President Donald Trump’s Labor Day weekend was quiet, but his schedule was not ‘suspended’ Trump had multiple meetings and public appearances from Aug. 25 to Sept. 2. News photographs chronicled him coming and going. September 3, 2025 Maria Briceño
Iceland has mostly avoided misinformation. That may be changing. Experts say social media and AI are eroding the protections of language, geography and trust that long kept the island insulated August 26, 2025 Louis Jacobson
Trump officials have made sweeping claims about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Here’s what the record shows. While Trump officials describe him as a gang member and predator, court records paint a more complicated — and at times contradictory — picture August 26, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Spotting the harmful needles in the haystack: How fact-checkers select what to check A rigorous model helps fact-checkers prioritize which claims to check based on their potential for harm August 5, 2025 Peter Cunliffe-Jones
Thousands saw a story that two girls were rescued from a tree in the Texas flood. It was fake. The story of a local news site's retracted report offers warnings about the need for vigilance against misinformation during disasters July 7, 2025 Loreben Tuquero
International fact-checkers seek ways to evolve amid funding changes, rise of artificial intelligence Hundreds of fact-checkers from around the world gathered at GlobalFact to discuss innovation opportunities amid industry challenges July 1, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
What is thimerosal, and why did RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel just vote against it? The preservative is in a small share of flu shots and has been studied for decades. Experts say it’s safe — despite Kennedy’s long opposition. July 1, 2025 Madison Czopek
How to spot fake war footage after the US strikes against Iranian nuclear sites AI, video games and old clips flooded social media after the June 21 attacks. Here’s how to tell what’s real. June 24, 2025 Loreben Tuquero
IFCN director previews global summit as fact-checkers regroup in Rio de Janeiro Q&A with Angie Drobnic Holan outlines GlobalFact 12 plans as 350 fact-checkers gather amid rising harassment, funding cuts and other challenges June 23, 2025 Enock Nyariki
‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could block AI regulations for 10 years, leaving its harms unchecked A Trump-backed provision in Congress’s sweeping bill would block states from regulating AI for a decade unless they give up broadband funds June 20, 2025 Loreben Tuquero
Mike Lee baselessly blamed ‘Marxists’ after the Minnesota lawmaker shooting The suspect supported Trump and opposed abortion, according to those who knew him June 18, 2025 Madison Czopek
10 years after Trump’s first speech, we’re still fact-checking the same false claims From immigration to trade to job numbers, the Trump Tower campaign launch set the tone for a presidency built on misinformation June 17, 2025 Katie Sanders
How conservative X accounts promoted a wild theory implicating Gov. Tim Walz in a lawmaker’s killing The baseless theory hinges on a routine board appointment and distorted details about the victims June 16, 2025 Madison Czopek
As protests unfold in Los Angeles, misinformation spreads alongside the facts Here are some of the claims PolitiFact has fact-checked so far June 13, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Opinion | Despite what your feed shows, Los Angeles isn’t a war zone Protests are unpredictable, but misinformation, old footage and political spin are distorting what’s really happening amid the immigration protests June 12, 2025 Tom Jones
