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ISIS, drug prices and COVID-19 deaths: How a viral post misleads on Biden's first days in office

ISIS, drug prices and COVID-19 deaths: How a viral post misleads on Biden's first days in office

By Samantha Putterman • January 26, 2021
Biden made a lot of promises about race. Can he keep them?

Biden made a lot of promises about race. Can he keep them?

By Amy Sherman • January 26, 2021
FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups

FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups

By Daniel Funke • January 20, 2021
The ‘shaking’ COVID-19 vaccine side-effect videos and what we know about them

The ‘shaking’ COVID-19 vaccine side-effect videos and what we know about them

By Samantha Putterman • January 20, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: With vaccine rollout behind schedule, when can we expect life to return to normal?

Ask PolitiFact: With vaccine rollout behind schedule, when can we expect life to return to normal?

By Noah Y. Kim • January 20, 2021
PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker: Monitoring 100 of his campaign promises

PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker: Monitoring 100 of his campaign promises

By Amy Sherman • January 20, 2021
Trump’s term ends with half of his campaign promises unachieved

Trump’s term ends with half of his campaign promises unachieved

By Jon Greenberg • January 19, 2021
Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot

Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot

By Jon Greenberg • January 13, 2021
QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

By Daniel Funke • January 13, 2021
Fact-checking claims about the Insurrection Act, martial law after Capitol riot

Fact-checking claims about the Insurrection Act, martial law after Capitol riot

By Noah Y. Kim • January 11, 2021
A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot

A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot

By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2021
Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

By Jon Greenberg • January 8, 2021
There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

By Daniel Funke • January 7, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Did Capitol Police let mob of Trump supporters in?

Ask PolitiFact: Did Capitol Police let mob of Trump supporters in?

By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2021
A history of breaches and violence at the US Capitol

A history of breaches and violence at the US Capitol

By Amy Sherman • January 7, 2021
A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked

A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked

By PolitiFact Staff • January 6, 2021
Here’s why Georgia’s Republican officials are confident in their presidential election results

Here’s why Georgia’s Republican officials are confident in their presidential election results

By Bill McCarthy • January 5, 2021
PolitiFact's top 10 fact-checks of 2020

PolitiFact's top 10 fact-checks of 2020

By Samantha Putterman • December 30, 2020
How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law

How Fox News, Newsmax vote-rigging coverage squares with defamation law

By Jon Greenberg • December 23, 2020
A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019

A look back at Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2019

By PolitiFact Staff • December 16, 2020