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PolitiFact doubled down on one of its “fact-checks” to defend New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s fatal nursing home policy, claiming that despite reports and even admissions from the governor’s office about a coverup of the thousands of deaths that occured under his direction, it is still wrong to blame him. In a previous “fact-check” published in August, PolitiFact singled out former assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services Michael Caputo for ...

A federal law meant to give businesses help during the COVID-19 pandemic is being used by Cardinal Health to get a $420 million tax deduction for money the drug distributor is using to settle lawsuits over its role in the nations opioid epidemic. The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act allows the company to adjust its taxable income for fiscal 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 because Cardinal designated funds for lawsuit payments. In all, Cardinal — which jus...

A look back at the Lie of the Year, 2009-1019 The Editors of Politifact, Detroit Free Press © Litke, Eric Pants on Fire PolitiFact awards the Lie of the Year to the most significant falsehood or exaggeration that worked to undermine an accurate narrative. The 2020 designation goes to downplay and denial about the coronavirus. Here’s a look back at the past 11 years of "winners." 2019 President Donald Trump worked hard to discredit a whistleblower complaint about a July 201...