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PunditFact is a project of the Poynter Institute, dedicated to checking the accuracy of claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers, political analysts, the hosts and guests of talk shows, and other members of the media.

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The fallout from spreading election falsehoods: lawsuits, settlements and bankruptcy filings

The fallout from spreading election falsehoods: lawsuits, settlements and bankruptcy filings

By Madison Czopek • June 13, 2024
The UN adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us.

The UN adjusted its Gaza fatality reporting. Here’s what the data does and doesn’t tell us.

By Madison Czopek • May 24, 2024
3 conspiracy theories Putin promoted in his Tucker Carlson interview that Carlson didn’t challenge

3 conspiracy theories Putin promoted in his Tucker Carlson interview that Carlson didn’t challenge

By Jeff Cercone • February 9, 2024
Taylor Swift: Singer, songwriter, psyop? How conservative pundits spread a wild theory

Taylor Swift: Singer, songwriter, psyop? How conservative pundits spread a wild theory

By Madison Czopek • February 2, 2024
Hannity said he’d leave his beliefs out of the DeSantis-Newsom debate. His charts hinted otherwise.

Hannity said he’d leave his beliefs out of the DeSantis-Newsom debate. His charts hinted otherwise.

By Madison Czopek • December 1, 2023
Fact-check: Did Fox News debate moderators paint an accurate picture of America?

Fact-check: Did Fox News debate moderators paint an accurate picture of America?

By Madison Czopek • August 25, 2023
Here are falsehoods we found in Tucker Carlson’s final Fox show

Here are falsehoods we found in Tucker Carlson’s final Fox show

By Madison Czopek • April 25, 2023
Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods.

Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods.

By Madison Czopek • April 24, 2023
Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms

Fact-checking conspiracy theories about the death of Michael Stenger, former Senate sergeant-at-arms

By Bill McCarthy • June 29, 2022
Fox News carries third Jan. 6 committee hearing as testimony features its hosts and guests

Fox News carries third Jan. 6 committee hearing as testimony features its hosts and guests

By Bill McCarthy • June 17, 2022
As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality

As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality

By Bill McCarthy • June 10, 2022
Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often

Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often

By Bill McCarthy • May 19, 2022
What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

By Bill McCarthy • May 16, 2022
How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV

By Bill McCarthy • May 11, 2022
The faulty premise of the ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election

The faulty premise of the ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election

By Bill McCarthy • May 4, 2022
The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine

The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine

By Bill McCarthy • April 1, 2022
‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context

‘Cheap fakes’: Viral videos keep clipping Biden’s words out of context

By Bill McCarthy • February 14, 2022
False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2022
How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory

How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory

By Bill McCarthy • January 18, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is?

The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is?

By Bill McCarthy • January 13, 2022