Angie Drobnic Holan
Poynter
Washington, DC, United States
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Why Arnold Schwarzenegger's video to Russians is a master class in how to get people to reconsider their views
It’s not about simply giving misinformed people more information. It’s about reaching them on an emotional level. → Read More
PolitiFact’s 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance –
By the end of the night of Jan. 6, democracy was still standing. But the manipulation of the narrative was already underway. → Read More
PolitiFact | The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance
Shortly after 2 p.m. on Jan. 6, supporters of President Donald J. Trump breached the U.S. Capitol, turning the seat of A → Read More
PolitiFact | 2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results
Readers had no shortage of significant falsehoods to pick from for the 2021 Lie of the Year, but a large majority agreed → Read More
PolitiFact | Donald Trump’s “I was right about everything,” fact-checked
Former President Donald Trump recently released a statement claiming he was "right about everything" that crit → Read More
Opinion: To control online misinformation, we need real-world solutions
PolitiFact’s editor-in-chief offers three suggestions for actions that could stop lies without censorship. → Read More
The scariest misinformation of 2020
There’s spooky, unsettling content ahead! It’s the best of the worst, it’s all false, and it is definitely not for the faint of heart. → Read More
Joe Biden on the issues, a PolitiFact guide
From the economy to foreign policy, a look at the candidate’s positions. → Read More
Donald Trump on the issues, a PolitiFact guide
From the economy to racial justice, a look at the candidate’s position on the issues. → Read More
PolitiFact | Amy Coney Barrett, the Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act: what the record says
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter. → Read More
PolitiFact | Ask PolitiFact: What is PolitiFact's agenda?
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter. → Read More
PolitiFact | The Stump Speech Analyzer: Donald Trump in Tulsa
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter. → Read More
PolitiFact - The week in fact-checking: George Floyd protests, Trump attacks WHO
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter. → Read More
PolitiFact | The week in fact-checking: Donald Trump's Pants on Fire week, the death of George Floyd
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter. → Read More
PolitiFact - Top 10 uncertainties about the coronavirus
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter. → Read More
PolitiFact | The week in fact-checking: Riding in planes, Michael Flynn
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter. → Read More
PolitiFact - 10 fact-checks of Rush Limbaugh, Medal of Freedom winner
PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter. → Read More
Lie of the Year, Hall of Infamy: 2009 to 2018
Remember “death panels”? Or “if you like your health care you can keep it”? Here are PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year since 2008. → Read More
Silence of the Year: What did Hunter Biden do for Burisma?
What was Hunter Biden doing on the board of a Ukrainian energy company? → Read More
The silence of the year: What did Hunter Biden do for Burisma?
Much of President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense is based on exaggerations, falsehoods or oft-debunked conspiracy theories. But then there is this basic question: What was Hunter Biden doing on the board of a Ukrainian energy company? Biden had no particular expertise in energy or Ukraine. He did, however, join the board of Burisma when his father Vice President Joe Biden was publicly… → Read More