Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide ‘When you have a strong group identity, you’re motivated not by accuracy, but really by signaling your belonging in the group.’ September 27, 2022 Yacob Reyes
Can Donald Trump declassify documents with just a thought? Three legal precedents say no. There’s legal precedent that counters Trump’s assertion on Fox News that he can 'declassify just by saying it's declassified.' September 26, 2022 Louis Jacobson
What is a MAGA Republican? The dispute over what it means has given the GOP an opening to accuse President Joe Biden of 'smearing' half the voters in the country. September 23, 2022 Jon Greenberg
Opinion | A new book about Trump calls out a Fox News anchor It claims Bret Baier — often touted as a straight news reporter — was ‘ready to give in’ to Trump’s pressure to rescind Fox’s election call in Arizona September 21, 2022 Tom Jones
No, Trump’s lawyers did not quit in the Mar-a-Lago case Days after this claim was made, Trump’s lawyers submitted a filing to the court on his behalf. September 19, 2022 Andy Nguyen
Opinion | Inside the media coverage of the latest Donald Trump news The Washington Post called it ‘blistering’ and ‘extraordinary.’ That about covers it. September 1, 2022 Tom Jones
‘All they had to do was ask,’ said Trump: A timeline of efforts to retrieve presidential records Trump was given far more leeway than most Americans, experts told PolitiFact, and could have avoided the search with full cooperation. August 29, 2022 Jeff Cercone
Why Trump is wrong to call Alaska’s ranked choice voting ‘rigged’ Alaskans voted in 2020 to adopt ranked choice voting, a process by which voters rank candidates in order of preference rather than choosing just one. July 26, 2022 Amy Sherman
Opinion | Is Rupert Murdoch turning on Donald Trump? Two of Murdoch’s signature media outlets published editorials criticizing Trump. It’s hard to believe he didn’t sign off on that. July 25, 2022 Tom Jones
Opinion | Journalists should better define ‘RINO’ to disempower its autocratic use RINOs revere the Constitution, rather than Donald J. Trump — so let's say that June 30, 2022 Michael Bugeja
Opinion | This time it’s true — the Jan. 6 testimony really was explosive The media sometimes uses strong words to describe events that don’t deserve them. Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony deserves them. June 29, 2022 Tom Jones
No, Jen Psaki didn’t tweet about Joe Biden, Donald Trump and kneepads The former White House press secretary did not use Biden’s bike fall as an opportunity to insult his predecessor, as a recent image suggests. June 24, 2022 Ciara O'Rourke
Most Republicans still falsely believe Trump’s stolen election claims. Here are some reasons why. In poll after poll, about 70% of Republicans say they don’t think Joe Biden is the legitimate winner of the 2020 election. June 16, 2022 Jon Greenberg
Opinion | Media must continue to fight against the Big Lie This is a battle over the bedrock of our democracy. Those who lie simply because they don’t like the outcomes of certain elections must be exposed. May 19, 2022 Tom Jones
What Kevin McCarthy said, and didn’t say, about Trump and the Capitol assault To provide full context, PolitiFact looked back at what McCarthy has said over the past 16 months. April 26, 2022 Jon Greenberg
