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Just kidding: Andy Borowitz says Texas gun shops outnumber abortion clinics more than 12,000-to-1

By W. Gardner Selby June 22, 2015

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.

Fact checking Hillary Clinton

By April Hunt June 22, 2015

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.

 

Jeb! Trump too; fresh presidential candidates and the Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby June 21, 2015

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.

 

PunditFact previews the June 21 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman June 20, 2015

Presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Rick Perry discussed the situation in Charleston, S.C.

IMG Academy projects big economic numbers from expansion, but doesn’t say how

By Joshua Gillin June 19, 2015

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.

PolitiFact Sheet: King vs. Burwell

June 19, 2015

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. 

 

• Fact-checking Donald Trump

Examining Scott Walker’s ‘cheaper to keep them’ slogan

June 18, 2015

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?

 

Also: Factchecking the state budget.

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