As the scandal involving gifts and loans to Gov. Bob McDonnell and his family swirls, here's a look at how Virginia's political disclosure laws compare to other states:
PolitiFact Charts:
Rules for Governors Accepting Gifts By State
Loan Disclosure Rules for Governors and Legislators By State
It's Republican Ken Cuccinelli versus Democrat Terry McAuliffe vying for the governor's seat in Virginia. Our state partner has been checking the facts.
The sticking point is that Romney hasn’t specified what exemptions, deductions and loopholes he wants to get rid of. So it’s impossible to tell if the math in Romney’s tax plan adds up.
U.S. Senate candidate and former Gov. Tim Kaine talked about the economic successes that his term in Virginia and Barack Obama's term as president brought. We took at look at the familiar talking points.
George Allen and Tim Kaine made a number of statements in their Senate debate that were familiar to PolitiFact Virginia. Here's our review.
Look for more on the debate here in the days ahead.
PolitiFact is not about mathematical balance between the parties in our ratings. We’re about making calls on the accuracy of political claims.
Was keeping Virginia's unemployment rate below the national average really a major accomplishment for Tim Kaine when he was governor? We checked.
The four candidates in the June 12 primary squared off in Falls Church on Friday night. We checked a few of their claims.
The four Republican candidates squared off for the first time in Roanoke. We put some of their claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
More from PolitiFact Virginia:
*In Context: McDonnell denies his impending ad campaign
*Ad Watch: Obama lauds his energy record
*Ad Watch: American Energy Alliance blames Obama for gas prices
"Well, you know you can't believe everything you read in the papers," McDonnell said on MSNBC when asked about a report in The Washington Post that he planned to run TV ads in Virginia lauding his economic record.
Steven Chu did call for boosting U.S. gas prices to "the levels in Europe." But this happened before he became energy secretary, when Barack Obama was campaigning for president. Chu had no ties to Obama at the time.
PolitiFact Virginia has been closely following the debate over the ailing state pension. We thought this would be a good time to review our findings.
