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Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores?

Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores?

By Samantha Putterman • May 18, 2022
How an unproven abortion ‘reversal’ treatment has advanced in the US

How an unproven abortion ‘reversal’ treatment has advanced in the US

By Samantha Putterman • April 4, 2022
A war of information: Both sides fight in the Ukraine-Russia conflict

A war of information: Both sides fight in the Ukraine-Russia conflict

By Samantha Putterman • March 18, 2022
What to know about the CDC’s updated developmental milestones for infants and young children

What to know about the CDC’s updated developmental milestones for infants and young children

By Samantha Putterman • February 28, 2022
Don’t fall for these hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Don’t fall for these hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Samantha Putterman • February 25, 2022
‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about science and public health has helped fuel false claims

‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about science and public health has helped fuel false claims

By Samantha Putterman • February 24, 2022
Did the NFL ask Eminem not to kneel? What we know about Super Bowl halftime show claims

Did the NFL ask Eminem not to kneel? What we know about Super Bowl halftime show claims

By Samantha Putterman • February 15, 2022
PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns

PPP loans do not need to be reported as taxable income on tax returns

By Samantha Putterman • February 10, 2022
What to know about the study on lockdowns and COVID-19 deaths by economists

What to know about the study on lockdowns and COVID-19 deaths by economists

By Samantha Putterman • February 7, 2022
What pediatricians want parents to know about the upcoming COVID-19 shots for children under 5

What pediatricians want parents to know about the upcoming COVID-19 shots for children under 5

By Samantha Putterman • February 3, 2022
More research needed on early Benadryl, COVID-19 lab results

More research needed on early Benadryl, COVID-19 lab results

By Samantha Putterman • January 21, 2022
Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here's why that's wrong

Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here's why that's wrong

By Samantha Putterman • January 18, 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
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
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
‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

‘Everything we trained for’: How the far-right Oath Keepers militia planned for violence on Jan. 6

By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2021
Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys

Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys

By Samantha Putterman • September 20, 2021
Weapons, helicopters and K9s: Debunking misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan

Weapons, helicopters and K9s: Debunking misinformation about the end of the war in Afghanistan

By Samantha Putterman • September 3, 2021
Crated dogs in Kabul airport photo didn’t belong to US military. What’s going on?

Crated dogs in Kabul airport photo didn’t belong to US military. What’s going on?

By Ciara O'Rourke • September 2, 2021