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Dec 15, 2025
For the first time since 2009, PolitiFact is recalibrating the Lie of the Year — our award for the most egregious falsehood we've seen in a year's worth of fact-checking. This year, we want to focus less on the offenders who perpetuate the falsehoods, and more on those who are
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Voters told pollsters this year their top concerns are about the economy, inflation and cost of living. So why so many ads about Epstein?
Why allegations about Jeffrey Epstein dominate 2026 midterms
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Dozens of studies spanning decades and involving millions of people have not found vaccines cause autism. Take a closer look at a selection of this body of research.
Decades of vaccine research doesn’t show they cause autism
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Political contributions from Taylor Farms to Trump-aligned organizations drew scrutiny and speculation amid a historic cyclospora outbreak. Here’s what we know about the company’s donations.
What we know on Taylor Farms donations to pro-Trump groups
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Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said his Republican opponent Mike Rogers “kicked off” the opioid epidemic. Rogers pushed policy to expand opioid access for chronic pain patients, but it didn’t launch a national crisis.
Fact-checking El-Sayed on Mike Rogers and opioids
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