Tom Cotton on the Truth-O-Meter
The campaign has already started in the 2014 race for Senate in Arkansas. We fact-checked two claims recently from Republican challenger Tom Cotton.
The campaign has already started in the 2014 race for Senate in Arkansas. We fact-checked two claims recently from Republican challenger Tom Cotton.
President Barack Obama shut down the Amber Alert program that finds missing kids? He shut down the ocean? Both claims have flourished on social media. Neither is accurate.
The U.S.-Russian agreement to rid Syria of chemical weapons sets an ambitious schedule. We talked with weapons experts about how to verify that deadly materials actually get destroyed.
President Barack Obama wanted Congress to back to airstrikes against Syria. But even with congressional approval, would a strike be legal under international law? We review the evidence.
Did Obama deny making comments about setting a "red line" on Syria?
As United Nations inspectors assess whether either side used chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds of people in Syria’s civil war, there is a heated debate in this country over President Barack Obama’s authority to use military force. PolitiFact revisits previous work about the legal and political framework regarding Syria.
The president's authority to use military force against Syria is front and center. It's not the first time the question has come up. We review what we've learned about the law, and how it has played out depending on the circumstances.
Next year, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will have a challenger in the Republican primary. The political ads have already started.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has been making claims that Obamacare is a law that hurts the economy. But much of the evidence suggests another law deserves blame.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has been making claims that Obamacare is a law that hurts the economy. But much of the evidence suggests another law deserves blame.
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, recently said the DREAM Act would help more drug runners than valedictorians. We sift through the scanty evidence on his claim.
President Obama has been talking about jobs, income inequality and the federal budget. We're checking the facts.