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Pope Francis defended the importance of truth and media literacy against "fake news" but misinformation found him, from a viral fake endorsement of Trump in 2016 to the 2023 puffer coat image made with artificial intelligence.

April 2 is both International Fact-Checking Day and Trump’s promised “liberation day” for reciprocal tariffs. PolitiFact’s editor-in-chief explains why our journalists scrutinize policy arguments for truth and facts.

Column by PolitiFact Editor-in-Chief Katie Sanders: As I weigh Meta’s decision to break up with American fact-checkers,

We’re celebrating PolitiFact’s 17th birthday while covering the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this year. And

Jul 15, 2024 ... MILWAUKEE — The 2024 Republican National Convention opens Monday with the unprecedented and grisly backdrop of its presu.

As pundits and politicos spar over whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign will factor into the outcome of

On Oct. 20, PolitiFact and Poynter published a story headlined, “How politicians, media outlets amplified uncorroborated

Editor’s note, Nov. 14, 2023: A few weeks after we published this Oct. 20 story (Headline: Israel-Hamas war: How politic

DES MOINES, Iowa — Ten Republican presidential candidates tried to win over Iowa caucus voters this weekend at the Iowa

On days like today, PolitiFact’s birthday, it’s fun to look back at how we got started. Our fact-checking website launch