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Fact-checking the March 2 news shows

March 2, 2014

Russia's military intervention in Ukraine had pundits and politicians talking. They had their facts straight, we found.

Ukraine the talk of the Sunday news shows

March 2, 2014

Russia's intervention led to a debate over America's next move.

Sunday shows will feature military cuts, Oscars

February 28, 2014

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel comes to Face the Nation, and actor and director Ben Affleck joins This Week.

GOP reacts to Ted Nugent comments

February 28, 2014

Rand Paul told a tea party meeting that supporters should avoid name-calling and focus on the positive. PunditFact has fact-checked two points about Nugent’s controversial criticism of President Barack Obama.

Debt vs. deficit: What’s the difference?

February 27, 2014

A few recent fact-checks show that falling deficits don’t mean falling debt.

Consult your Truth-O-Meter before voting in Texas party primaries

February 27, 2014

Texas voters choose major-party nominees on Tuesday, though May run-offs are possible if the lead candidate in each primary fails to draw more than half the vote.

Warm up for voting by reviewing claims we checked during the election run-up--including a smoky statement about the planet’s warmth.

Advocacy group stirs Michigan senate race with ad featuring leukemia patient

February 26, 2014

Americans for Prosperity, the conservative group funded by the Koch brothers, is going after the Democratic candidate in Michigan's open U.S. Senate race for voting for the Affordable Care Act.

In a 60-second ad, Julie Boonstra, a Michigan woman with leukemia, explains how she lost her insurance because it did not meet standards for coverage set by Obamacare. She claims by voting for President Barack Obama's health law, Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., put her life at risk and stuck her with a policy that was unaffordable.

While a harrowing account, there's a lot more to this story than the ad lets on.

PolitiFact Wisconsin looks at 5 key pieces of Scott Walker’s record

February 25, 2014

As Gov. Scott Walker gains more national attention, PolitiFact Wisconsin looks back at his record on jobs, taxes and fiscal prudence.

Five key pieces from our Scott Walker file

February 24, 2014

The bright lights of the national media often cast a favorable glow on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker after the November 2013 release of his book, sowing speculation that he would be a contender for the Republican nomination for president in 2016.

A few months later, on Feb. 23, 2014, the lights might have made Walker feel like he was under the heat of an interrogation.

As Walker continues to stir national interest, we offer a primer on who he is, focusing on recent PolitiFact Wisconsin items on three key themes of his time as governor: jobs, taxes and fiscal responsibility.

We’re joining reddit, and we need your help

February 24, 2014

PunditFact is reaching out to redditors to help find facts to check.

Calling all cars for Texas balanced budget boasts

February 24, 2014

No one balances a Texas state budget by his or her lonesome. But that doesn’t keep incumbents from suggesting as much.

Now we seek your help in identifying such budget claims by candidates in the March primaries.

PunditFact fact-checks the Feb. 23 news shows

February 23, 2014

The political unrest in Ukraine dominated discussion on the Sundays shows.

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