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Mailbag: ‘I wish PolitiFact would stop endorsing junk statistics’

Mailbag: ‘I wish PolitiFact would stop endorsing junk statistics’

By Louis Jacobson • April 10, 2017
Fact-checking Trump's CEO town hall

Fact-checking Trump's CEO town hall

By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2017
Is the fight to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act dead?

Is the fight to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act dead?

By Lauren Carroll • March 29, 2017
House gridlock stalls Trump's promise to repeal Obamacare

House gridlock stalls Trump's promise to repeal Obamacare

By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2017
Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods

Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods

By Lauren Carroll • March 23, 2017
A week on the ground in Tallahassee with PolitiFact Florida

A week on the ground in Tallahassee with PolitiFact Florida

By Louis Jacobson • March 17, 2017
Trump's travel ban executive order, take 2

Trump's travel ban executive order, take 2

By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2017
Mailbag: 'You contribute to the distrust of media'

Mailbag: 'You contribute to the distrust of media'

By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2017
Four questions about when senators meet with ambassadors

Four questions about when senators meet with ambassadors

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2017
Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise

Did Trump inherit a mess? 8 charts show otherwise

By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2017
Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress

Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress

By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2017
Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities?

Anatomy of a statistic: Do 80 percent of Americans oppose sanctuary cities?

By Louis Jacobson • February 24, 2017
Did Donald Trump inherit 'a mess' from Barack Obama?

Did Donald Trump inherit 'a mess' from Barack Obama?

By Louis Jacobson • February 17, 2017
Did Elizabeth Warren break the rules? Plus 5 other questions about Rule 19

Did Elizabeth Warren break the rules? Plus 5 other questions about Rule 19

By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2017
6 questions answered about ‘the nuclear option,’ the filibuster, and Supreme Court nominations

6 questions answered about ‘the nuclear option,’ the filibuster, and Supreme Court nominations

By Louis Jacobson • February 3, 2017
What would the impact be if the Affordable Care Act is repealed?

What would the impact be if the Affordable Care Act is repealed?

By Louis Jacobson • January 5, 2017
The House GOP's ethics vote: What was all that about, anyway?

The House GOP's ethics vote: What was all that about, anyway?

By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2017
The House GOP's ethics vote: What was all that about, anyway?

The House GOP's ethics vote: What was all that about, anyway?

By Louis Jacobson • January 3, 2017
The biggest flip-flops by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

The biggest flip-flops by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2016
Was James Comey's letter 'unprecedented,' as Hillary Clinton says?

Was James Comey's letter 'unprecedented,' as Hillary Clinton says?

By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2016