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COVID-19 by the numbers: A status report

COVID-19 by the numbers: A status report

By Louis Jacobson • October 22, 2020
PolitiFact’s guide to finding good information on Election Night

PolitiFact’s guide to finding good information on Election Night

By Louis Jacobson • October 21, 2020
Fact-checking claims about Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, and China

Fact-checking claims about Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, and China

By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump, Joe Biden in head-to-head town halls

Fact-checking Donald Trump, Joe Biden in head-to-head town halls

By Jon Greenberg • October 16, 2020
Kamala Harris jumped to conclusions about Abraham Lincoln’s delayed Supreme Court nomination

Kamala Harris jumped to conclusions about Abraham Lincoln’s delayed Supreme Court nomination

By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2020
Are Floridians better off than they were four years ago?

Are Floridians better off than they were four years ago?

By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2020
Ad watch: Joe Biden’s tax plan and middle-class tax cuts

Ad watch: Joe Biden’s tax plan and middle-class tax cuts

By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2020
What happens if a president or nominee dies or is incapacitated? Around elections, it gets thorny

What happens if a president or nominee dies or is incapacitated? Around elections, it gets thorny

By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2020
Debates and commercial breaks: A brief history

Debates and commercial breaks: A brief history

By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2020
How has Joe Biden fared on the Truth-O-Meter?

How has Joe Biden fared on the Truth-O-Meter?

By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2020
How has Donald Trump fared on the Truth-O-Meter?

How has Donald Trump fared on the Truth-O-Meter?

By Louis Jacobson • September 29, 2020
How Republicans could fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, explained

How Republicans could fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, explained

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2020
Best practices for journalists covering the 2020 election: A report from the Poynter Institute

Best practices for journalists covering the 2020 election: A report from the Poynter Institute

By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2020
Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s CNN drive-in town hall in Pennsylvania

By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2020
Fact-checking Joe Biden on a coronavirus vaccine

Fact-checking Joe Biden on a coronavirus vaccine

By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2020
Trump vs. Biden: Another update on the money race

Trump vs. Biden: Another update on the money race

By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2020
Voting Counts: How Kentucky’s June primary election turned out

Voting Counts: How Kentucky’s June primary election turned out

By Louis Jacobson • September 2, 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
Prepare for the weirdest election 'night' ever

Prepare for the weirdest election 'night' ever

By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2020
Could an undercounted 2020 Census afflict a range of federal statistics?

Could an undercounted 2020 Census afflict a range of federal statistics?

By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2020