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Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases

Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 24, 2020
Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

By Eric Litke • September 23, 2020
Ad Watch: What Donald Trump said about Charlottesville

Ad Watch: What Donald Trump said about Charlottesville

By Miriam Valverde • September 10, 2020
Fact-checking Joe Biden's visit to Kenosha - on Trump, race, taxes and COVID-19

Fact-checking Joe Biden's visit to Kenosha - on Trump, race, taxes and COVID-19

By Madeline Heim • September 3, 2020
Black-clad thugs on a plane? What was Donald Trump talking about?

Black-clad thugs on a plane? What was Donald Trump talking about?

By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2020
Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse

Fact-checking the Kenosha shootings involving Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse

By Eric Litke • August 28, 2020
What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

By Daniel Funke • August 27, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: Is Black Lives Matter anti-Semitic?

Ask PolitiFact: Is Black Lives Matter anti-Semitic?

By Tom Kertscher • August 24, 2020
Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate

Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 20, 2020
A look at Kamala Harris’ multi-ethnic background and racial identity in the US

A look at Kamala Harris’ multi-ethnic background and racial identity in the US

By Samantha Putterman • August 14, 2020
Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner

Looking at claims Kamala Harris is the descendant of a slave owner

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 14, 2020
The history of the filibuster as 'Jim Crow relic'

The history of the filibuster as 'Jim Crow relic'

By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2020
Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad

Ad Watch: Super PAC attacks Biden in misleading ‘defund the police’ ad

By Bill McCarthy • July 29, 2020
The federal government crackdown in Portland: What you need to know

The federal government crackdown in Portland: What you need to know

By Bill McCarthy • July 22, 2020
The Independence Day speech analyzer: Donald Trump’s weekend addresses

The Independence Day speech analyzer: Donald Trump’s weekend addresses

By Sophie Austin • July 6, 2020
Fact-checking Trump’s visit to Wisconsin

Fact-checking Trump’s visit to Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • June 26, 2020
What’s happening with polling places in Kentucky?

What’s happening with polling places in Kentucky?

By Louis Jacobson • June 23, 2020
The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa

By Jon Greenberg • June 21, 2020
Juneteenth: Why one day marking African American freedom rose above others

Juneteenth: Why one day marking African American freedom rose above others

By Jon Greenberg • June 18, 2020
Protests renew call for reparations for African Americans

Protests renew call for reparations for African Americans

By Amy Sherman • June 18, 2020