A not-so-fond look back at the worst viral deceptions of the year.
The Viral Spiral of 2018
Featured Articles
Our 15th Anniversary
FactCheck.org’s co-founder takes a look back at our beginnings and how the fact-checking landscape has changed.
The 2018 FactCheck Awards
We highlight the unique and unusual campaign videos from the midterm elections.
Trump’s Numbers October 2018 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
A Rally Filled with Repeats
Trump’s August speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was packed with familiar factual distortions.
Trump’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Trump’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
FactChecking Trump’s Tweetstorm
After FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was fired, the president made several false and misleading claims about the Russia investigation in a series of tweets.
Tax Cut Ads Preview Midterm Elections Ahead
The GOP tax plan is fodder for campaign ads from both sides in Pennsylvania’s special House election and races across the country.
The Gun Debate
Facts on background checks, concealed-carry laws, U.S. gun homicide rate, stolen guns