Latest Stories By Becky Bowers

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Democrats who supported Syria action rewrite history on Iraq war

September 16, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., trounced on history as they supported President Obama’s moves against Syria.

Has Russia vetoed even simple U.N. press releases about Syria?

September 13, 2013

That’s probably true. But independently confirming it is another matter.

Rand Paul stretches the truth on ‘The Daily Show’

August 16, 2013

Sen. Rand Paul went on The Daily Show and talked about health care for young people. Some of his comments, though, didn't paint an accurate picture of the federal health law and its costs.

Mailbag, Facebook edition: ‘PolitiFact gets another Mostly Fail rating’

August 5, 2013

Facebook readers told us our work was "weird," inconsistent and defied logic — and offered thanks for "telling us the truth and naming the lies."

Americans & Australians on carbon-control politics

July 30, 2013

An Australian lawmaker attacking his nation’s carbon tax plan recently claimed the United States was unlikely to adopt cap and trade before 2020. Our fact-checkers on two continents checked it out.

Rubio’s bad statistic on Obamacare and business

July 29, 2013

Sen. Marco Rubio, urging Congress to defund the Affordable Care Act, mischaracterizes its effect on small businesses — in a big way.

Four familiar facts from Barack Obama’s speech

July 25, 2013

President Barack Obama invoked some familiar facts in support of his vision for the U.S. economy on Wednesday at Knox College.

Four familiar facts from Barack Obama’s speech

July 24, 2013

President Barack Obama invoked some familiar facts in support of his vision for the U.S. economy on Wednesday at Knox College.

Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

July 8, 2013

From fence opt-out clauses to free phones for immigrants, PolitiFact has tracked rhetoric of the immigration debate. Here’s our collection of the top five falsehoods.

Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

July 7, 2013

From fence opt-out clauses to free phones for immigrants, PolitiFact has tracked rhetoric of the immigration debate. Here’s our collection of the top five falsehoods.

Fact-checking claims about the Declaration of Independence

July 3, 2013

We celebrate Independence Day with a peek into the PolitiFact archives. Politicians love to invoke documents drafted by our founders — but that doesn’t mean they always get them right.

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