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Fact-checking a GOP talking point on state, local relief in the American Rescue Plan By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2021 Why Europe took a closer look at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine By Noah Y. Kim • March 18, 2021 Can vaccination and infection rates add up to reach COVID-19 herd immunity? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez • March 16, 2021 Mask skeptics ask questions. PolitiFact answers By Noah Y. Kim • March 16, 2021 15 of our wackiest COVID-19 fact-checks By Daniel Funke • March 15, 2021 Why randomized controlled trials on mask wearing and the coronavirus are scant By Noah Y. Kim • March 12, 2021 What we know about the impact of Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s nursing home policies By Clara Hendrickson • March 12, 2021 Fact-checking Joe Biden on the American Rescue Plan By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2021 You’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19. What can you do now? By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2021 Fact-checking vaccine claims in alleged disinformation campaign by Russian intelligence By Noah Y. Kim • March 9, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Who’s eligible for a stimulus check under the American Rescue Plan? By Miriam Valverde • March 9, 2021 What's in the COVID bill for health insurance and the ACA? By Emmarie Huetteman • March 9, 2021 What’s in the revamped pandemic and stimulus bill now in the Senate? By Jon Greenberg • March 5, 2021 Sorting out how politics, policies swirl around N.Y.’s nursing home Covid-19 mortality rates By Michelle Andrews • March 2, 2021 Some research suggests Biden’s school reopening goal has already been achieved By Ciara O'Rourke • February 25, 2021 One year in: How does COVID-19’s toll compare with other causes of death? By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2021 Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women? Here’s what we know, and don’t know By Samantha Putterman • February 19, 2021 In Context: What Joe Biden said about the vaccine supply he found when he took office By Jon Greenberg • February 18, 2021 Fact-checking Biden's Milwaukee visit By Eric Litke • February 17, 2021 COVID-19 aid for states and localities: How dire is the need? By Jon Greenberg • February 11, 2021