President Biden exaggerated the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines during a CNN town hall 'You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations,' he said. It's rare for people who are vaccinated to contract it, but it does happen. July 23, 2021 Amy Sherman
The argument over content moderation is ‘missing context’ Researchers argue the debate about free speech versus online harm requires a better understanding of how social media feeds us information July 22, 2021 Harrison Mantas
Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule voters? President Biden claimed that legislators want to be able to overturn voters' will. His charge wasn’t as clear cut as he made it sound. July 19, 2021 Louis Jacobson
Joe Biden gets history wrong on the Second Amendment limiting gun ownership 'The Second Amendment, from the day it was passed, limited the type of people who could own a gun and what type of weapon you could own,' Biden said. June 28, 2021 Jon Greenberg
Trump lost. Yet the 2020 election falsehoods thrive in Arizona’s review of ballots. Statements on social media that the review of ballots in Arizona has resulted in showing that Trump beat Biden are wrong. June 22, 2021 Amy Sherman
Juneteenth becomes a holiday as Biden wraps up a busy week Here's some background and excellent work worth reading on Juneteenth and Biden's historic signing. June 18, 2021 Tom Jones
The US government crossed a line by seizing reporters’ records. What happens now? President Biden said reporters’ records will no longer be seized in his administration, and new policies will be put in place. Will they be codified? June 15, 2021 Tom Jones
Can President Joe Biden actually cancel student loan debt with an executive order? Advocates for canceling student loan debt say Biden can do it, but experts say the law imposes a high standard for doing so. June 15, 2021 Cassidey Kavathas
Why hasn’t President Joe Biden given more than one real press conference? He often gives short answers to reporters, and White House press secretary Jen Psaki is available most days, but can’t we get more of the president? June 7, 2021 Tom Jones
NBC News’ Chuck Todd on President Biden’s first 100 days in office 'Biden is going to get a lot of what he’s asking for, but how he gets it and the process he has to go through ... may not be pretty to watch,' he said April 30, 2021 Tom Jones
President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress, fact-checked For the most part, Biden’s statements traced to estimates from think tanks or government data. In some cases, he exaggerated or left out information. April 30, 2021 Louis Jacobson
How the media covered President Biden’s first speech to Congress Biden spoke for more than an hour, painting an optimistic picture of America. So how did his speech play out according to the coverage? April 29, 2021 Tom Jones
How is President Biden doing as he approaches the 100-day mark? Not bad, experts say. Presidential historians say that Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office have included an above-average number of major accomplishments. April 29, 2021 Louis Jacobson
Fact-checking Joe Biden’s first White House press conference Some of Biden's comments about migrant families and voting proposals needed a fact-check. Other claims proved accurate when we looked into them. March 29, 2021 Louis Jacobson
How did Joe Biden and the media do in Biden’s first press conference as president? Now we know, at least based on his first go-around, that presidential press conferences likely will be filled with more information than fireworks. March 26, 2021 Tom Jones
