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As the House adjourns early over Medicaid battle, we look at claims on the Truth-O-Meter

April 28, 2015

We fact-checked claims about the budget, polls, health outcomes and jobs related to Medicaid expansion

Same-sex marriage claims on the Truth-O-Meter

April 28, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments that could result in legalizing same-sex marriage across the country.

At issue is whether the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which guarantees due process and equal protection, compels states to recognize such unions and whether states such as Georgia, which now ban the practice, must recognize the marriages performed in other states.

PolitiFact Georgia has prepared a primer on the claims, including the Peach State's role in the issue.

Fact-checking claims about same-sex marriage

April 27, 2015

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments about same-sex marriage bans. PolitiFact has fact-checked multiple claims related to the topic.

PunditFact previews the April 26 news show

April 24, 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.

Fact-checking claims about Medicaid in Florida

April 23, 2015

As the Legislature has stalled amid an impasse over Medicaid expansion, we look back at our fact-checks about the health care program for the poor.

Iranian missiles and the eastern U.S.: How big a threat?

April 23, 2015

Marco Rubio recently said, "Iran is developing long-range rockets that will at some point in less than a decade be capable of reaching the east coast of the United States." We asked experts what they thought.

Getting schooled on education issues

April 22, 2015

Georgia's schools will continue to be in the news as Gov. Nathan Deal launches his bid for voters to approve the Opportunity School District with the power to take control of failing schools, convert them into charters or shut them down.

The bill allowing for the overhaul was one of a handful of education-related initiatives to come out of the recent Legislative session. PolitiFact Georgia was there.

Crime and punishment on the Truth-O-Meter

April 22, 2015

As officials and the general public react to the wave of homicides in Milwaukee and controversies over police-community relations, a look at crime-related fact checks.

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