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Nicole Malliotakis, the Republican candidate for New York City mayor, says the number of sex crimes on the city’s subway system has increased since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office in 2014.

"People are packed in like sardines," Malliotakis said in a new television ad, "and subway sex crimes are up over 50 percent."

Sex crimes refer to acts of a sexual nature on the subway, like touching someone without consent or public lewdness.

Riding the subway has been less than pleasant lately, with frequent delays and occasional equipment failures.

But is Malliotakis right when she says riding the subway has become more dangerous as well?

Reviewing fact checks on the impact of opioid abuse in Wisconsin.

President Donald Trump claims his promised border wall with Mexico will stop drugs from coming into the United States and help solve the nation’s drug epidemic.

In its bid to sell a tax overhaul proposal, the White House has boiled down a series of complicated policy changes into an alluring talking point: The plan means a $4,000 raise for the typical family. It's hardly that simple.

Reviewing our fact checks on the Wisconsinite and former White House chief of staff.

The musician's publicity stunt leads to a complaint about following election reporting and registration rules that he must still address.

Recently, a 2016 campaign attack involving former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her role in a uranium sale that involved Russia is back in the news. With new revelations, increased media attention, and reader requests, we decided to take another look.

How and why state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos used that term

Behind the name-calling and tweets, there are still unanswered questions regarding the ambush that sparked the political controversy.

UPDATED: Ted Cruz says he hasn't called Social Security a Ponzi scheme.

Our partners at E.W. Scripps spoke to the president and quite a few of his top people about taxes. We vetted their claims for accuracy.

When PolitiFact fact-checks fake news, we are calling out fabricated content that intentionally masquerades as news coverage of actual events. When President Donald Trump talks about fake news, he means something else entirely.