The Truth-O-Meter arrives in Missouri
We've got bad news for Missouri politicians prone to making outrageous or unsubstantiated claims: PolitiFact is now watching.
We've got bad news for Missouri politicians prone to making outrageous or unsubstantiated claims: PolitiFact is now watching.
An expert quoted in our latest Ted Cruz fact check says we blew it.
We stand by our work. But we also wanted to share his full reaction.
A couple days before the pope's historic U.S. visit, an ABC pundit claims Pope Francis is named for a saint who "basically reached out to Muslims." Is it true?
Rick Perry recently suspended his fresh bid for president. So did Wisconsin's Scott Walker.
But there was a time Perry was the frontrunner for his party's presidential nomination.
This reminder comes courtesy of Karl Rove, the Texas-tied consultant, who says the leader in the race for the 2012 Republican nod changed seven times between September 2011 and the end of February 2012. PunditFact found that five individual candidates, including Perry, handed the lead around.
We take a closer look at key moments that were viewed as gaffes during his presidential run.
The graphic includes 12 claims, which range from basically accurate to highly misleading.
As the Wisconsin governor ends his 2016 presidential run, a look at our Walker items that got the most page-views in 2015.
The Wisconsin governor will abandon his presidential campaign, Fox News and others are reporting.
Mike Huckabee said the Fort Hood shooter was allowed to remain unshaven at trial for religious reasons.
PolitiFact says: MOSTLY FALSE.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina may be the ultimate Washington insider in the Republican race for president — having spent more a third of his life in Congress.
Graham, who was first elected to Congress in 1994, is hoping to build a broad base on one positive aspect of those years of experience: his command of foreign policy. But so far that’s not showing up in the polls.
Graham’s statements have hit the Truth-O-Meter 12 times, earning two each True, Mostly True, Mostly False and False ratings and four Half True ratings. He had no statements with PolitiFact’s lowest rating Pants on Fire.
Click the headline to see a sampling of those checks.
Pundits and politicians critique the second GOP debate on CNN, dicussing polls, questioning the questioners and arguing with the fact-checkers.
Pundits and politicians deliver post-game analysis of the second GOP debate on CNN.