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The facts on advertiser boycotts against cable news networks

The facts on advertiser boycotts against cable news networks

By Bill McCarthy • July 22, 2019
The ‘Storm Area 51’ trend, explained

The ‘Storm Area 51’ trend, explained

By Daniel Funke • July 19, 2019
Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Her hometown newspaper investigated and told us what they found

Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Her hometown newspaper investigated and told us what they found

By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2019
Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina

Fact-checking Trump’s misleading attacks on Omar, Ocasio-Cortez in North Carolina

By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2019
Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online

Fifty years after Apollo 11, moon landing hoaxes still thrive online

By Daniel Funke • July 18, 2019
"If you like your plan, you can keep it." Biden’s health pitch invokes Obama's troubled claim

"If you like your plan, you can keep it." Biden’s health pitch invokes Obama's troubled claim

By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2019
Thinking small: Why Bernie Sanders and other 2020 candidates seek low-dollar campaign contributions

Thinking small: Why Bernie Sanders and other 2020 candidates seek low-dollar campaign contributions

By Tom Kertscher • July 15, 2019
Pritzker’s capital spending claim raises questions though parts track with past practices

Pritzker’s capital spending claim raises questions though parts track with past practices

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 14, 2019
Medicaid expansion is at the heart of the budget fight. Here’s what it means for NC.

Medicaid expansion is at the heart of the budget fight. Here’s what it means for NC.

By Elizabeth Thompson • July 12, 2019
Fox News guest says if Trump's hotel revenues are ‘emoluments,’ so was Obama's Nobel. Not exactly

Fox News guest says if Trump's hotel revenues are ‘emoluments,’ so was Obama's Nobel. Not exactly

By Bill McCarthy • July 11, 2019
Does the U.S. women’s soccer team bring in more revenue but get paid less than the men?

Does the U.S. women’s soccer team bring in more revenue but get paid less than the men?

By Sophie Austin • July 11, 2019
Update on how Evers is faring on promises

Update on how Evers is faring on promises

By Eric Litke • July 9, 2019
Who is Tom Steyer? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

Who is Tom Steyer? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate

By Chris Nichols • July 9, 2019
PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 1

PolitiFact’s Mueller Report Book Club, Volume 1

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 8, 2019
The facts behind the detention of immigrants

The facts behind the detention of immigrants

By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 8, 2019
PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for June 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for June 2019

By D.L. Davis • July 3, 2019
Stars and stripes, and truth!

Stars and stripes, and truth!

By Josie Hollingsworth • July 3, 2019
The Democratic debate resurrected controversy over busing. But is it an issue today?

The Democratic debate resurrected controversy over busing. But is it an issue today?

By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2019
The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next.

The legal fight over NC gerrymandering isn’t over. How we got here, and what’s next.

By Elizabeth Thompson • July 2, 2019
Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows

Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows

By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2019