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Does Obama ‘demonize,’ ‘denigrate’ almost every sector of our economy?

February 6, 2012

Mitt Romney has adopted a new attack against President Barack Obama -- that the president "demonizes and denigrates almost every sector of our economy." We took a closer look by reviewing dozens of Obama's speeches and public remarks.

Fact-checking the Republican response

January 26, 2012

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels offered the Republican Party's response to Tuesday night's State of the Union address. We checked it for accuracy.

Fact-checking the Republican response

January 26, 2012

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels offered the Republican Party's response to Tuesday night's State of the Union address. We checked it for accuracy.

Did Gingrich leave speakership “in disgrace”?

January 24, 2012

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are battling to define Gingrich's tenure as House speaker. We take a look at whether Gingrich left the top post "in disgrace."

Were the early 1960s a golden age for health care?

January 20, 2012

In the Charleston, S.C., Republican debate, Ron Paul said that in the early 1960s, before the advent of Medicare and Medicaid, "there was nobody out in the street suffering (without) medical care." We looked back at statistical data to paint a portrait of how Americans handled health care back then.

Mitt Romney warns U.S. military is becoming archaic

January 18, 2012

During the recent South Carolina debate, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that "our Navy is smaller than it's been since 1917. Our Air Force is smaller and older than any time since 1947." But military experts told us that comparing ship and aircraft numbers to those from a century ago don't say very much about how effective a fighting force we have today.

How factual is the ‘King of Bain’ video?

January 13, 2012

The 28-minute video from the pro-Newt Gingrich Super PAC Winning Our Future seeks to impeach Mitt Romney's credentials as a businessman. But the video's accuracy is mixed at best. Here's a rundown of facts we've checked.

Do Romney, Perry, Gingrich want to zero out aid to Israel?

January 12, 2012

That's the claim President Barack Obama's campaign makes on its website. But we found serious problems with the charge.

In context: Does Mitt Romney like firing people?

January 11, 2012

The notion that Mitt Romney admitted liking the ability to fire people was media catnip. But what's the full context of his quote?

Amid good jobs report, an old ‘promise’ resurfaces

January 6, 2012

Did President Barack Obama promise to keep unemployment below 8 percent if Congress passed his stimulus? Not exactly, but Republicans haven't given up their talking point.

Newt Gingrich and the Truth-O-Meter

December 29, 2011

As Newt Gingrich rose in the polls, his record on the Truth-O-Meter plummeted.

Jon Huntsman and the Truth-O-Meter

December 25, 2011

When we've checked former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, he's typically earned a Half True or higher on the Truth-O-Meter.

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