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We're watching President Barack Obama's final State of the Union; check back here for fact-checks. In the meantime, follow PolitiFact on Medium and view our annotations of Obama's speech. 

We look at two things Donald Trump said about foreign policy on Meet the Press. 

• 3 things to know about 'the gun show loophole'

• Does Vladimir Putin kill journalists?

Donald Trump last week said Ted Cruz has had a "double passport."

We found no evidence for that, rating Trump's claim False.

MOSTLY TRUE: Ted Cruz says it's always been that babies born to U.S. citizens abroad are citizens from birth.

We look at two things Donald Trump said about foreign policy on Meet the Press. 

• 3 things to know about 'the gun show loophole'

There's a lot of debate going on about a "gun show loophole," a term that confuses the issue of who sells guns with where they are sold. We explain the term in three points.

• Previewing Obama's town hall on guns

• From the archives: Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president?

• 5 things to know about the immigration fight between Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz

Gov. Rick Scott kicks off the 2016 Legislature with a speech that will likely focus on his main concerns, taxes and jobs, but our Scott-O-Meter has been tracking several things he may talk about.

• 5 things to know about the fight between Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz

President Barack Obama will discuss his new executive actions on gun regulations at a CNN town hall Thursday. We'll be watching.

• From the archives: Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president?

• 5 things to know about the immigration fight between Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz

• New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False

Here's a selection of reader comments on our recent stories. Some are chilly, some are warm.

• From the archives: Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president?

• 5 things to know about the immigration fight between Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz

• New video or not, Clinton claim about ISIS using Trump in video is still False

The senators from Florida and Texas have waged a war of words over immigration. We take a look at their key votes and statements starting with the 2013 Gang of 8 bill.

A look at our most-clicked items from December, including an oldie but a goodie.

With the emergence of a new terrorist-recruiting video featuring Donald Trump, many readers urged us to change our rating of a Hillary Clinton claim that we had rated False. But we are sticking with False.

Arnold Schwarzenegger says California's climate change fight hasn't slowed its economic roll.