Claims in the Scott Walker-Mary Burke race about education
When it comes to education issues, Act 10, private school vouchers and public school funding have been key topics in statements we've rated on the Truth-O-Meter.
When it comes to education issues, Act 10, private school vouchers and public school funding have been key topics in statements we've rated on the Truth-O-Meter.
David Dewhurst said prayer rugs were found in the Texas brush near Mexico.
That's not factually confirmed, we concluded, and ridiculous.
The Sunday shows continued to discuss Ebola, but they also looked ahead to 2016.
• A few words to those who think George Will was right about Ebola going airborne through a sneeze
• Top 5 falsehoods about Ebola
PunditFact gives you the first look at the 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.
We select the nine biggest falsehoods we've fact-checked this election season, with claims about Islamic State, the U.S.-Mexico border, guns and women's health making the list.
• Republicans' favorite attack on incumbent Democrats: their loyalty to Obama in votes
Terrorists using Ebola would be the sum of all fears. But is it plausible?
• Republicans' favorite attack on incumbent Democrats: their loyalty to Obama in votes
• PolitiFact Georgia: Georgia's economy and the race for governor
• PolitiFact Florida: Fact-checking CNN's Florida governor's debate
A fact check led to an interview with the wife of an Austin man awaiting sentencing on terrorism-related charges. In a news story, she says her husband was pressured into an overseas plan by federal operatives.
In countless races this election season, the favorite Republican talking point against Democratic incumbents is how often they voted with President Barack Obama.
• PolitiFact Georgia: Georgia's economy and the race for governor
• PolitiFact Florida: Fact-checking CNN's Florida governor's debate
• PunditFact: Pew study finds Rush Limbaugh least trustworthy news source
Georgia's economy and how it spends or doesn't spend tax dollars have become hot rhetoric in the neck-and-neck governor’s race between incumbent Republican Nathan Deal and Democratic challenger Jason Carter.
Moderator Jake Tapper quizzed former Gov. Charlie Crist and current Gov. Rick Scott on topics like Ebola, executions and Florida State football.
• PunditFact: Pew study finds Rush Limbaugh least trustworthy news source
• PolitiFact Wisconsin: Fact-checking Friday's governor's debate
• PolitiFact Florida: Did the rules of the second debate say there would be no fan?
CNN hosted a nationally televised debate between Rick Scott and Charlie Crist, their final face-off before Election Day. We checked the facts.
Pew surveyed people's views about 36 news outlets. Rush Limbaugh ranked as the least trustworthy.
• Revisiting Reza Aslan's response to Bill Maher about female genital mutilation
• A few words to those who think George Will was right about Ebola going airborne through a sneeze
• Top 5 falsehoods about Ebola