Checking Newt Gingrich’s jabs about jobs
Newt Gingrich says President Obama is killing jobs. We put the claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
Newt Gingrich says President Obama is killing jobs. We put the claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich made some extraordinary claims about food stamps. We check them out.
The Republican National Committee used President Barack Obama's trip to Scranton, Pa., to resurrect a speech he'd made there in early 2008. But do the numbers in the RNC's Web ad support its criticism of the president?
The Democratic National Committee put out two videos on Oct. 28, 2011 -- a 30-second version and one four minutes long -- that portray former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as a chronic flip-flopper. The four-minute version was packed full of claims that we're still checking.
During the Republican candidates debate in South Carolina on Nov. 12, 2011, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Tex., didn't hedge. "Torture is illegal by our laws. It's illegal by international laws," he said. Is it? And what's Barack Obama's record on the issue?
We've checked a claim that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich made in the debate on the economy in Michigan Nov. 9, that by 2014 "there will be one administrator for every teacher on college campuses in the United States."
We also found facts to check on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart.
Even after the Oct. 9, 2011 Republican candidates' debate was over, we wondered about what some candidates said. For instance, does the U.S. really send enough in interest payments to China to fund the People's Liberation Army?
This week's mail included some thoughtful criticism about our recent fact-checks on Facebook posts.
President Obama told his supporters that he keeps a list of promises in his desk and has kept 60 percent of them. We keep a list, too -- our Obameter -- and we find he's far short of that.
The Minnesota Republican says President Obama is responsible for spending $805 billion and 4,400 deaths. The Truth-O-Meter bursts into flames.
We take our first look at the bipartisan congressional panel charged with finding $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction by Thanksgiving.