Latest Stories By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Sotomayor and ‘A Latina Judge’s Voice’

May 27, 2009

Critics of Sonia Sotomayor point to remarks on race and gender in a speech she gave. We provide needed context.

Your guide to distortions on health care

May 19, 2009

The attacks have already started on health care, and accuracy is taking a hit.

Mailbag: ‘Your PolitiFact is just again laughable!’

May 15, 2009

Readers rage against the Truth-O-Meter on Nancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich, Joe Biden ...

Playing the blame game on torture

May 13, 2009

We examine claims by Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi on the controversy over torture.

MoveOn Takes Up Cram-Down

May 12, 2009

The Senate voted down new rules to help homeowners in bankruptcy. MoveOn says the naysayers got millions in campaign money from the finance industry.

TV ad wrong that health panel has British accent

May 11, 2009

An ad from the group Conservatives for Patients Rights claims a new U.S. health panel is modeled after the British system. But we find few similarities.

Rush reads the rules

May 6, 2009

Rush Limbaugh talks about how Republicans could try to bottle up court nominees in committee. We find he has the facts right.

Biden wrong on sneezing

May 4, 2009

The vice president is wrong about the spread of a sneeze inside an airplane. Studies show the germs don't travel far.

 

Mailbag: ‘Get a spine and call it right’

May 1, 2009

We open the mail and hear your feedback about Armenian genocide, the Gingrich Half-Flip and cigarette taxes. One reader asks, "Who put up this site ... Romney?"

Wash your hands!

April 30, 2009

It turns out that Obama — and our mothers! — are right: Washing hands really does slow the spread of disease.

Sorting out the truth on ‘aggressive interrogation’

April 30, 2009

We examine whether Sen. Lindsey Graham is right about the Geneva Conventions and alleged terrorists, and whether Newt Gingirch flip-flopped on the issue.

Oops! White House transcript misses key word

April 28, 2009

It looks like Robert Gibbs said Obama never taught constitutional law. But we go to the videotape and find Gibbs had it right and the transcript was wrong.

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