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Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. Yes, but it could take a while.

Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. Yes, but it could take a while.

By Jon Greenberg • January 13, 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
No evidence government-funded AIDS clinical trials caused foster children deaths in New York

No evidence government-funded AIDS clinical trials caused foster children deaths in New York

By Samantha Putterman • December 21, 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
A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020

A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020

By PolitiFact Staff • December 15, 2021
2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results

2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results

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
Dr. Oz holds dual citizenship with Turkey. That’s no bar to a Senate bid

Dr. Oz holds dual citizenship with Turkey. That’s no bar to a Senate bid

By Jon Greenberg • 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
Mailbag: PolitiFact, ‘this is incorrectly rated’ but ‘keep them honest’

Mailbag: PolitiFact, ‘this is incorrectly rated’ but ‘keep them honest’

By Amy Sherman • November 29, 2021
PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them

PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them

By Samantha Putterman • November 23, 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
Oil companies talk about low-carbon projects. How much do they spend on them?

Oil companies talk about low-carbon projects. How much do they spend on them?

By Jon Greenberg • November 8, 2021
PolitiFact is hiring! Join our fact-checking team

PolitiFact is hiring! Join our fact-checking team

By Josie Hollingsworth • November 4, 2021
Seven spooky things that people say are in the COVID-19 vaccines but definitely aren’t

Seven spooky things that people say are in the COVID-19 vaccines but definitely aren’t

By Samantha Putterman • October 28, 2021
Unpacking the noise around Dr. Anthony Fauci and beagle experiments

Unpacking the noise around Dr. Anthony Fauci and beagle experiments

By Bill McCarthy • October 28, 2021
How the GOP spun a 'dead voter' allegation in Nevada

How the GOP spun a 'dead voter' allegation in Nevada

By Amy Sherman • October 26, 2021
Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall

Fact-checking Joe Biden at CNN’s town hall

By Monique Curet • October 22, 2021