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Anti-abortion advocates turn to the environment: Is mifepristone in wastewater a threat?

Anti-abortion advocates turn to the environment: Is mifepristone in wastewater a threat?

By Samantha Putterman • May 31, 2023
CO2 is only 0.04% of the atmosphere, but a viral video ignores that it’s a major climate threat

CO2 is only 0.04% of the atmosphere, but a viral video ignores that it’s a major climate threat

By Tom Kertscher • April 21, 2023
Immunity from COVID-19 infection is strong and lasting, but carries risks, research finds

Immunity from COVID-19 infection is strong and lasting, but carries risks, research finds

By Samantha Putterman • March 7, 2023
Did Ohio train derailment cause CDC to update its vinyl chloride toxicology info? No

Did Ohio train derailment cause CDC to update its vinyl chloride toxicology info? No

By Madison Czopek • February 24, 2023
'Died Suddenly' repeats debunked COVID-19 vaccine claims, promotes conspiracy theory

'Died Suddenly' repeats debunked COVID-19 vaccine claims, promotes conspiracy theory

By Madison Czopek • November 29, 2022
Is the titanium dioxide in tampons toxic?

Is the titanium dioxide in tampons toxic?

By Grace Abels • August 12, 2022
What we know about how monkeypox is spreading — and what we still don’t know

What we know about how monkeypox is spreading — and what we still don’t know

By Madison Czopek • August 5, 2022
There’s no evidence that the virus behind the monkeypox outbreak was leaked from a Wuhan lab

There’s no evidence that the virus behind the monkeypox outbreak was leaked from a Wuhan lab

By Madison Czopek • July 28, 2022
‘Reinfections are going to continue to occur’: COVID-19 immunity and the risks of reinfection

‘Reinfections are going to continue to occur’: COVID-19 immunity and the risks of reinfection

By Madison Czopek • July 19, 2022
Doctors ‘strongly discourage’ using herbs to induce a miscarriage

Doctors ‘strongly discourage’ using herbs to induce a miscarriage

By Jeff Cercone • July 6, 2022
‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about science and public health has helped fuel false claims

‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about science and public health has helped fuel false claims

By Samantha Putterman • February 24, 2022
Kilimanjaro’s ice fields didn’t disappear by 2020. That doesn’t mean climate change isn’t happening

Kilimanjaro’s ice fields didn’t disappear by 2020. That doesn’t mean climate change isn’t happening

By Madison Czopek • February 7, 2022
What to know about the study on lockdowns and COVID-19 deaths by economists

What to know about the study on lockdowns and COVID-19 deaths by economists

By Samantha Putterman • February 7, 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
PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them

PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them

By Samantha Putterman • November 23, 2021
Unpacking the noise around Dr. Anthony Fauci and beagle experiments

Unpacking the noise around Dr. Anthony Fauci and beagle experiments

By Bill McCarthy • October 28, 2021
What Gen. Colin Powell’s death tells us about COVID-19 and people who are immunocompromised

What Gen. Colin Powell’s death tells us about COVID-19 and people who are immunocompromised

By Gabrielle Settles • October 19, 2021
Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys

Doubts raised over preprint study regarding myocarditis risk in teenage boys

By Samantha Putterman • September 20, 2021
NIH helped fund research involving donated fetal tissue, but Fauci was not directly involved

NIH helped fund research involving donated fetal tissue, but Fauci was not directly involved

By Madison Czopek • June 17, 2021
Debating the origins of the COVID-19 virus: What we know, what we don’t know

Debating the origins of the COVID-19 virus: What we know, what we don’t know

By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2021

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