Latest Stories By Angie Drobnic Holan

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PolitiFact Texas fact-checks the Texas primary contests

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has a primary challenge on Tuesday from U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, while other down-ballot ballot races are closely contested.

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GOP reacts to Ted Nugent comments

Rand Paul told a tea party meeting that supporters should avoid name-calling and focus on the positive. PunditFact has fact-checked two points about Nugent’s controversial criticism of President Barack Obama.

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Debt vs. deficit: What’s the difference?

A few recent fact-checks show that falling deficits don’t mean falling debt.

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PolitiFact Wisconsin looks at 5 key pieces of Scott Walker’s record

As Gov. Scott Walker gains more national attention, PolitiFact Wisconsin looks back at his record on jobs, taxes and fiscal prudence.

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2014 campaign rhetoric is off and running

We're tracking elections around the country and have already found claims in need of debunking.

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Taking a break for the PolitiFact Palooza

PolitiFact editors meet at the Poynter Institute in Florida this week to plan for 2014 and beyond. (A little sunshine doesn't hurt, either!) We'll be back with new fact-checks later in the week.

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PolitiFact’s Top 5 fact-checks for January

The month brought fact-checks on employment, energy, education -- and beheadings.

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Top 10 most fact-checked people on the Truth-O-Meter

Curious about who -- other than President Barack Obama -- has been fact-checked on the Truth-O-Meter most often? We were, too. So we created a list.

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The 500 fact-checks of President Barack Obama

It was 2007 when a young senator from Illinois arrived on the national scene and launched a campaign for president. By coincidence, that’s the same year PolitiFact launched. We’ve been fact-checking the man who became President Barack Obama ever since. Recently we published our 500th fact-check on Obama.

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Rick Perry leads top elected officials with 10 percent of claims rated Pants on Fire

Rick Perry carries the nation--in Pants on Fire ratings, that is, though it's not quite that simple.

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Top 10 most fact-checked people on the Truth-O-Meter

President Barack Obama’s 500th fact-check inspired us to compile a list of the people we’ve fact-checked the most.

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The 500 fact-checks of President Barack Obama

Our latest fact-check means we’ve put President Obama to the Truth-O-Meter test 500 times, more than any other politician on the Truth-O-Meter.

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