Profiteers Are Exploiting US Election Conspiracies and Hate to Make Millions

This story was copublished in partnership with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. “Make cats safe again” read the MAGA-style baseball caps perched on the heads of five AI-generated felines ... Read More

Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines

In the months preceding the 2024 election and during early voting, PolitiFact fact-checked numerous claims about election fraud. Most were about vote counting, mail-in ballots and voting machines, but ... Read More

Election Day 2024 analysis: What does America want? We're too divided to tell.

After months – years – of anticipation and rhetoric, Election Day is finally here. After one final pitch to voters in the crucial swing states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan, former ... Read More

What to Know About the Millions of So-Called 'Missing Votes' in 2024 US Election

The votes weren't missing. They simply hadn't been counted yet. In the aftermath of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election, one particular fact stuck out to many ... Read More

Trump’s Pattern of Sowing Election Doubt Intensifies in 2024

Former President Donald J. Trump has baselessly and publicly cast doubt about the fairness of the 2024 election about once a day, on average, since he announced his candidacy for president, according ... Read More

The unlikely demographic that’s fueling post-election conspiracy theories

It didn’t take long after the presidential election for the conspiracy theories to unspool. People on X, posters on Threads, TikTok influencers, viral Substack newsletters all hummed with breathless ... Read More