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Fact-checking the Aug. 24 news shows

August 24, 2014

A pundit claimed Sunday that President Barack Obama wanted to keep 10,000 troops in Iraq. We decided to see if that was true.

Fact-checking the Ferguson shooting

August 19, 2014

The killing of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer in a St. Louis suburb is raising questions about the makeup of the police department and its response to the Aug. 9 shooting.

Fact-checking Ferguson

August 19, 2014

The killing of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer in a St. Louis suburb is raising questions about the makeup of the police department and its response to the Aug. 9 shooting.

 

PunditFact fact-checks claims about Israel and Gaza

August 6, 2014

The minute-by-minute changes in the developments in Israel and Gaza make it difficult for fact-checkers to keep things straight. But since the escalation in violence began last month, PunditFact has been able to examine a few of the claims central to the conflict.

Fact-checking claims about Israel and Gaza

August 6, 2014

The minute-by-minute changes in the developments in Israel and Gaza make it difficult for fact-checkers to keep things straight. ​But since the escalation in violence began last month, PunditFact has been able to examine a few of the claims central to the conflict.

 

Fact-checking the Aug. 3 news shows

August 3, 2014

After fretting about the spread of the Ebola virus, the Sunday shows returned to their normal script: Refereeing  arguments between President Barack Obama and the Republican-controlled House.

Dissecting the impeachment talk on MSNBC, Fox News

July 31, 2014

Nate Silver posted an interesting look at how the cable networks are handling the impeachment talk in Washington. We decided to dig into the numbers ourselves.

What we know about the alleged transcript of Obama and Netanyahu call

July 29, 2014

The world is buzzing with the leak of an alleged transcript between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But we warn you: Proceed with caution.

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