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Examining Florida’s Sunshine Law in wake of Gerald Bailey controversy

February 2, 2015

Questions and accusations fly after the FDLE commissioner was forced out, so PolitiFact Florida explains the state public records laws that some suggest was violated.

PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 1 Sunday shows

February 1, 2015

Super Sunday brought talk about the spread of terrorists abroad and the spread of the measles back home.

Fact-checking the Feb. 1 news shows

February 1, 2015

Super Sunday brought talk about the spread of terrorists abroad and the spread of the measles back home.

Super Bowl = more sex trafficking?

January 30, 2015

PolitiFact considers claims around the Super Bowl--including whether sex trafficking steps up this time every year.

 

And Texan John Cornyn figures into two fresh fact checks.

PunditFact previews the Feb. 1 news shows

January 30, 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 the 2015 Super Bowl

January 29, 2015

We look at whether the cold could deflate footballs and if the game sparks a spike in human trafficking. 

All about education

January 28, 2015

Education - from its role in economic development to what to fund and how - remains a hot topic in Georgia.

As state lawmakers begin the annual budget process with extra money for education for the first time in years, PolitiFact Georgia has already taken on some claims on the issue.

Mailbag: Bread bag edition

January 27, 2015

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, recalled wearing bread bags to keep her shoes dry when growing up in rural Iowa. This prompted a flood of memories by PolitiFact readers. Here are recollections from those who did much the same -- and some who didn't.

MSNBC, Fox, CNN move the needle on our Truth-O-Meter scorecards

January 27, 2015

MSNBC and CNN have improved ever so slightly on our TV network scorecards, while Fox News has moved a touch in the opposite direction.

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