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Mitt’s mutt mauls Mike

January 4, 2008

The campaign has its first attack dog - and he's right! Check out our fact-check of Spike's attack in the lower left of this page.

Huckabee ad aired

January 4, 2008

Amid much fanfare, Mike Huckabee last week announced he was refusing to air a negative ad attacking Mitt Romney. But our friends at FactCheck.org have discovered the ad has aired at least 10 times.

Fast and furious finish

December 31, 2007

With just three days until the Iowa caucuses, the candidates are unleashing a flurry of charges -- and making a few slip-ups.

Pardon me: Huckabee vs. Romney

December 28, 2007

The two former governors have been criticizing each other about pardons. We find their claims are accurate and reveal starkly different approaches on clemency.

Ho ho ho!

December 21, 2007

The PolitiFact staff will be taking a few days off so we can fact-check the caloric content of Christmas cookies (especially the ones with icing and those little sprinkles). We'll be back with new items on Wednesday.

Warm your hands

December 21, 2007

If you're chilly today, scroll down to the lower left of our home page and warm your hands by our Attack File. It is ablaze with three Pants on Fire rulings for chain e-mails.

PolitiFact’s greatest hits

December 17, 2007

Our Top 10 Truth-O-Meter rulings cover the Pledge of Allegiance, military shrinkage and crime linkage. We also examine whether God has a position on the Iowa caucuses.

Iowa nice

December 13, 2007

In the final Republican debate, Rudy Giuliani used some creative new math to exaggerate his record on adoptions, while Fred Thompson was on target about taxes.

Icy debates

December 12, 2007

Despite the icy weather in Iowa, the candidates are debating in Des Moines. Check back later for coverage of the Wednesday's Republican debate and Thursday's Democratic debate.

Ham & cheese, hold the bureaucracy

December 10, 2007

Hillary Clinton is right about the tangled rules of federal food inspections. If you think the sandwich rules are silly, check out the guidelines for pepperoni pizza.

Get the widget

December 10, 2007

Put a little PolitiFact on your Web site. We now have a free widget that will put our latest Truth-O-Meter rulings on your site. You can find it here.

“I believe Mike Gravel”

December 6, 2007

We've opened a store on CafePress.com for Truth-O-Meter T-shirts that say "I believe Mike Gravel," "I don't believe Mike Gravel," etc. for each candidate. You can order "True" shirts for your favorite and "Pants on Fire" shirts for your foes. Click here to check them out.

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