Latest Stories By Catharine Richert

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Pants on Fire, from both the right and the left

May 14, 2010

Pundits on opposite sides of the political spectrum set the meter ablaze!

Sen. Mary Landrieu on the Truth-O-Meter

May 13, 2010

The Louisiana senator has been speaking out on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. We put two of her claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

Did Hayworth challenge push McCain to flip on amnesty?

May 6, 2010

Arizona senatorial candidate J.D. Hayworth claims his challenge to Sen. John McCain in the Republican primary prompted McCain to change his position on amensty for illegal immigrants.

Obama flip flop on oil drilling? Not so fast.

March 31, 2010

Some think President Obama's move to expand offshore drilling is a change of position, but we find more to the story.

Doing the math on the new student loan law

March 30, 2010

We look at a claim about a new law on student loans and how it will affect students.

Deem and pass explained

March 17, 2010

We delve into the arcane procedures that Congressional Democrats want to use for health care reform.

Chain e-mail evolves to Facebook updates

March 11, 2010

We check out a chain Facebook status update on President Obama and whether he gave a puny raise to the military. PLEASE RE-POST THIS!!!

Democrats’ health care bill: Job killer or job creator?

March 8, 2010

We sort through the numbers and find conflicting evidence when it comes to jobs.

Fact-checking O’Reilly’s interview of Jon Stewart

February 10, 2010

The Daily Show host is grilled in the "No Spin Zone." We check a couple of the facts.

Palin says transparency meeting was behind closed doors

February 9, 2010

We examine Sarah Palin's claim that Vice President Biden met with the transparency board behind closed doors.

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