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Here’s why there are flags on the National Mall

Here’s why there are flags on the National Mall

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 20, 2021
The ‘shaking’ COVID-19 vaccine side-effect videos and what we know about them

The ‘shaking’ COVID-19 vaccine side-effect videos and what we know about them

By Samantha Putterman • January 20, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: With vaccine rollout behind schedule, when can we expect life to return to normal?

Ask PolitiFact: With vaccine rollout behind schedule, when can we expect life to return to normal?

By Noah Y. Kim • January 20, 2021
Joe Biden’s inauguration in extraordinary times, fact-checked

Joe Biden’s inauguration in extraordinary times, fact-checked

By Jon Greenberg • January 20, 2021
Biden’s COVID-19 challenge: 100 million shots in the first 100 days. It won’t be easy

Biden’s COVID-19 challenge: 100 million shots in the first 100 days. It won’t be easy

By Victoria Knight • January 20, 2021
PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker: Monitoring 100 of his campaign promises

PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker: Monitoring 100 of his campaign promises

By Amy Sherman • January 20, 2021
How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2021
Trump’s term ends with half of his campaign promises unachieved

Trump’s term ends with half of his campaign promises unachieved

By Jon Greenberg • January 19, 2021
Fact-checking Biden's rollout of plan to address 'twin crises' of economy, pandemic

Fact-checking Biden's rollout of plan to address 'twin crises' of economy, pandemic

By Victoria Knight • January 15, 2021
Craig skeptical police response to Capitol riot stands in stark contrast to Black Lives Matter

Craig skeptical police response to Capitol riot stands in stark contrast to Black Lives Matter

By Clara Hendrickson • January 15, 2021
What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?

What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan?

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2021
Fact-checking newcomer Lauren Boebert on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot

Fact-checking newcomer Lauren Boebert on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot

By Miriam Valverde • January 15, 2021
Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot

Fact-checking the House impeachment debate about Trump, Capitol riot

By Jon Greenberg • January 13, 2021
QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

QAnon posts evade Facebook ban before Inauguration Day

By Daniel Funke • January 13, 2021
The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next

The House impeached Donald Trump over his speech before the Capitol attack. Here’s what happens next

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2021
The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

By Natalie Dunlap • January 13, 2021
What we know about the new COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy

What we know about the new COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy

By Miriam Valverde • January 13, 2021
READ: House article of impeachment against Donald Trump

READ: House article of impeachment against Donald Trump

By PolitiFact Staff • January 13, 2021
Debunking false claims from former Lt. Gen. McInerney on the Capitol riot, COVID-19, election fraud

Debunking false claims from former Lt. Gen. McInerney on the Capitol riot, COVID-19, election fraud

By Daniel Funke • January 12, 2021
Expelling, censuring, and reprimanding members of Congress: What you need to know

Expelling, censuring, and reprimanding members of Congress: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2021