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The Stump Speech Analyzer: Elizabeth Warren

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Elizabeth Warren

By Jon Greenberg • January 23, 2020
The Stump Speech Analyzer: Bernie Sanders

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Bernie Sanders

By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2020
The Stump Speech Analyzer: Joe Biden

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Joe Biden

By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2020
The Stump Speech Analyzer: Pete Buttigieg

The Stump Speech Analyzer: Pete Buttigieg

By Miriam Valverde • January 23, 2020
How a disinformation network exploited satire to become a popular source of false news on Facebook

How a disinformation network exploited satire to become a popular source of false news on Facebook

By Daniel Funke • January 23, 2020
The fight between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders over Social Security, explained

The fight between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders over Social Security, explained

By Amy Sherman • January 22, 2020
The Senate impeachment trial is here. So what’s next?

The Senate impeachment trial is here. So what’s next?

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2020
Iran’s man in Iraq: Soleimani’s deadly fight against the US

Iran’s man in Iraq: Soleimani’s deadly fight against the US

By Jon Greenberg • January 15, 2020
Why many Democrats have supported the USMCA deal

Why many Democrats have supported the USMCA deal

By Bill McCarthy • January 15, 2020
Fact-checking the seventh Democratic presidential debate in Iowa

Fact-checking the seventh Democratic presidential debate in Iowa

By PolitiFact Staff • January 15, 2020
Live fact-checking the Iowa Democratic presidential debate

Live fact-checking the Iowa Democratic presidential debate

By PolitiFact Staff • January 15, 2020
The leading 2020 Democrats’ climate change plans, explained

The leading 2020 Democrats’ climate change plans, explained

By Sophie Austin • January 14, 2020
Trump, top officials send mixed messages on Soleimani, Iran

Trump, top officials send mixed messages on Soleimani, Iran

By Bill McCarthy • January 13, 2020
How close is Iran to building a nuclear weapon?

How close is Iran to building a nuclear weapon?

By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2020
After Iran’s strike on two air bases housing US troops, false photos and videos spread online

After Iran’s strike on two air bases housing US troops, false photos and videos spread online

By Daniel Funke • January 8, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops

Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops

By Bill McCarthy • January 8, 2020
How Iran and the United States came to the brink

How Iran and the United States came to the brink

By Jon Greenberg • January 7, 2020
If Donald Trump orders the bombing of Iranian cultural sites, would it be a war crime?

If Donald Trump orders the bombing of Iranian cultural sites, would it be a war crime?

By Louis Jacobson • January 6, 2020
Fact-checking misinformation about Iran and a US military draft

Fact-checking misinformation about Iran and a US military draft

By Daniel Funke • January 6, 2020
Understanding infrastructure: The cost of repairing our roads, bridges and dams

Understanding infrastructure: The cost of repairing our roads, bridges and dams

By Tom Kertscher • January 6, 2020