Latest Stories By Bill Adair

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Introducing PolitiFact Tennessee, our 10th state

With our new effort in Tennessee, PolitiFact and its partners have dedicated the equivalent of 35 full-time journalists to fact-checking, which we believe is the largest effort in history.

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‘Relax, dude, it was a rally speech’

That's the response we got from a Ron Paul spokesman when we inquired about Paul's claim on the gold standard. It's the best quote we've gotten from a campaign spokesman in months!

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A PolitiFact farewell to Michele Bachmann

We reflect on Michele Bachmann's Truth-O-Meter record as she suspends her presidential campaign.

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PolitiFact announces partnership with Hearst TV

Hearst's 25 stations will be airing weekly Truth-O-Meter segments.

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The PolitiFact report card on the presidential candidates

We compare the candidates' records on the Truth-O-Meter. Paul and Romney lean toward True; Bachmann and Gingrich lean False.

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Michele Bachmann and the Truth-O-Meter

In the first of a series of report cards on the Republican presidential candidates, we review Michele Bachmann's record on the Truth-O-Meter.

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Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation

PolitiFact responds to criticism about the 2011 Lie of the Year.

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Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation

We respond to criticism about our 2011 Lie of the Year.

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Lie of the Year 2011: ‘Republicans voted to end Medicare’

In campaign ads, web videos and TV interviews, Democrats repeatedly said House Republicans had "voted to end Medicare." Our 2011 winner is the latest in a long history of scare tactics aimed at senior citizens.

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How we chose the 2011 Lie of the Year

For the first time, PolitiFact editors and readers chose different claims as the Lie of the Year.

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