Jeff Cercone

A look at 60 election-related claims PolitiFact checked pre- and postelection, common themes and who shared them and on what platform

When we investigated some of the claims cited in the posts, we found that some were accurate, some were wrong and most of the rest omitted context

Experts told PolitiFact that conspiracy theorists began targeting FEMA in the early 1980s, soon after its creation

Researchers say there’s evidence that foreign adversaries are amplifying false social media claims about the storms, as they did after other disasters

Two days after the debate, an X account elevated criticism about ABC with an unverified claim that eventually landed in the halls of Congress.

Vance’s answer to a reporter’s question — an answer that included the phrase ‘fact of life’ — became fodder for his critics

Minnesota’s health department had a centralized program to refer patients for monoclonal antibody treatments based on clinical need.  

The flag includes a star and blue coloring, as does Somalia’s national flag, but Somalia’s flag was not an inspiration, its designer says

Some social media users have accused Google of manipulating search results and Meta’s AI tool of hiding information about his attempted assassination

A coup d’etat is a French term that means the overthrow of a government, usually by illegal means and with the threat of violence