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What patients can learn with confidence from 1 rapid test (hint: very little)

What patients can learn with confidence from 1 rapid test (hint: very little)

By Julie Appleby • January 14, 2022
Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. Yes, but it could take a while.

Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. Yes, but it could take a while.

By Jon Greenberg • January 13, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is?

The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is?

By Bill McCarthy • January 13, 2022
Analyzing Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

Analyzing Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

By Emily Delgado • January 12, 2022
An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers

An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers

By PolitiFact Staff • January 12, 2022
Ask KHN-Politifact: Is my cloth mask good enough? The 2022 edition

Ask KHN-Politifact: Is my cloth mask good enough? The 2022 edition

By Victoria Knight • January 12, 2022
Look who’s not talking: Key figures who aren’t cooperating with Jan. 6 investigators

Look who’s not talking: Key figures who aren’t cooperating with Jan. 6 investigators

By Jon Greenberg • January 10, 2022
A look behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's data on southern African migrants

A look behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's data on southern African migrants

By Nusaiba Mizan • January 10, 2022
NyQuil isn’t a cure-all for omicron variant

NyQuil isn’t a cure-all for omicron variant

By Gabrielle Settles • January 7, 2022
WATCH: Betty White did not get a COVID-19 booster right before her death

WATCH: Betty White did not get a COVID-19 booster right before her death

By Josie Hollingsworth • January 7, 2022
'Flurona' is just a new buzzword, not new strain of COVID-19 or new phenomenon

'Flurona' is just a new buzzword, not new strain of COVID-19 or new phenomenon

By Monique Curet • January 6, 2022
The facts of a fair US election have only gotten stronger since Capitol attack

The facts of a fair US election have only gotten stronger since Capitol attack

By Amy Sherman • January 6, 2022
Who is Robert Malone? Joe Rogan’s guest was a vaccine scientist, became an anti-vaccine darling

Who is Robert Malone? Joe Rogan’s guest was a vaccine scientist, became an anti-vaccine darling

By Bill McCarthy • January 6, 2022
How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6

How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6

By Jon Greenberg • January 6, 2022
The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives

The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 4, 2022
PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘You were spot on’ about the lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘You were spot on’ about the lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

By Amy Sherman • January 3, 2022
An enduring tradition: False claims about attacks on Christmas

An enduring tradition: False claims about attacks on Christmas

By Tom Kertscher • December 23, 2021
No evidence government-funded AIDS clinical trials caused foster children deaths in New York

No evidence government-funded AIDS clinical trials caused foster children deaths in New York

By Samantha Putterman • December 21, 2021
PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021

PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021

By Amy Sherman • December 21, 2021
Events within and beyond Joe Biden’s control stymied progress on COVID-19 in his first year

Events within and beyond Joe Biden’s control stymied progress on COVID-19 in his first year

By Victoria Knight • December 20, 2021