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Era of ‘free’ COVID-19 vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

Era of ‘free’ COVID-19 vaccines, test kits, and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

By Julie Appleby • February 13, 2023
This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why.

This statistic on police indictments is misleading. Here's why.

By Amy Sherman • February 10, 2023
What’s the ‘determinant’ in police use-of-force cases: The civilian’s race or the officer’s?

What’s the ‘determinant’ in police use-of-force cases: The civilian’s race or the officer’s?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 9, 2023
Verificamos cinco declaraciones de Biden durante el discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión del 2023

Verificamos cinco declaraciones de Biden durante el discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión del 2023

By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023
Egg shortages, high prices fuel false claims online. Here’s what’s really going on.

Egg shortages, high prices fuel false claims online. Here’s what’s really going on.

By Jeff Cercone • February 8, 2023
Fact-checking Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Republican response to Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union

Fact-checking Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Republican response to Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union

By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023
What does the '1870' pin mean at the State of the Union?

What does the '1870' pin mean at the State of the Union?

By Samantha Putterman • February 8, 2023
Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address

Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address

By PolitiFact Staff • February 7, 2023
Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon

Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon

By Sara Swann • February 7, 2023
Live fact-checking Joe Biden's State of the Union 2023

Live fact-checking Joe Biden's State of the Union 2023

By PolitiFact Staff • February 7, 2023
Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union: How to watch, what he'll talk about, who's responding

Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union: How to watch, what he'll talk about, who's responding

By Ellen Hine • February 6, 2023
Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

By Samantha Putterman • February 6, 2023
The state of the US economy under Joe Biden, in 15 charts

The state of the US economy under Joe Biden, in 15 charts

By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2023
As pandemic-era provisions lapse, millions of Americans to lose Medicaid

As pandemic-era provisions lapse, millions of Americans to lose Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz • February 2, 2023
Here’s what you should know about the claim that Tyre Nichols was ‘reckless driving’

Here’s what you should know about the claim that Tyre Nichols was ‘reckless driving’

By Tom Kertscher • February 1, 2023
Comparison of presidents’ classified records handling distorts cooperation with authorities

Comparison of presidents’ classified records handling distorts cooperation with authorities

By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2023
Timeline: Classified documents seized at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home

Timeline: Classified documents seized at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home

By Jeff Cercone • January 27, 2023
Joe Biden classified documents timeline: Where, when were files found?

Joe Biden classified documents timeline: Where, when were files found?

By Amy Sherman • January 25, 2023
'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class

'Indoctrination'? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class

By Yacob Reyes • January 25, 2023
With Roe reversed and Congress deadlocked, states take up new abortion laws

With Roe reversed and Congress deadlocked, states take up new abortion laws

By Julie Rovner • January 23, 2023