Latest Articles They were whoppers: A look back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009 to 2021 By PolitiFact Staff • December 13, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2022 With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2022 PolitiFact Iowa: The term ‘red wave’ is more complicated than you think By Sabine Martin • November 29, 2022 Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps By Nusaiba Mizan • November 23, 2022 Kari Lake claimed Maricopa County voters were ‘disenfranchised.’ Experts disagree. By Madison Czopek • November 22, 2022 Mailbag: Readers’ appreciation and feedback By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 21, 2022 Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise By Matthew Crowley • November 16, 2022 Arizona’s widespread use of mail-in voting and close margins created longer wait for results By Amy Sherman • November 15, 2022 No hay trampa en conteo electoral en Nevada y Arizona, pese a comentarios de Donald Trump By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 15, 2022 Potential 2024 contenders, including Trump, keep the focus on 'freedom' By Tom Kertscher • November 15, 2022 Kevin McCarthy won the GOP nomination for House speaker. Getting elected may be tricky. By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2022 How days of vote counting became go-to ‘evidence’ for false election fraud claims By Madison Czopek • November 15, 2022 Donald Trump, the least accurate politician we've ever covered, eyes another White House run By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 14, 2022 Why vote spikes on graphs shared by Mike Lindell are not evidence of stolen elections By Jeff Cercone • November 11, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: What would speed up election results? By Yacob Reyes • November 10, 2022 Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races By Amy Sherman • November 9, 2022 Why does the Justice Department monitor polling sites? By Yacob Reyes • November 9, 2022 We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit By Jeff Cercone • November 9, 2022 Why days of ballot counting isn’t suspicious By Madison Czopek • November 9, 2022
They were whoppers: A look back at PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, 2009 to 2021 By PolitiFact Staff • December 13, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: What is independent state legislature theory, and could it create election chaos? By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2022 With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2022 PolitiFact Iowa: The term ‘red wave’ is more complicated than you think By Sabine Martin • November 29, 2022 Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps By Nusaiba Mizan • November 23, 2022 Kari Lake claimed Maricopa County voters were ‘disenfranchised.’ Experts disagree. By Madison Czopek • November 22, 2022 Mailbag: Readers’ appreciation and feedback By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 21, 2022 Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise By Matthew Crowley • November 16, 2022 Arizona’s widespread use of mail-in voting and close margins created longer wait for results By Amy Sherman • November 15, 2022 No hay trampa en conteo electoral en Nevada y Arizona, pese a comentarios de Donald Trump By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 15, 2022 Potential 2024 contenders, including Trump, keep the focus on 'freedom' By Tom Kertscher • November 15, 2022 Kevin McCarthy won the GOP nomination for House speaker. Getting elected may be tricky. By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2022 How days of vote counting became go-to ‘evidence’ for false election fraud claims By Madison Czopek • November 15, 2022 Donald Trump, the least accurate politician we've ever covered, eyes another White House run By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 14, 2022 Why vote spikes on graphs shared by Mike Lindell are not evidence of stolen elections By Jeff Cercone • November 11, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: What would speed up election results? By Yacob Reyes • November 10, 2022 Election denying candidates sought to undo voting rights. Many lost key races By Amy Sherman • November 9, 2022 Why does the Justice Department monitor polling sites? By Yacob Reyes • November 9, 2022 We fact-checked misinformation about the midterm elections, from Maricopa County to Detroit By Jeff Cercone • November 9, 2022 Why days of ballot counting isn’t suspicious By Madison Czopek • November 9, 2022
