U.S. Senate, House races

PolitiFact adding fact-check coverage of pivotal U.S. Senate, House races

By Tom Kertscher • September 1, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: Does Black Lives Matter aim to destroy the nuclear family?

Ask PolitiFact: Does Black Lives Matter aim to destroy the nuclear family?

By Tom Kertscher • August 28, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: Is Black Lives Matter anti-Semitic?

Ask PolitiFact: Is Black Lives Matter anti-Semitic?

By Tom Kertscher • August 24, 2020
Is Black Lives Matter a Marxist movement?

Is Black Lives Matter a Marxist movement?

By Tom Kertscher • July 21, 2020
Fact-checking a video that claims masks ‘ain’t going to do anything for you’

Fact-checking a video that claims masks ‘ain’t going to do anything for you’

By Tom Kertscher • July 10, 2020
What we know about the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters, fearing 'angry mob'

What we know about the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters, fearing 'angry mob'

By Tom Kertscher • June 30, 2020
Were Oregon voters mailed the ‘wrong’ ballots for the primary election?

Were Oregon voters mailed the ‘wrong’ ballots for the primary election?

By Tom Kertscher • May 22, 2020
Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients

Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients

By Tom Kertscher • May 14, 2020
Bloomberg is registered as a Democrat, but is he accepted as one?

Bloomberg is registered as a Democrat, but is he accepted as one?

By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2020
Some progress since VA scandal left veterans waiting for care

Some progress since VA scandal left veterans waiting for care

By Tom Kertscher • February 13, 2020
Fact-checking hoaxes and conspiracies about the coronavirus

Fact-checking hoaxes and conspiracies about the coronavirus

By Daniel Funke • January 24, 2020
Understanding infrastructure: The cost of repairing our roads, bridges and dams

Understanding infrastructure: The cost of repairing our roads, bridges and dams

By Tom Kertscher • January 6, 2020