Fact-checking Scott Walker
With the Republican Wisconsin governor poised to announce for president, we analyze his campaign through the lens of his record on the Truth-O-Meter and the Flip-O-Meter.
With the Republican Wisconsin governor poised to announce for president, we analyze his campaign through the lens of his record on the Truth-O-Meter and the Flip-O-Meter.
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.
Both Hillary Clinton and House Republicans are spinning when it comes how Clinton handled emails related to the Benghazi controversy. We lay out the timeline.
• Scott Walker on the Truth-O-Meter
Three historians commented on our fact-check of a neo-Confederate claim about Abraham Lincoln and resettling former slaves in Central America after the Civil War. Here's what they had to say.
• Fact-checking Alan Grayson, candidate for U.S. Senate
• PolitiFact's Top 5 for June 2015
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson will challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy in a Democratic primary in 2016, vying for the seat held by Sen. Marco Rubio.
Our check into a HALF TRUE Doonesbury claim about Greg Abbott tracking the Jade Helm 15 military exercise drew the most reader views in June.
Our reviews of claims by the Midland County sheriff, Abbott himself and Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman also made our top six reader favorites for the month.
We fact-checked statements about the Confederate flag debate in South Carolina, Caitlyn Jenner, and Hillary Clinton.
• International fact-checkers focus on fake photos
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush officially announced his 2016 candidacy for president, leading to a fresh round of attacks and claims.
At a recent meeting in Sarajevo, fact-checkers from around the world compared notes on how to debunk manipulated or misattributed photos.
• Donald Trump on the Truth-O-Meter
PolitiFact Georgia has begun an occasional series looking at statements from more than a dozen of the 2016 presidential candidates as part of our overall effort to parse fact and fiction in the political talk.
Today, we turn our attention to claims from former U.S. Senator and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee.
(See previous stories on other candidates here)
Donald Trump is climbing in the polls in the race for the Republican nomination for president. We've fact-checked several of his statements.