PunditFact fact-checks claims about the South Carolina Confederate battle flag controversy
Pundits and politicians debated Sunday whether it's time to remove a Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina statehouse.
Pundits and politicians debated Sunday whether it's time to remove a Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina statehouse.
A reader asked: Did comedian Andy Borowitz have his facts straight when he suggested Texas gun stores outnumber Texas abortion facilities more than 12,000 to 1?
Short answer: Borowitz made up his numbers. Remember, he’s a professional kidder.
Still, we hunted accurate figures.
With more than a dozen candidates announced for the 2016 presidential election, there will be plenty of claims coming from all political corners.
PolitiFact Georgia has begun an occasional series looking at statements from the candidates as part of our overall effort to parse fact and fiction in the political talk.
Today: a look at the statements from former First Lady, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The Confederate battle flag still flies on the grounds of the South Carolina statehouse.
Jeb! (Think of letters saved if everyone ran solely by their first name and an exclamation point).
And, in case you missed it, Donald Trump.
As speedily tracked by PolitiFact Florida and PolitiFact National, the field of Republicans aspiring presidential grew by those two last week. Here's your chance to see how each one has fared on the Truth-O-Meter.
SEE JEB BUSH'S TRUTH-O-METER REPORT CARD HERE. SEE DONALD TRUMP'S TRUTH-O-METER HISTORY HERE.
Presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Rick Perry discussed the situation in Charleston, S.C.
The Legislature put $2 million into the budget at the last minute for the Bradenton-area sports school, which promises thousands of jobs and millions for the state and local economy. But experts say those numbers may be too high.
The Supreme Court could gut President Barack Obama’s signature health care law over four simple words, "established by the state." What does it mean? Our PolitiFact Sheet on King vs. Burwell explains.
Here's how statements about the proposed state budget have fared on our Truth-O-Meter.
A West Texas sheriff declared the U.S. alone in not securing its border with the military.
Pants on Fire!
The governor says losing the Milwaukee Bucks would be more expensive to taxpayers than helping to build the team a new arena. What is behind the numbers?
Donald Trump announced he was running for president in a lengthy speech that included several inaccurate statements.
New! PolitiFact Sheet: King vs. Burwell