Fact-checking the Aug. 30 news shows
Hillary Clinton's decision to so-far ignore the Sunday talk show circuit has given Bernie Sanders plenty of chances to sell his message.
Hillary Clinton's decision to so-far ignore the Sunday talk show circuit has given Bernie Sanders plenty of chances to sell his message.
PolitiFact writers have identified several immigration claims floated by presidential aspirants that lacked full factual footing.
Amy Sherman of PolitiFact Florida breaks it down.
Meanwhile in Texas... HALF TRUE: Ted Cruz's claim the Obama administration released 104,000 "criminal illegal aliens," including 196 murderers.
Every Friday, PunditFact gives you the first look at guests on the Sunday news shows. On Sunday, we see if what they said is true. You can read how they fared here or weekly in the Daily Beast.
We have fact-checked misleading claims about anchor babies, deportations, sanctuary cities and the candidates' proposals.
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We have fact-checked misleading claims about anchor babies, deportations, sanctuary cities and the candidates' proposals.
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Readers asked if we were accurately describing Bernie Sanders as a socialist, so we dug into the term and its background.
• 10 years after Katrina, a look at President Obama's campaign promises
PolitiFact Georgia breaks down the week in fact-checks.
A Travis County official, Bruce Elfant, says that in voter turnout, Americans suck compared to voters elsewhere.
OK, those weren't his words. But he made a similar point, which we found MOSTLY TRUE.
Articulating positions on immigration continues to hinder Gov. Scott Walker on the presidential campaign trail. A closer look at his statements on "birthright citizenship."
We've published more than 10,000 fact-checks over the past eight years. We deserve some cake!
Debate about birthright citizenship, which some Republican presidential candidates have pledged to end, occupied a lot of airspace on the Sunday shows.