Greatest Hits Vol. 2
By Bill Adair
June 22, 2008 To mark our 500th Truth-O-Meter ruling, PolitiFact staffers name their favorites.
To mark our 500th Truth-O-Meter ruling, PolitiFact staffers name their favorites.
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.
This week, PolitiFact is featured on NewsTrust, a Web site that allows you to rate news coverage.
In this column, PolitiFact editor Bill Adair traces the Clinton campaign through our Truth-O-Meter rulings. The turning point was Bosnia.
"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.
John McCain says Hamas has endorsed Barack Obama. We find it's not an official endorsement, but it's certainly effusive praise.
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.
Clinton — and Obama — spoke up early on mortgage problems.
The RNC is right that Obama once supported a gas tax "holiday," but a video glosses over some key details.
Dueling ads from Obama and Clinton say their opponent is weak on Big Oil. We find some truth and exaggerations on both sides.
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.
If a candidate is off with a statistical claim, should they earn a False on the Truth-O-Meter?