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Disinformation about election processes and alleged election fraud is falsely stoking anger among voters who feel neglected by their government. That same disinformation — perpetuated by online elements and amplified by some pundits and politicians — has created tense situations across the United States. As Americans head toward the 2022 midterm elections, there is no […]

Critics argue that the House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, is illegitimate, amounting to a political hit job by Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans rather than a sober-minded quest to prevent disorder. The critics also contend that the process of filling the committee’s seats was partisan, and that, as a result, the committee’s […]

Armed with misinformation about U.S. elections, more than a dozen conspiracy theory-driven secretary of state candidates are working together to completely transform the way Americans vote with a radical platform. Under the umbrella of a coalition that calls itself the “America First Secretary of State Coalition,” candidates in Nevada, Michigan, Arizona, California and other states […]

A coalition of far-right “stop the steal” Republicans is working to put Trump loyalists in charge of elections across the U.S. At its helm is a shadowy QAnon influencer who some segments of the conspiracy theory believe to be the late John F. Kennedy Jr. The America First Secretary of State Coalition includes more than […]

After nearly a year of interviewing hundreds of witnesses and assembling a paper trail of texts, emails and financial records, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol will make its case to the American public. In its first hearing, in evening primetime June 9, the House select committee will […]

A range of topics caught the attention of readers of PolitiFact Wisconsin in May, but in a month with multiple mass shootings, it was a fact-check written in September 2021 on gun deaths in the United States that topped the list for the month.   Here’s a look at our “High Five,” our feature that […]

Quick take Nevada, a longtime presidential battleground state, is hosting another key race in 2022 — the fight to control one of the state’s two seats in the U.S. Senate. The seat is currently held by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat first elected to the chamber in 2016. The Republican primary field features two […]

Since 2020, we have seen an unprecedented amount of viral falsehoods and misinformation about voter fraud and elections. PolitiFact wanted to answer some common questions voters have about the security of elections. In a related story, we answered questions about how elections operate.  Did we miss a question? Email us at truthometer@politifact.com What steps do […]

Stacey Abrams basically asked us to fact-check her. The Georgia Democrat running for governor tweeted that Georgia’s residents face a host of problems, and she listed them.  “We’re #48 in mental health, #2 in uninsured. #1 in maternal mortality and new HIV cases, #9 in gun violence,” she tweeted May 21, 2022. GA may be […]

During the midterms this year, more than 100 million Americans will likely vote. Voters who cast a ballot at an in-person site will witness only a small slice of what goes into operating elections. Millions of voters who fill out a mail ballot at their kitchen tables will see even less of the process.  We […]

Friday, May 27, was supposed to be the first full day of summer break for the students and staff of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Instead, it marked the end of a brutal week marred by loss, grief, heartbreak and anger, after 19 children and two teachers were killed at the school on May […]

Our fact-check on President Joe Biden’s claim about mass shooting deaths rising after the assault weapon ban expired in 2004 sparked a generally well-informed debate from a variety of viewpoints, particularly on reddit.  After a draft Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade leaked, our explanation of the legislative options drew a couple of comments […]