A Dec. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archived link) shows a purported TV graphic from WGAL-TV in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with a statement from Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry. The supposed ...

A March 23 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) from conservative commentator Jack Posobiec shows a 2018 statement from pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels. "BREAKING: Signed official ...

Calls by some liberals to "defund the police" followed a police officer’s murder of George Floyd. "Defund" is not an official legal term and can mean anything from closing a police department to ...

A statement attributed to former U.S. President Donald Trump claiming he would pay the legal fees of protesters during his arrest is fabricated as satire. The fake statement circulated online after ...

The International Fact-Checking Network has deep concerns over recent threats against Ellinika Hoaxes of Greece from a prominent politician who has threatened to abolish the organization via new ...

In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.

SEASON, WE ARE GETTING THE FACTS ON THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. JUST DAYS TO GO HERE BEFORE THE NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY, WE HAVE LOU JACOBSON WITH POLITIFACT JOINING US LIVE HERE IN THE STUDIO ...

Fact-checking adds to public debates and should never be considered a form of censorship, affirmed the world’s fact-checkers in a formal statement issued as part of their GlobalFact 11 conference in ...

ABC News anchor Linsey Davis admitted in a post-debate interview that her fact-checking of former President Trump was influenced by the earlier CNN debate that went disastrously for President Biden.

An Oct. 10 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows several pictures of an online and printed voters' pamphlet. "Oregon voter pamphlets do not include Donald Trump," reads text within the post, ...