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How to make sure your ballot is counted this fall

How to make sure your ballot is counted this fall

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2020
Donald Trump’s executive order on evictions, explained

Donald Trump’s executive order on evictions, explained

By Louis Jacobson • August 11, 2020
Trump’s action on unemployment benefits, explained

Trump’s action on unemployment benefits, explained

By Samantha Putterman • August 10, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: When is a second stimulus check arriving?

Ask PolitiFact: When is a second stimulus check arriving?

By Miriam Valverde • August 6, 2020
NBA bubble keeps virus contained, but not misinformation

NBA bubble keeps virus contained, but not misinformation

By Bill McCarthy • August 5, 2020
Trump Draws False Contrast Between Absentee, Mail-In Voting, Election Experts Say

Trump Draws False Contrast Between Absentee, Mail-In Voting, Election Experts Say

By Chris Nichols • July 30, 2020
Who are the doctors in the viral hydroxychloroquine video?

Who are the doctors in the viral hydroxychloroquine video?

By Daniel Funke • July 29, 2020
Fact-checking William Barr’s House Judiciary hearing

Fact-checking William Barr’s House Judiciary hearing

By Miriam Valverde • July 29, 2020
Fact-checking a video of doctors talking about coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine

Fact-checking a video of doctors talking about coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine

By Sophie Austin • July 28, 2020
Donald Trump says students don’t catch, spread COVID-19. Studies say it’s not that simple

Donald Trump says students don’t catch, spread COVID-19. Studies say it’s not that simple

By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2020
How much did protests contribute to LA’s COVID-19 surge? Data is still sparse

How much did protests contribute to LA’s COVID-19 surge? Data is still sparse

By Chris Nichols • July 21, 2020
Why did Texas remove 3,000 cases from its coronavirus count?

Why did Texas remove 3,000 cases from its coronavirus count?

• July 17, 2020
Are schoolchildren not vectors for COVID-19 as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said?

Are schoolchildren not vectors for COVID-19 as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said?

By Amy Sherman • July 16, 2020
Conspiracy theories aside, what contact tracers really do

Conspiracy theories aside, what contact tracers really do

By Julie Appleby • July 16, 2020
In Context: As Trump criticizes, a look back at Fauci’s early coronavirus statements

In Context: As Trump criticizes, a look back at Fauci’s early coronavirus statements

By Jon Greenberg • July 14, 2020
A coronavirus vaccine: Where does it stand?

A coronavirus vaccine: Where does it stand?

By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2020
The Stump Speech Analyzer: Biden rolls out plan for economy, attacks Trump’s divisive rhetoric

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Biden rolls out plan for economy, attacks Trump’s divisive rhetoric

By Sophie Austin • July 10, 2020
Key questions for reopening schools under COVID-19

Key questions for reopening schools under COVID-19

By Jon Greenberg • July 10, 2020
COVID-19 and children: What we know, what we don’t

COVID-19 and children: What we know, what we don’t

By Sophie Austin • July 10, 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