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Charlie Crist vs. Ron DeSantis: How months of digs and dubious claims size up

Charlie Crist vs. Ron DeSantis: How months of digs and dubious claims size up

By Yacob Reyes • November 7, 2022
Verificando los hechos del único debate en Florida entre Val Demings y Marco Rubio para el Senado

Verificando los hechos del único debate en Florida entre Val Demings y Marco Rubio para el Senado

By Yacob Reyes • October 19, 2022
The only Florida Senate debate between Val Demings and Marco Rubio, fact-checked

The only Florida Senate debate between Val Demings and Marco Rubio, fact-checked

By Yacob Reyes • October 18, 2022
Ad Watch: Nikki Fried's ad bashes Charlie Crist's Republican past

Ad Watch: Nikki Fried's ad bashes Charlie Crist's Republican past

By Yacob Reyes • August 4, 2022
Examining Japan's gun laws after Shinzo Abe assassination

Examining Japan's gun laws after Shinzo Abe assassination

By Sara Swann • July 25, 2022
What Illinois’ ‘red flag’ gun law means after the Highland Park shooting

What Illinois’ ‘red flag’ gun law means after the Highland Park shooting

By Hana Stepnick • July 12, 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for June 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for June 2022

By Madeline Heim • July 8, 2022
Gun safety ‘wrapped in a mental health bill’: A look at health provisions in the new law

Gun safety ‘wrapped in a mental health bill’: A look at health provisions in the new law

By Victoria Knight • July 6, 2022
Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises

Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises

By D.L. Davis • July 5, 2022
Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns?

Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns?

By Madison Czopek • July 1, 2022
What is the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ and how does the new gun law close it?

What is the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ and how does the new gun law close it?

By Jon Greenberg • June 30, 2022
The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture

The history of the AR-15 and how it became a symbol of American gun culture

By Sara Swann • June 28, 2022
In Context: What Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about abortions and classroom safety

In Context: What Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about abortions and classroom safety

By Samantha Putterman • June 28, 2022
Congress passes historic bipartisan gun legislation: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Congress passes historic bipartisan gun legislation: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 24, 2022
What is in the Senate’s gun legislation proposal after the Uvalde shooting?

What is in the Senate’s gun legislation proposal after the Uvalde shooting?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 15, 2022
Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe?

Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe?

By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2022
How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy?

How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy?

By Nusaiba Mizan • June 10, 2022
Political Extremism in the Public Square: A resource for journalists and voters

Political Extremism in the Public Square: A resource for journalists and voters

By Amy Sherman • June 9, 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022

By D.L. Davis • June 6, 2022
Is life as hard in Georgia as Stacey Abrams said? We checked her stats

Is life as hard in Georgia as Stacey Abrams said? We checked her stats

By Jon Greenberg • May 31, 2022

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