Latest Stories By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Fact-checking the ad about Obama’s promises

We fact-check the new ad from the conservative group Crossroads GPS.

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Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad

We look at an attack ad that highlights Obama’s "broken" promises.

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Chamber of Commerce distorts facts on Medicare

We check two claims from a Chamber of Commerce ad attacking U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and find the group is twisting the facts to scare senior citizens.

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Fact-checking the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ad on Bill Nelson

An ad about Medicare and the national health care law distorts the facts to scare Florida seniors.

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The PolitiFact guide to Medicare attack lines

Barack Obama has slashed Medicare by $500 billion. Mitt Romney and House Republicans want to end Medicare. And a new board is going to ration care so Washington can waste more money. 

Believe any of that? You shouldn’t. 

But it’s what the political ads likely will be saying between now and Election Day in November.

We have some advice for voters sorting out the claims: Believe nothing you hear in a 30-second TV ad.

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The PolitiFact guide to Medicare attack lines

As we move into the general election season, beware of sensational claims about Medicare. Our in-depth report looks at the history and the issues for 2012.

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Books: ‘The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics’

We talk with social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt about politics and fact-checking.

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Mailbag: ‘You really mucked that one up!’

Readers sound off about fact-checks on oil rigs, Pat Boone, voter fraud and shark attacks.

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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn: His campaign promises at the 1-year mark

We crank up the Buck-O-Meter to see how Bob Buckhorn is doing at keeping his campaign promises now that he's been mayor of Tampa for one year. 

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Supreme Court debate: Switching sides on the individual mandate

As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the health care law, we recall the flip-flops behind the debate. Some Republicans used to love it; Barack Obama was against it.

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Switching sides on the individual mandate

As the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the health care law, we recall the flip-flops behind the debate. Some Republicans used to love it; Barack Obama was against it.

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