Latest Stories By Bill Adair

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In Context: Santorum on women in combat

Here's the full context for the controversial remark by the Pennsylvania Republican on women in combat.

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On the Stump: Checking Romney’s Nevada speech

In the first in a series examining the speeches of the presidential candidates, we examined claims that Mitt Romney made in Nevada.

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In Context: Romney’s comments on whether he cares for the very poor

Mitt Romney's comments about the poor have stirred up a fuss. Here's the full exchange, part of our new "In Context" series to show you controversial remarks without editing.

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No, Martin Luther King was not a Republican

Republicans around the country are repeating a claim that MLK was a member of the GOP. We check with King's biographer and some history books and find it's not true.

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Fact-checking the CNN debate in Florida

The CNN debate in Jacksonville was a contentious affair. We put some of the claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

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Fact-checking the CNN debate in Florida

The CNN debate in Florida was a contentious affair. We put some of the claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

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Fact-checking the State of the Union address

President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night seemed to be as much about political positioning as it was a report on his progress.

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Tuning the Truth-O-Meter

We explain how we decide on a Truth-O-Meter rating and why we changed a rating on a jobs claim.

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Fact-checking the State of the Union address

The president makes his annual address to a joint session of Congress. We put some of his claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

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Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate

The Republican debate in Tampa turned into a sparring match Monday night as Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney attacked each other on their records in political office.

Gingrich began the debate with a spirited defense of his record as speaker of the House of Representatives. He repeated a claim we've heard before, that "When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets." In fact, two of those balanced budgets occured after he left office. We rated that claim False.

Romney attacked Gingrich for his record, claiming that "at the end of four years, he had to resign in disgrace. We interviewed experts about Gingrich's resignation and found that it was more complicated than Romney described.

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Fact-checking the CNN debate in South Carolina

The presidential debates are shrinking, but they're just as lively as ever.

With Rick Perry now out of the race, there were four candidates on stage Thursday night for the CNN debate in Charleston, S.C. We'll be posting new fact-checks later today, but here's a recap of some of the claims we've addressed before.

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