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‘Born This Way’: What do scientists say about the origins of being gay?

Last Sunday, Republican presidential candidate and Lady Gaga fan Tim Pawlenty discussed the science behind sexual orientation. We checked whether there's a scientific consensus.

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Mailbag: We ‘blew it’ . . . or we’re an ‘island of sanity’

Our inbox had a mix of criticism and praise for our recent rulings, including some feedback on our rating on Sarah Palin and Paul Revere.

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Does ethanol bring down the price of gasoline?

As the nation takes off for a July 4 holiday, we try to pump some truth into the debate over ethanol, gasoline and subsidies.

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Fact-checking President Obama’s press conference

In a press conference on June 29, 2011,President Barack Obama talked about the looming vote on raising the debt ceiling, plans to reduce the deficit and reviewing business regulations. We check his facts.

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Fact-checking Michele Bachmann on ‘Face the Nation’

Candidate for president Michele Bachmann sat for an interview with Bob Schieffer. We checked the facts. 

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Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence

The Obama administration says actions in Libya don't constitute 'hostilities.'

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Jon Stewart’s PolitiFact segment: The annotated edition

Last night, Jon Stewart took an extended shot at Fox News' credibility while relying on, um, PolitiFact. Here's a handy guide to the 21 items he culled from our archive.

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Readers say we were uninformed about Jon Stewart’s claim

We got lots of complaints after we gave a False to Jon Stewart, host of  The Daily Show.

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How close is today’s economy to the Great Depression?

Republicans are increasingly comparing the current economy to the Great Depression. But how apt is the comparison?

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On his way out, Goolsbee faces the Truth-O-Meter

Austan Goolsbee, the soon-to-be-former top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, went on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour" to defend the administration's economic record. How accurate was he?

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The truth on the bus goes round and round…

Sarah Palin took a break from her family vacation/ "One Nation" bus tour of America to do an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren. We found the truth was apparently also on vacation.

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