With the 2018 election season now complete, it’s time to go back and look at some of the reader commentary our articles have inspired. Here are a smattering of emails we received from readers -- positive, negative, and neutral. They have been edited for length and clarity.
As deadly wildfires burned across California, a flurry of social media and blog posts called into question Gov. Jerry Brown’s veto of a wildfire management bill two years ago. PolitiFact California examined these posts, the governor’s reasons for rejecting the bill and the state’s fire prevention efforts.
A day after the midterm elections, President Donald Trump replaced outgoing Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Justice Department lawyer Matthew Whitaker. Critics say Trump acted unlawfully because Whitaker hasn’t received Senate confirmation for the role.
We debunk some myths about the recounts
While there have been lots of problems in the vote counting, no judge or state office has proven fraud.
Still months away, the race for the city’s top office is already gaining steam. Here’s a recap of the issues would-be candidates are highlighting and the claims we’ve fact-checked so far.
Background checks, strengthening gun laws, preventing people with mental illness from getting guns, more.
The clash between President Donald Trump and the media was summed up in a viral, misleading tweet. Here's what it shows and whether it was doctored.
The election’s over, with the Democrats winning the House and losing a few seats in the Senate. Now what?
In the days leading to Election Day, President Donald Trump cast a caravan of Central American migrants walking to the United States as a national threat and as a force that required military intervention.
Here’s a recap of Trump’s "invasion" claims and the military’s role at the southwest border.
Taking a look at fact-checks on newly re-elected U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin