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Trump’s bad advice on going to polls to verify if your mail ballot was counted

Trump’s bad advice on going to polls to verify if your mail ballot was counted

By Bill McCarthy • September 3, 2020
Ask PolitiFact: Does Black Lives Matter aim to destroy the nuclear family?

Ask PolitiFact: Does Black Lives Matter aim to destroy the nuclear family?

By Tom Kertscher • August 28, 2020
Fact-checking Pam Bondi’s RNC attacks about Hunter Biden

Fact-checking Pam Bondi’s RNC attacks about Hunter Biden

By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2020
How to make sure your ballot is counted this fall

How to make sure your ballot is counted this fall

By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2020
Ad Watch: Biden exaggerates Trump’s Social Security action

Ad Watch: Biden exaggerates Trump’s Social Security action

By Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2020
A look at Karen Bass’ comments about Castro and Cuba

A look at Karen Bass’ comments about Castro and Cuba

By Amy Sherman • August 4, 2020
Trump floats moving Nov. 3 election. But Congress holds that power

Trump floats moving Nov. 3 election. But Congress holds that power

By Louis Jacobson • July 30, 2020
Donald Trump says students don’t catch, spread COVID-19. Studies say it’s not that simple

Donald Trump says students don’t catch, spread COVID-19. Studies say it’s not that simple

By Jon Greenberg • July 24, 2020
Are schoolchildren not vectors for COVID-19 as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said?

Are schoolchildren not vectors for COVID-19 as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said?

By Amy Sherman • July 16, 2020
Republicans and Democrats claim to support Dreamers. So why can’t they pass a law?

Republicans and Democrats claim to support Dreamers. So why can’t they pass a law?

By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2020
Protests renew call for reparations for African Americans

Protests renew call for reparations for African Americans

By Amy Sherman • June 18, 2020
Be patient on election night 2020: Counting the returns will take time

Be patient on election night 2020: Counting the returns will take time

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2020
Tracing civil rights legislation before and after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death

Tracing civil rights legislation before and after Martin Luther King Jr.’s death

By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2020
What is ballot harvesting, and why is Trump tweeting about it during an election-year pandemic?

What is ballot harvesting, and why is Trump tweeting about it during an election-year pandemic?

By Amy Sherman • May 29, 2020
How battleground states are preparing for the pandemic election’s massive increase in voting by mail

How battleground states are preparing for the pandemic election’s massive increase in voting by mail

By Louis Jacobson • May 19, 2020
Donald Trump’s 4 biggest falsehoods on ABC News

Donald Trump’s 4 biggest falsehoods on ABC News

By Katie Sanders • May 6, 2020
Ad Watch: Trump’s ‘American Comeback’ ad uses words of media, Democrats out of context

Ad Watch: Trump’s ‘American Comeback’ ad uses words of media, Democrats out of context

By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2020
What a government study suggests about sunlight and COVID-19

What a government study suggests about sunlight and COVID-19

By Amy Sherman • April 24, 2020
Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus

Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus

By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2020
Fact-checking Jared Kushner’s comments on the national stockpile

Fact-checking Jared Kushner’s comments on the national stockpile

By Amy Sherman • April 3, 2020