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We’re teaming up with Facebook to help readers better sort out fact from fiction on their social media feeds.

A fact-checker found misleading a State of Texas statement about abortions and breast cancer,

PolitiFact's 2016 Lie of the Year is: fake news.

Defending champion Donald Trump takes silver in the 2016 Lie of the Year Readers' Choice Poll. Who won first place? 

Ahead of announcing our 2016 Lie of the Year winner, we look back at the claims that took the award in the past.

Rick Perry has been fact-checked many times -- including on energy claims.

Ahead of his first Wisconsin visit as president-elect, a look at Trump fact checks since Election Day.

Republian Congressman Steve King suggests some "Dreamers" include drug smugglers, and that they also qualify for deportation relief program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

In our first year fact-checking the Golden State, PolitiFact California called out falsehoods and exaggerations by state and national leaders, candidates for office and multi-million dollar ballot measure campaigns during the state’s 2016 election.

Sid Miller of Texas stands behind his factually flawed Facebook posts, saying readers can gauge accuracy on their own.

An Internet conspiracy theory leads a N.C. man to bring a gun into a Washington pizzeria looking for answers.

The back-and-forth took long enough, but North Carolina finally has a winner in the governor's race. And that means we're about to start tracking his political promises. Get ready for the Coop-O-Meter.