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After Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ Calif. Lawmaker Backtracks

After Calling U.S. Capitol Insurrection ‘First Shots Against Tyranny,’ Calif. Lawmaker Backtracks

By Chris Nichols • January 12, 2021
The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers

The second Trump impeachment: Questions and answers

By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2021
Fact-checking claims about the Insurrection Act, martial law after Capitol riot

Fact-checking claims about the Insurrection Act, martial law after Capitol riot

By Noah Y. Kim • January 11, 2021
A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot

A timeline of what Trump said before Jan. 6 Capitol riot

By Amy Sherman • January 11, 2021
Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

By Jon Greenberg • January 8, 2021
What we know about Trump’s fundraising off the false claim of election fraud

What we know about Trump’s fundraising off the false claim of election fraud

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2021
There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor spread quickly anyway

By Daniel Funke • January 7, 2021
Using the 25th Amendment or impeaching Trump: Could they happen?

Using the 25th Amendment or impeaching Trump: Could they happen?

By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2021
Fact-checking Trump's false claims about Pennsylvania's election

Fact-checking Trump's false claims about Pennsylvania's election

• January 7, 2021
Ask PolitiFact: Did Capitol Police let mob of Trump supporters in?

Ask PolitiFact: Did Capitol Police let mob of Trump supporters in?

By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2021
How will the Senate work under a 50-50 split?

How will the Senate work under a 50-50 split?

By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2021
A history of breaches and violence at the US Capitol

A history of breaches and violence at the US Capitol

By Amy Sherman • January 7, 2021
A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked

A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked

By PolitiFact Staff • January 6, 2021
Is this a coup? Here’s some history and context to help you decide

Is this a coup? Here’s some history and context to help you decide

By Louis Jacobson • January 6, 2021
Here’s why Georgia’s Republican officials are confident in their presidential election results

Here’s why Georgia’s Republican officials are confident in their presidential election results

By Bill McCarthy • January 5, 2021
How to watch the Georgia Senate runoff election results

How to watch the Georgia Senate runoff election results

By Amy Sherman • January 5, 2021
Our fact-checks of the pivotal Georgia Senate runoff races

Our fact-checks of the pivotal Georgia Senate runoff races

By Miriam Valverde • January 5, 2021
Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know

Counting the electoral votes on Jan. 6: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2021
9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin

9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin

By D.L. Davis • January 4, 2021
In context: 'Operation Undaunted' and crime in Austin

In context: 'Operation Undaunted' and crime in Austin

By Brandon Mulder • January 4, 2021