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Mask skeptics ask questions. PolitiFact answers

Mask skeptics ask questions. PolitiFact answers

By Noah Y. Kim • March 16, 2021
6 things we’ve learned from one year of coronavirus misinformation

6 things we’ve learned from one year of coronavirus misinformation

By Daniel Funke • March 12, 2021
Why randomized controlled trials on mask wearing and the coronavirus are scant

Why randomized controlled trials on mask wearing and the coronavirus are scant

By Noah Y. Kim • March 12, 2021
What we know about the impact of Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s nursing home policies

What we know about the impact of Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s nursing home policies

By Clara Hendrickson • March 12, 2021
You’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19. What can you do now?

You’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19. What can you do now?

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2021
The facts on what the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

The facts on what the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine

By Noah Y. Kim • March 9, 2021
One year in: How does COVID-19’s toll compare with other causes of death?

One year in: How does COVID-19’s toll compare with other causes of death?

By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2021
Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women? Here’s what we know, and don’t know

Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women? Here’s what we know, and don’t know

By Samantha Putterman • February 19, 2021
Fact-checking Biden's Milwaukee visit

Fact-checking Biden's Milwaukee visit

By Eric Litke • February 17, 2021
What we know about the COVID-19 variants and how they impact vaccine efficacy

What we know about the COVID-19 variants and how they impact vaccine efficacy

By Samantha Putterman • February 3, 2021
How did West Virginia inject 108.1% of its vaccine doses?

How did West Virginia inject 108.1% of its vaccine doses?

By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2021
Will Tampa’s Super Bowl be a super spreader? Experts worry about what NFL can’t control

Will Tampa’s Super Bowl be a super spreader? Experts worry about what NFL can’t control

By Bill McCarthy • February 1, 2021
Which campaign promises did Joe Biden tackle first?

Which campaign promises did Joe Biden tackle first?

By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 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
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
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
Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin

Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • December 24, 2020
Where the coronavirus pandemic stands, holiday edition

Where the coronavirus pandemic stands, holiday edition

By Louis Jacobson • December 21, 2020
Vaccine misinformation: preparing for infodemic’s ‘second wave’

Vaccine misinformation: preparing for infodemic’s ‘second wave’

By Daniel Funke • December 21, 2020