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Jan 23, 2026
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How does Snopes' fact-checking methodology compare to PolitiFact and FactCheck.org?

, and share core fact-checking goals—investigating claims and assigning a verdict—but they differ in rating systems, institutional footing, claim selection and historical focus, producing mostly high ...

Jan 16, 2026
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Is factually owned by a political party?

PolitiFact is not owned by a political party; it is operated as a nonprofit project under the Poynter Institute, which assumed ownership from the Tampa Bay Times in 2018 so PolitiFact could function a...