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PunditFact previews the May 10 news shows

May 9, 2015

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.

Flip-flop: Rick Perry newly opposes Export-Import Bank

May 8, 2015

Rick Perry as governor urged Congress to keep the Export-Import Bank alive.

 

Perry, no longer governor, this week declared the bank should die. That's a FULL FLOP for Perry on the PolitiFact Flip-O-Meter.

Video: Review of fact checks on Scott Walker, other presidential contenders

May 7, 2015

A look at some recent fact checks.

Did the Clinton Foundation keep its promises? A PolitiFact scorecard

May 7, 2015

The Clinton Foundation signed an agreement in 2008 to avoid conflicts of interest while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. Our scorecard tracks whether the foundation lived up to its end of the deal.

Did the Clinton Foundation keep its promises? A PunditFact scorecard

May 7, 2015

The Clinton Foundation signed an agreement in 2008 to avoid conflicts of interest while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state. Our scorecard tracks whether the foundation lived up to its end of the deal.

Fact checking the new transportation law

May 7, 2015

Gov. Nathan Deal made filling potholes on Georgia's roads and fixing state bridges a step closer to reality by signing a sweeping transportation funding bill.

The measure will raise about $1 billion a year - enough to tackle the state's mounting project backlog but not likely to make a dent in the overall need to keep all infrastructure up to date.

PolitiFact Georgia kept tabs on the political struggle to get the bill passed, and has several fact checks to help explain what you can expect.

Joe Scarborough apologizes to PolitiFact, sort of

May 6, 2015

Joe Scarborough corrected the record for wrongly claiming that Algeria was on the U.S. terror list. 

State money and Florida hospitals: Counting LIP dollars

May 6, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott told legislators that hospitals that get tax money are still in the black. We take a look at some of the numbers.

Biggest Texas tax cut ever? Not

May 6, 2015

Van Taylor touted tax changes approved by the Texas Senate as the biggest tax cuts in Texas history.

 

They weren't, we found.

What Bill Clinton said in 2012 about not taking foreign donations

May 5, 2015

A 2012 Q&A session between Bill Clinton and Ashley Judd has surfaced as evidence in the case against the Clinton Foundation and its acceptance of foreign donations while Hillary Clinton served as secretary of state.

Fact checking the state budget

May 5, 2015

The calendar change to May means state budget decisions will dominate the political headlines in the weeks ahead. A look back at factchecks on key topics.

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