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Vietnam and Afghanistan: Different wars, similar endings? By Jon Greenberg • August 17, 2021 Explaining the many sides of Chief Black Hawk’s story By Madison Black • June 28, 2021 Juneteenth’s 156-year path to becoming a federal holiday: Here’s the history By Jon Greenberg • June 17, 2021 Georgia’s election law sparks ‘Jim Crow’ rhetoric, as well as pushback By Louis Jacobson • April 30, 2021 The Trial of the Chicago 7: What the movie gets right, and wrong By Samantha Putterman • April 18, 2021 Fact-checking 'Judas and the Black Messiah,' the film about the killing of a Black Panther leader By Jon Greenberg • April 14, 2021 Why is Archie not a prince? Fact-checking prince protocol after Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview By Bill McCarthy • March 9, 2021 Can Congress impeach and remove a president who’s left office? A look at the history By Louis Jacobson • January 26, 2021 Joe Biden’s inauguration in extraordinary times, fact-checked By Jon Greenberg • January 20, 2021 A history of breaches and violence at the US Capitol By Amy Sherman • January 7, 2021 At Thanksgiving, fact-checkers give thanks By Jon Greenberg • November 25, 2020 Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District vote controversy nothing compared to the 1924 election By Stephanie Gutierrez • November 13, 2020 What do presidents denied a second term have in common? A poor economy By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2020 Kamala Harris jumped to conclusions about Abraham Lincoln’s delayed Supreme Court nomination By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2020 Debates and commercial breaks: A brief history By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2020 Fact-checking Mike Pence, night 3 of the 2020 RNC By PolitiFact Staff • August 27, 2020 Fact-checking attacks against Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate By Ciara O'Rourke • August 20, 2020 The history of the filibuster as 'Jim Crow relic' By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2020 The Independence Day speech analyzer: Donald Trump’s weekend addresses By Sophie Austin • July 6, 2020 Fact-checking ‘Hamilton’ the musical By Bill McCarthy • July 1, 2020