Latest Stories By Martha M. Hamilton

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Tales of light bulbs, gas prices and spilled milk

March 14, 2011

We examine recent claims about government regulation and find that sometimes the claims outrun the facts.
 

Did Wendy’s founder flee Ohio ‘on his deathbed’?

March 2, 2011

An Ohio state legislator claimed that Wendy's founder Dave Thomas left the state and fled to Florida as he was dying to avoid the estate tax. PolitiFact Ohio put the claim to the Truth-O-Meter.

PolitiFact’s wildest and wackiest claims of 2010

December 31, 2010

We checked lots of strange claims in 2010. We're not sure why so many of them involved animals.

Fact-checking a bumper sticker from a Volkswagen

December 21, 2010

We spotted the bumper sticker in Northwest Washington, D.C.  So we put it to the Truth-O-Meter.

Checking Paul and Pence on ABC’s ‘This Week’

November 9, 2010

We check claims from Sen.-elect Rand Paul and Rep. Mike Pence from the Sunday show.

Competing claims about Islam on ABC’s ‘This Week’

October 6, 2010

The Rev. Franklin Graham said Muslim countries won't allow the construction of churches and synagogues. We checked the facts. 

Did the stimulus cost more than the Iraq War?

August 26, 2010

An editorial writer says the stimulus will end up costing more than the war. We check the facts.

Crunch time: the Obameter is turning red

August 17, 2010

With a polarized Congress and limited capital, President Obama is having a tougher time fulfilling his promises.

Border skirmishes in Arizona election

August 11, 2010

Border policing is a big issue in the Republican primary.

Did Obama’s dog get his own jet plane?

July 22, 2010

Conservative bloggers sent this charge flying through the air.

Checking Joe Biden’s claims on ABC’s ‘This Week’

July 20, 2010

The vice president discusses health care and international affairs on the Sunday show. We check the facts.
 

BP’s ‘slush fund’? Oops! They didn’t mean that!

July 13, 2010

Another Republican backs away from the notion that the compensation fund for the oil spill disaster is a "slush fund."

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