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Fact-checking Fried, DeSantis claims about Florida’s investments in Russia

Fact-checking Fried, DeSantis claims about Florida’s investments in Russia

By Yacob Reyes • April 7, 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for March 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for March 2022

By D.L. Davis • April 5, 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
Sorting out the police reports highlighted in an ad attacking US Senate candidate Herschel Walker

Sorting out the police reports highlighted in an ad attacking US Senate candidate Herschel Walker

By Tom Kertscher • April 4, 2022
The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine

The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine

By Bill McCarthy • April 1, 2022
The race for the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat: A guide

The race for the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat: A guide

By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2022
PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking

PolitiFact’s checklist for thorough fact-checking

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 31, 2022
Most states don’t explicitly ban guns at polls. Some lawmakers want to change that

Most states don’t explicitly ban guns at polls. Some lawmakers want to change that

By Amy Sherman • March 31, 2022
A fact-checker’s guide to Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump’s chief of staff

A fact-checker’s guide to Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump’s chief of staff

By Bill McCarthy • March 25, 2022
‘Don’t say gay’ vs. ‘parental rights': Fact-checking claims about Florida’s HB 1557

‘Don’t say gay’ vs. ‘parental rights': Fact-checking claims about Florida’s HB 1557

By Yacob Reyes • March 23, 2022
Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians?

Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians?

By Madison Czopek • March 21, 2022
Mailbag: Gas prices, the war in Ukraine, and more

Mailbag: Gas prices, the war in Ukraine, and more

By Jon Greenberg • March 21, 2022
What Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Russia video can teach us all about talking to the misinformed

What Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Russia video can teach us all about talking to the misinformed

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 21, 2022
In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it

In Russia, the truth of the war on Ukraine is available. The risk comes in sharing it

By Jon Greenberg • March 21, 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
Fact-checking Florida’s surgeon general on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for kids, masking

Fact-checking Florida’s surgeon general on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for kids, masking

By Madison Czopek • March 18, 2022
Fact-checking Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union'

Fact-checking Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union'

By Nusaiba Mizan • March 17, 2022
Voting by mail has been popular in Arizona for decades. Now the state GOP wants to ban it

Voting by mail has been popular in Arizona for decades. Now the state GOP wants to ban it

By Amy Sherman • March 17, 2022
How broken URLs helped fuel an unfounded conspiracy theory related to biolabs in Ukraine

How broken URLs helped fuel an unfounded conspiracy theory related to biolabs in Ukraine

By Jeff Cercone • March 17, 2022
'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down

'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down

By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2022