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Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response

Tracking misinformation about the Allen, Texas, mass shooting and response

By Michael Williams • May 9, 2023
Successful program finds voters who moved or died. Why are states leaving it before 2024 elections?

Successful program finds voters who moved or died. Why are states leaving it before 2024 elections?

By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2023
Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps

Texas organizers battle misinformation on encrypted messaging apps

By Nusaiba Mizan • November 23, 2022
Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among American adults?

Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among American adults?

By Nusaiba Mizan • October 3, 2022
Border Patrol encounters up because high level of migrants seeking to cross border multiple times

Border Patrol encounters up because high level of migrants seeking to cross border multiple times

By Nusaiba Mizan • August 30, 2022
Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns?

Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns?

By Madison Czopek • July 1, 2022
Texas Republicans want a vote on 'Texas Independence.' But can Texas secede from the union?

Texas Republicans want a vote on 'Texas Independence.' But can Texas secede from the union?

By Nusaiba Mizan • June 27, 2022
How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy?

How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy?

By Nusaiba Mizan • June 10, 2022
Ask PolitiFact: What steps do election officials take to prevent fraud?

Ask PolitiFact: What steps do election officials take to prevent fraud?

By Amy Sherman • June 1, 2022
Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting

Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde school shooting

By Madison Czopek • May 27, 2022
Here’s how to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings

Here’s how to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings

By Bill McCarthy • May 25, 2022
Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies

Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies

By Nusaiba Mizan • April 26, 2022
Greg Abbott says he will transport immigrants arriving illegally at the border to DC. Is that legal?

Greg Abbott says he will transport immigrants arriving illegally at the border to DC. Is that legal?

By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2022
Fact-checking Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union'

Fact-checking Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union'

By Nusaiba Mizan • March 17, 2022
Why some voters faced challenges voting in the 2022 Texas primary

Why some voters faced challenges voting in the 2022 Texas primary

By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2022
2022 candidates use ads vowing to be tough on China, or attacking rivals as too soft on China

2022 candidates use ads vowing to be tough on China, or attacking rivals as too soft on China

By Tom Kertscher • March 3, 2022
What can the federal government do right now to protect voting rights before the 2022 midterms?

What can the federal government do right now to protect voting rights before the 2022 midterms?

By Amy Sherman • February 18, 2022
A look behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's data on southern African migrants

A look behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's data on southern African migrants

By Nusaiba Mizan • January 10, 2022
Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests

Fact-checking claims about Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in Kenosha, Wis., protests

By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2021
What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments

What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments

By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2021