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A fact-checker's guide to Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'

A fact-checker's guide to Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 9, 2018
Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter

Retiring Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher • January 8, 2018
How Donald Trump, Barack Obama compare on the stock market

How Donald Trump, Barack Obama compare on the stock market

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2018
High Five for December 2017

High Five for December 2017

By D.L. Davis • January 5, 2018
Pot 101: Facts you should know about California’s legal marijuana

Pot 101: Facts you should know about California’s legal marijuana

By Chris Nichols • January 5, 2018
What to know before the start of the 2018 legislative session

What to know before the start of the 2018 legislative session

By Allison Graves • January 4, 2018
How trustworthy are the polls, more than a year after the 2016 election?

How trustworthy are the polls, more than a year after the 2016 election?

By Louis Jacobson • January 3, 2018
How closely did the tax bill resemble Trump's campaign promises?

How closely did the tax bill resemble Trump's campaign promises?

By Louis Jacobson • January 2, 2018
Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges?

Do only a fraction of California’s Latino and black students go to four-year colleges?

By Chris Nichols • December 29, 2017
How did St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman do on his campaign promises?

How did St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman do on his campaign promises?

By Allison Graves • December 29, 2017
No lie: A baker's dozen Trues in 2017

No lie: A baker's dozen Trues in 2017

By D.L. Davis • December 29, 2017
Six Pants on Fire claims in 2017

Six Pants on Fire claims in 2017

By D.L. Davis • December 28, 2017
Mailbag: ‘Please clean up your act’

Mailbag: ‘Please clean up your act’

By Louis Jacobson • December 28, 2017
The 10 most popular Florida fact-checks of 2017

The 10 most popular Florida fact-checks of 2017

By Allison Graves • December 28, 2017
The most outlandish, Pants On Fire! claims we fact-checked in 2017

The most outlandish, Pants On Fire! claims we fact-checked in 2017

By Chris Nichols • December 27, 2017
Top 10 PolitiFact Texas fact-checks of 2017

Top 10 PolitiFact Texas fact-checks of 2017

By W. Gardner Selby • December 27, 2017
The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2017

The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2017

By John Kruzel • December 27, 2017
Missouri informed consent laws found conflicting, controversial and inconclusive

Missouri informed consent laws found conflicting, controversial and inconclusive

By Katie Parkins • December 21, 2017
Russia's social media efforts in 2016 were not just false but inflammatory

Russia's social media efforts in 2016 were not just false but inflammatory

By John Kruzel • December 21, 2017
Our top 10 of 2017

Our top 10 of 2017

By Tom Kertscher • December 21, 2017