Fact-Checking
What would a government shutdown mean for you? Here’s what we know.
TSA and air traffic controllers will have to work, but without regular paychecks. During a 2018-19 shutdown, many chose not to report for duty.
December 20, 2024
IFCN launches new Business Continuity Fund for fact-checkers facing challenges
The fund will help cover the costs fact-checkers face after violent conflicts, natural disasters or government repression
December 19, 2024
A history of PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, from 2009 to 2024
Conspiracy theories, obfuscated truths, downplaying and denialism, smears and repeated misstatements. We've seen it all.
December 18, 2024
‘They’re eating the pets:’ Trump, Vance earn PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year for false Haitian claimsÂ
Vance’s rumor embrace and Trump’s debate outburst cemented lasting consequences, stigmatizing a town and its residents in the name of campaign rage
December 17, 2024
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Opinion | The next chapter for fact-checking: information integrity
Fact-checking needs to evolve to meet new challenges
December 5, 2024
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