Zebra Fact Check

June 2026

Complaint about PolitiFact sent to the International Fact-Checking Network, May 29, 2026

Background: The International Fact-Checking Network insists that its verified signatories inform their audiences of their option to report to the IFCN…

Jun 1 • Bryan W. White

May 2026

PolitiFact: SCOTUS largely gutted the Voting Rights Act

Fact checker presents opinion as fact

May 18 • Bryan W. White

PolitiFact in action: The subjectivity of "an element of truth"

Parallel fact checks (again) favored the Independent/Democrat (in certain presidential election years) Bernie Sanders over Republican President Donald…

May 4 • Bryan W. White

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April 2026

PolitiFact pulls WMUR9's Steve Bottari into the mire

Can WMUR9 "Get the Facts" to its viewers despite PolitiFact?

Apr 27 • Bryan W. White

Correction request sent to PolitiFact, April 16, 2026

Though we sent this on April 16, 2026, we don’t anticipate anyone at the destination email address reading our correction request before April 17, 2026.

Apr 16 • Bryan W. White

The state of PolitiFact's state franchises

Rise of the zombie franchises

Apr 15 • Bryan W. White

Wither/Whither PolitiFact Wisconsin?

PolitiFact’s roster of state affiliates was always something of a rotation.

Apr 15 • Bryan W. White

March 2026

Migration complete

At long last we have completed the migration of the WordPress Zebra Fact Check over to Substack.

Mar 25 • Bryan W. White

Moving day(s)

No, I haven’t posted a whole lot lately.

Mar 4 • Bryan W. White

May 2025

Book Review Part II: Bill Adair's "The Big Lie"

Yes, PolitiFact is Biased and Yes That Bias Could Account for the Ratings Disparity

May 27, 2025 • Bryan W. White

February 2025