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Fact-checking claims about Iran

At the forefront of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Congress is the fact that he and President Barack Obama don’t see eye-to-eye on Iran. Here are some of our latest checks on Iran-related claims.

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The fact-checks behind ‘The Daily Show’s’ 50 Fox news ‘lies’

The Daily Show posted a Vine Wednesday titled, "50 Fox News lies in 6 seconds." PunditFact and PolitiFact have fact-checked almost all of the statements they cited. See them all here.

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50 Fox News ‘lies’ in 6 seconds, from ‘The Daily Show’

"The Daily Show" presented 50 Fox falsehoods in a six-second Vine. We've fact-checked almost every claim. See them all.

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PunditFact: Why Obama won’t label ISIS ‘Islamic extremists’

President Barack Obama describes ISIS, or the Islamic State, as violent extremists and not Islamic. What's the difference, and why are so many people arguing about the terror group's label? PunditFact examines the issue.

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Why Obama won’t label ISIS ‘Islamic’ extremists

President Barack Obama describes ISIS, or the Islamic State, as violent extremists and not Islamic. What's the difference, and why are so many people arguing about the terror group's label?

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PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 8 Sunday shows

A pundit claimed that countries in Africa "have higher vaccination rates than here in the United States." Is that right?

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PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 1 Sunday shows

Super Sunday brought talk about the spread of terrorists abroad and the spread of the measles back home.

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