Latest Stories By Angie Drobnic Holan

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12 key fact-checks on immigration and executive action

November 20, 2014

President Barack Obama has unveiled a plan to prevent deportations for a broad swath of people living in the United States illegally. We selected 12 key fact-checks to give readers the basics on immigration and executive action. 

Fact-checkers worldwide check the G20 summit for a #G20factcheckathon

November 19, 2014

PolitiFact and other fact-checking organizations around the world joined forces to fact-check statements from leaders at the G20 summit. We found claims that weren’t entirely false, but did use a good bit of spin.

Our top 5 fact-checks and reports for October 2014

November 5, 2014

We look back at last month’s most popular fact-checks and reports. Topics include Ebola, the Republican platform and Elizabeth Warren.

9 fact-checks about voting and elections

November 4, 2014

With Election Day finally here, we look at fact-checks about voter fraud, voter ID laws, restoring the right to vote for felons, purging noncitizens from the voter rolls and more.

Debunking 10 scary claims for Halloween

October 31, 2014

A look at 10 recent political claims that sound pretty scary -- until you check the facts. 

Greatest hits of the Florida governor’s race

October 31, 2014

Our final wrap-up looks at the facts tossed around during the Florida governor's race: pocketbook issues, jobs, flip-flops and more.

Boo! Debunking 10 scary claims for Halloween

October 30, 2014

We look at 10 recent political claims that sound pretty scary -- until you check the facts. 

Fact-checking the 2014 campaigns with PolitiFact around the country

October 30, 2014

We round up the work of our partners at PolitiFact Wisconsin, PolitiFact Texas and PolitiFact Georgia. 

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