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Greatest Hits Vol. 2

To mark our 500th Truth-O-Meter ruling, PolitiFact staffers name their favorites.
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Is Obama a liberal?

McCain and other Republicans cite a National Journal rating to claim that Obama is the Senate's No. 1 liberal. But other measurements tell a different story.
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Rate the Truth-O-Meter

This week, PolitiFact is featured on NewsTrust, a Web site that allows you to rate news coverage.
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Clinton vs. the Truth-O-Meter

In this column, PolitiFact editor Bill Adair traces the Clinton campaign through our Truth-O-Meter rulings. The turning point was Bosnia.
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It’s not the Clinton you think

"Clinton pastor" convicted of child sex abuse, says a newspaper Web site and a posting on an Obama campaign blog. It's a recipe for outrage.
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A terrorist endorsement for Obama?

John McCain says Hamas has endorsed Barack Obama. We find it's not an official endorsement, but it's certainly effusive praise.
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By request: keeping count

We've made a few improvements to PolitiFact. For the first time, we're providing a tally of our ratings for each candidate and group.
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Gas taxes, on holiday

The RNC is right that Obama once supported a gas tax "holiday," but a video glosses over some key details.
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Trying to be tough on Big Oil

Dueling ads from Obama and Clinton say their opponent is weak on Big Oil. We find some truth and exaggerations on both sides.
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Vanilla in Phila.

The Philly debate was a relatively tame affair, but it brought a new controversy into the campaign: Obama's ties to a former member of the Weather Underground. We check the facts.
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Numbers game

If a candidate is off with a statistical claim, should they earn a False on the Truth-O-Meter?
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