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Fact-checking the Feb. 23 news shows

February 23, 2014

Much of the talk Sunday focused on the events in Ukraine.

2014 campaign rhetoric is off and running

February 21, 2014

We're tracking elections around the country and have already found claims in need of debunking.

Feb. 23 Sunday shows to feature Kiev, George W. Bush

February 21, 2014

The Washington talk shows look outward this weekend with the focus on protests in Ukraine. Plus, interviews with former President George W. Bush, a Scandal star, and the cutest DCist around, Bao Bao the giant panda. 

Greg Abbott (again) doubts Wendy Davis on gun rights

February 20, 2014

Greg Abbott, running for governor, told CNN this week that campaigning with provocative rocker Ted Nugent "was a way to expose Wendy Davis for her flip-flopping on gun-related issues."

In November, before Davis announced her support for allowing licensed Texans to openly carry pistols on their hips, we took an in-depth look at her positions and votes on gun issues going back to her days on the Fort Worth City Council. Read on for more.

Mailbag: ‘You guys are really being finicky’

February 20, 2014

Another in our regular installment of reader feedback in all its glory.

Where the words ‘subhuman mongrel’ came from

February 19, 2014

Ted Nugent recently called President Barack Obama a "subhuman mongrel." CNN's Wolf Blitzer took to the airwaves to reveal the troubling roots of those words.

Your early vote can be of primary importance

February 18, 2014

If you wait to vote till November, you could miss your chance to affect some important Texas races. Early voting for the March 4 primaries runs Feb. 18-28.

Take a trip with the Truth-O-Meter through the names of some candidates you might not see again after March 4.

Taking a break for the PolitiFact Palooza

February 17, 2014

PolitiFact editors meet at the Poynter Institute in Florida this week to plan for 2014 and beyond. (A little sunshine doesn't hurt, either!) We'll be back with new fact-checks later in the week.

PunditFact fact-checks the Sunday Feb. 16 news shows

February 16, 2014

Panelists on ABC's "This Week" asked for our help on a claim about presidential inaugural history.

Fact-checking the Feb. 16 news shows

February 16, 2014

Pundits talked about climate change and the minimum wage on the Sunday shows.

Attack ad on Obamacare revives talking points old and new

February 14, 2014

An ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee attacks Alex Sink, a Democrat running for Congress in Florida, for supporting the health care law. We put its claims to our Truth-O-Meter. 

Sunday shows to dish on Michael Sam, extreme weather, ‘House of Cards’

February 14, 2014

Without much news to analyze from the Capitol, the news shows plan to broaden their focus to sports, entertainment and the weather on Sunday. Don't worry, wonks: There will be foreign policy and economic talk, too. And PunditFact will be watching for fact-checks.

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