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Positioned to deliver: Scott Walker and his many promises

November 5, 2014

With a fresh four years and friends dominating the Legislature, Gov. Scott Walker is in a commanding position to enact his agenda. We take a tour of his key campaign promises.

 

Also: Our most-clicked items from October.

A post-mortem on Georgia’s midterm elections

November 5, 2014

Tuesday's midterm elections will have repercussions for months and years to come.

PolitiFact Georgia takes a moment to look back at key issues in the two big races, for governor and U.S. Senate.

Herman Cain wrong on Obamacare claim

November 5, 2014

Herman Cain’s longshot 2012 Republican presidential bid may be long over, but he’s continued to opine on national affairs. Take, for example, his recent blog post titled, "Nine facts Democrats don't want you to hear before you vote tomorrow."

 

Republicans rolled in Texas; not everyone fact-checked yet

November 5, 2014

John Cornyn and Greg Abbott were among the Republicans who won every race for statewide office again -- the kind of sweep that Texas voters have touched off every year since 1996.

 

We've got work ahead. Not all the winners have extensive Truth-O-Meter report cards.

Our October High-Five: Back to the False end of the scale

November 4, 2014

When it came to our most-clicked items in October, not surprisingly it was all about Scott Walker and Mary Burke. And those items were most often False.

Fact-checks about Florida voting and elections

November 4, 2014

Happy Election Day! As Florida residents head to polls, we look back at fact-checks about early voting, restoring the right to vote for felons, purging noncitizens from the voter rolls and more.

9 fact-checks about voting and elections

November 4, 2014

With Election Day finally here, we look at fact-checks about voter fraud, voter ID laws, restoring the right to vote for felons, purging noncitizens from the voter rolls and more.

Top claims from the U.S. Senate race

November 4, 2014

Election Day has come. Here's a review of some of the most interesting claims made by Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Ed Gillespie in this year's U.S. Senate race.

Time to vote, Georgia

November 4, 2014

It's Election Day in the Peach State.

Before you head to the polls to cast your vote in some of the most closely battled and closely watched races in years, get a quick PolitiFact Georgia primer.

Fact-checking the flashpoints in the U.S. Senate race

November 3, 2014

Republican David Perdue's business record and Democrat Michelle's Nunn's ties to President Obama have become the most talked about claims in Georgia's effectively tied U.S. Senate race. We look at the facts behind the talking points.

 

Miscellaneous claims in the Scott Walker-Mary Burke race

November 3, 2014

For the past week we've taken a look, by topic, at some of the major claims that have been made in the camapign for governor. We conclude with a roundup of claims made by and about Gov. Scott Walker and his Democratic challenger, Mary Burke, that don't fit neatly into a category.

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