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Cruz cruises, Perry closes, Davis 10th–Abbott out of running

August 1, 2014

Winners: Ted Cruz and Rick Perry, while Wendy Davis landed 10th and Greg Abbott didn’t make the cut.

Rest easy, punditoids. We’re solely talking about July's 10 most-viewed PolitiFact Texas fact checks, including three Pants on Fire results.

The High Five: Scott Walker’s clickability

August 1, 2014

Statements Gov. Scott Walker made about his Democratic challenger, the former Democratic governor and gay marriage were among our most-clicked items in July 2014.

A congressional hopeful’s claim about the Common Core school standards also made the High Five.

A closer look at claims on impeachment, House lawsuit

August 1, 2014

In Congress' final days before the August recess, talk about a House lawsuit against President Barack Obama and possible impeachment proceedings got a lot of attention. We checked some of the claims.
 

Your guide to the Sunday, Aug. 3 news shows

August 1, 2014

Every Friday 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.

Dissecting the impeachment talk on MSNBC, Fox News

July 31, 2014

Nate Silver posted an interesting look at how the cable networks are handling the impeachment talk in Washington. We decided to dig into the numbers ourselves.

Immigration claims aplenty from Rick Perry, Glenn Beck, Lou Dobbs: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

July 31, 2014

It's all immigration, all the time in today's PolitiFact Oregon Roundup. Rick Perry, Glenn Beck and Lou Dobbs are among those whose claims are up for inspection.

John Cornyn, draft dodger? That’s Fatigues on Fire!

July 31, 2014

David Alameel said Cornyn dodged "his draft" in the Vietnam War era.

To the contrary, documents indicate young Cornyn, like many, was granted student deferments. Got a light?

What we know about the alleged transcript of Obama and Netanyahu call

July 29, 2014

The world is buzzing with the leak of an alleged transcript between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But we warn you: Proceed with caution.

Greg Abbott, Rick Perry air unconfirmed claims about 3,000 murders by unauthorized immigrants

July 29, 2014

Rick Perry and Greg Abbott, championing border security, each attributed 3,000 killings to people jailed in Texas living in the United States without legal authorization.

But their declared source for this figure doesn’t prove out such claims--and there are unanswered questions.

PolitiFact and PunditFact fact-check the debate over immigration

July 28, 2014

Politicians and talking heads have been scrambling to provide context for the surge of children from Central America -- and to assign blame.

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