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A fact-checker’s guide to Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump’s chief of staff

A fact-checker’s guide to Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump’s chief of staff

By Bill McCarthy • March 25, 2022
The Jan. 6 committee’s court filing: How important is it?

The Jan. 6 committee’s court filing: How important is it?

By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2022
A far-left group bombed the Capitol in 1983. Here’s how that’s different from the Jan. 6 attack

A far-left group bombed the Capitol in 1983. Here’s how that’s different from the Jan. 6 attack

By Madison Czopek • February 22, 2022
How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory

How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory

By Bill McCarthy • January 18, 2022
Look who’s not talking: Key figures who aren’t cooperating with Jan. 6 investigators

Look who’s not talking: Key figures who aren’t cooperating with Jan. 6 investigators

By Jon Greenberg • January 10, 2022
The facts of a fair US election have only gotten stronger since Capitol attack

The facts of a fair US election have only gotten stronger since Capitol attack

By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2022
How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6

How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6

By Jon Greenberg • January 6, 2022
The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives

The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 4, 2022
PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘You were spot on’ about the lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘You were spot on’ about the lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

By Amy Sherman • January 3, 2022
WATCH: Lie of the Year 2021

WATCH: Lie of the Year 2021

By Kayla Steinberg • December 17, 2021
How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

How Fox News hosts’ Jan 6 texts, on-air comments told different stories of attack

By Bill McCarthy • December 16, 2021
The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2021
How many newly elected officials and Congressional candidates were ‘involved’ in the Capitol riot?

How many newly elected officials and Congressional candidates were ‘involved’ in the Capitol riot?

By Gabrielle Settles • December 3, 2021
Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it?

Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it?

By Jon Greenberg • December 1, 2021
There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise

There’s still no evidence that the FBI incited the Jan. 6 riot, despite stories claiming otherwise

By Samantha Putterman • November 17, 2021
Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

By Bill McCarthy • November 5, 2021
‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2021
Misinformation and the Jan. 6 insurrection: When ‘patriot warriors’ were fed lies

Misinformation and the Jan. 6 insurrection: When ‘patriot warriors’ were fed lies

By Bill McCarthy • June 30, 2021
Why the new false flag conspiracy theory that FBI orchestrated Capitol attack is wrong

Why the new false flag conspiracy theory that FBI orchestrated Capitol attack is wrong

By Samantha Putterman • June 18, 2021
Is a select congressional committee the next best option for probing Jan. 6?

Is a select congressional committee the next best option for probing Jan. 6?

By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2021