PolitiFact’s coronavirus coverage in one place
By Daniel Funke
February 10, 2020
We compiled a collection of PolitiFact’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus.
Fact-checking the Democratic presidential debate in Manchester, New Hampshire
Just a few days before the New Hampshire primary, Democratic presidential candidates tried to convince voters why each of them has the best shot at unifying voters and defeating President Donald Trump at the polls in November.
Fact-checking the Democratic claim that Amazon doesn’t pay taxes
Candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination are making such an example of Amazon during campaign stops that the mega-company is the subject of a now-popular call-and-response refrain.
"How much did Amazon pay in federal taxes last year?" Andrew Yang asked supporters at a community college in Muscatine, Iowa, in January. "Zero," the audience replied.
Is it true that despite making billions of dollars, Amazon pays zero dollars in federal income tax?
Live fact-checking the New Hampshire Democratic presidential debate
PolitiFact has a team of three fact-checkers in New Hampshire covering the candidates in real-time.
Fact-checking Elizabeth Warren in Derry, New Hampshire
PolitiFact is traveling through New Hampshire this week to fact-check Democratic candidates ahead of the state’s Feb. 11 primary. Here's what Elizabeth Warren said in Derry, N.H., fact-checked and with added context.
Fact-checking Andrew Yang in Keene, New Hampshire
PolitiFact is traveling through New Hampshire this week to fact-check Democratic candidates ahead of the state’s Feb. 11 primary. Here's a recap of what Andrew Yang said in Keene, N.H. fact-checked and with context.
Fact-checking Joe Biden in Somersworth, N.H.
PolitiFact is traveling through New Hampshire this week to fact-check Democratic candidates ahead of the state’s Feb. 11 primary. Here's what Joe Biden said in Somersworth, N.H., fact-checked and with added context.
10 fact-checks of Rush Limbaugh, Medal of Freedom winner
PolitiFact has fact-checked Rush Limbaugh 42 times since 2009; 81% of his statements have been rated Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire.
Fact-checking Bernie Sanders in Milford, New Hampshire before the primary
MILFORD, N.H. — Sen. Bernie Sanders’ first rally in New Hampshire started before Democrats in Iowa released the full results from their caucuses. He filled the Hampshire Hills Athletic Club’s gymnasium in Milford, N.H., where black activist Shaun King underscored the biographical point that in 1963, Sanders protested arm in arm with black civil rights protestors.
Here’s a sample of some of his claims, fact-checked and with context.
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address
President Donald Trump delivered the 2020 State of the Union address in an atmosphere of intense partisanship, the day before an expected Senate vote to end impeachment, allowing Trump to stay in office and run for a second term.
Live fact-checking President Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union
PolitiFact is live fact-checking President Donald Trump's 2020 State of the Union. Follow along below.
What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses
As Iowa Democratic Party officials blamed an app for the delayed release of caucus results, conspiracies started swirling about something more corrupt.