The Daily Iowan

Fact Check | Yes, majority of Iowans and Americans support background checks

Mary Hartel, News Reporter • March 12, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your...

Fact Check | Ashley Hinson’s border wall criticism hits mark but blanket amnesty jab misses

Natalie Dunlap • February 17, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your...

Fact Check | School choice law may give tax dollars to corporations

Seth Taylor, PolitiFact Reporter • February 4, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your time...

Fact Check | Reasons exist for escalating insulin prices and Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley nails them

Madison Black, Politifact Reporter • January 31, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Sarah Watson and Lyle Muller More than...

Fact Check | Bans on animal ag and gas-powered cars not likely in Biden Administration

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor • January 18, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your...

Fact Check | The facts behind Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

Sarah Watson, Natalie Dunlap, Brian Grace, and Lyle Muller • January 12, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. If your time is short: Iowa entered 2021 amid...

Fact Check | Pre-pandemic Iowa had largest workforce in state history

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor • January 11, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Rylee Wilson If your...

Fact Check | Breaking down Iowa’s 6-vote 2nd District U.S. House appeal

Mary Hartel, News Reporter • December 18, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson A 6-vote...

Fact Check | Fred Hubbell donated big to Iowa’s Democratic legislative candidates, but Mike Bloomberg didn’t

Seth Taylor, Politifact reporter • December 16, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your...

Fact Check | Yes, President Trump’s claims of fraud go back to Iowa’s 2016 caucuses

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter • November 20, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your time...

Fact Check | How accessible are COVID-19 tests in Iowa?

Brooklyn Draisey, Projects Editor • November 18, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Sarah Watson and Lyle Muller If your time...

Fact Check | Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District vote controversy nothing compared to the 1924 election

Stephanie Gutierrez and Lyle Muller • November 11, 2020

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Sarah Watson The election results for...