Donald Trump’s claim about ‘plane graveyards’ led to our No. 6 hit of 2016
Donald Trump's claim in Texas about the U.S. salvaging fighter aircraft parts touched off our No. 6 most-clicked fact check from 2016.
The year in fact checking, 2016
True enough: In a year in which lie telling reached new proportions, four of our 10 most-clicked items got a rating of True.
Ted Cruz’s false abortion claim was our No. 7 hit of 2016
Ted Cruz's claim about Hillary Clinton on abortion led to our No. 7 most-clicked fact check of 2016.
Greg Abbott’s Pants on Fire voter fraud claim sparked our No. 8 fact check
Gov. Greg Abbott's claim about rampant voter fraud launched our No. 8 most-clicked fact check from 2016.
Barack Obama claim about low illegal immigration was our No. 9 fact check from 2016
Our check of a made-in-Texas Barack Obama claim about immigration ended up our No. 9 most-clicked story from 2016.
Celia Israel claim about Trump’s hats was 10th most-clicked fact check from 2016
Catch the No. 10 most-clicked PolitiFact Texas fact check from 2016.
Disease-carrying mosquitoes are adapting. How researchers are racing, and stumbling, to keep up
The fight against malaria is largely a war on bugs. PolitiFact went inside an African research center, where scientists are testing new methods to stop a quickly changing foe.
Dubious claims from both sides during North Carolina special session
By Will Doran
December 19, 2016
Dubious claims from both sides have been flying back and forth in Raleigh.
Fact-checking the integrity of the vote in 2016
President-elect Trump's tweets about a rigged election, reports of Russian interference, and a fraught Electoral College vote all undercut trust in a core American tradition -- elections.