Novak Djokovic isn’t the first athlete to be banned from sporting events for being unvaccinated Multiple pro athletes like Kyrie Irving, Charlie Beljan and Caster Semenya have been banned from competing in their sports. January 21, 2022 Samantha Putterman
Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here’s why that’s wrong The data show that large numbers of patients with COVID are coming to the hospital for other reasons — something some are calling 'incidental' cases. January 20, 2022 Samantha Putterman
New Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory There remains no evidence that the attack on the U.S. Capitol was actually a false flag event orchestrated by the FBI to entrap Trump supporters. January 19, 2022 Bill McCarthy
Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. But it could take a while. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., said his office couldn’t find Dr. Anthony Fauci’s latest financial disclosure report. His staff hadn’t asked for it. January 18, 2022 Jon Greenberg
How will we know when the COVID-19 pandemic is over? Many scientists believe that the COVID-19 pandemic as we know it will end not with the virus becoming endemic, like the flu. January 17, 2022 Bill McCarthy
Social media claims distort CDC director Rochelle Walensky’s comment about COVID-19 deaths and comorbidities An edited clip of the interview omitted context, leaving the false impression that the 75% statistic reflected all COVID-19 deaths. January 14, 2022 Samantha Putterman
Is a cloth mask effective enough against the omicron variant? Experts say single-layer cloth masks are not protective enough and people should either be layering with surgical masks or buying KN95s or N95s. January 13, 2022 Victoria Knight
Claims that Bob Saget died due to a COVID-19 vaccine booster are unfounded The cause and manner of the comedian's death have not yet been released, but social media users are making vaccine claims without evidence. January 12, 2022 Ciara O'Rourke
Dana Perino falsely claimed a Virginia law that restricts military-gear purchases hurt I-95 recovery efforts Democrats did put such a law on the books, but it’s not what hampered the snowstorm recovery effort. January 11, 2022 Samantha Putterman
Fact-checking Sonia Sotomayor’s figures on kids with severe COVID-19 The number of coronavirus-positive pediatric hospitalizations has risen with the spread of omicron. However, Sotomayor’s number is way off. January 10, 2022 Jon Greenberg
No, Tylenol doesn’t ruin your ability to fight COVID-19 Health officials have recommended the use of Tylenol and other fever-lowering medications to treat COVID-19 symptoms. January 7, 2022 Samantha Putterman
A year of false narratives about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, summarized PolitiFact spent the past year examining the events, debunking false claims of election fraud, and trying to understand how misinformation spurred it. January 6, 2022 Angie Drobnic Holan
The judge in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial did not seal ‘all evidence and proof’ Most of it is publicly available after being published by media during the trial, including info about Jeffrey Epstein and other high-profile people. January 5, 2022 Monique Curet
Claims that six-month Pfizer data show its COVID-19 vaccine causes more illness than it prevents are false The claim alludes to a New England Journal of Medicine study that shows the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine prevents infection and severe illness. January 4, 2022 Tom Kertscher
No, public health officials aren’t passing off the common cold as the omicron variant The omicron variant of COVID-19 was first detected in November. It is not the same thing as the common cold. January 3, 2022 Bill McCarthy
