Latest Stories By Bill Adair

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15 years later, we haven’t given up on facts; neither should you

When we launched PolitiFact in 2007, we were so unsure about its future that we had an escape hatch. If the fact-checking site didn’t catch on, we were going to bail out after just five months, after Florida held its presidential primary. Back then, fact-checking was a new form of journalism and we were pushing […]
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A fact-checking milestone: Factcheck.org turns 15

FactCheck.org turns 15 years old this week, so it’s a good moment to salute Brooks and his co-founder Kathleen Hall Jamieson for the important role they’ve played as pioneers in our movement.

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Happy 9th birthday, PolitiFact!

birthday birthday it's our birthday

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Checking Patricia Smith’s claims about Clinton and Benghazi

At the GOP convention, the mother of a Benghazi victim said Clinton lied about the attacks. We explore the facts.

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Tuesday night reruns in North Carolina

Thom Tillis and Kay Hagan squared off in their second debate, using many lines we've heard before.

• PolitiFact Virginia looks at the U.S. Senate debate between Ed Gillespie and Mark Warner.

• PolitiFact Georgia fact-checks outsourcing in the Michelle Nunn-David Perdue U.S. Senate race.

• PunditFact looks at a startling statistic on female murder victims.  

 

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Previewing the North Carolina U.S. Senate debate

As candidates Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis prepare for their second debate, we review how they have fared on the Truth-O-Meter.

 

• PolitiFact Virginia to fact-check the U.S. Senate debate between Ed Gillespie and Mark Warner.

PolitiFact Georgia fact-checks outsourcing in the Michelle Nunn-David Perdue U.S. Senate race.

• PolitiFact Wisconsin reports on campaign promises from Scott Walker and Mary Burke in the governor's race.

PunditFact bids a farewell to CNN's Crossfire

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Principles of PolitiFact

A couple of times a year, we publish this overview of our procedures and the principles for Truth-O-Meter rulings.

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Principles of PolitiFact

A couple of times a year, we publish this overview of our procedures and the principles for Truth-O-Meter rulings.
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PolitiFact Australia brings fact-checking to TV

Our fact-checking partner in Australia teams up with the network Channel 7 to bring fact-checking reports to TV.

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The article: PolitiFact expands to Australia

The Truth-O-Meter is now down under. The launch of PolitiFact Australia marks our first international venture and a big step for the global fact-checking movement.

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