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.
We asked for reader comments on our rating of a claim by Vice President Joe Biden about crime statistics in Flint, Mich. Here's a sampling of what we received.
An Internet post claims that Republicans in Congress have offered "zero" bills on "job creation." But as it turns out, that's because the non-partisan congressional office that labels bills isn't using a category called "job creation."
Many readers disagreed with our rating on Mitt Romney's claim that he had not hired illegal immigrants. "You made a mistake on this call," said one reader.
At Tuesday's CNN debate in Las Vegas, Romney used stats from Florida to attack Texas Gov. Rick Perry over immigration.
As Chris Christie ponders entering the Republican presidential race, his critics have already begun attacking his record in office. Here we take up two claims about job creation on his watch in New Jersey.
As Chris Christie ponders entering the Republican presidential race, his critics have already begun attacking his record in office. Here we take up two claims about job creation on his watch in New Jersey.
In a political speech in California, President Barack Obama took some jabs at Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his comments on global warming. "You’ve got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change," Obama said.
But are the Texas wildfires linked to climate change? PolitiFact put that to the Truth-O-Meter.