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Fact-checking the Sunday Jan. 19 news shows

January 19, 2014

Vladimir Putin gave a rare interview to ABC's "This Week." We fact-checked two of Putin's claims.

PolitiFact Virginia introduces the Macker-Meter

January 17, 2014

Gov. Terry McAuliffe, take heed: If you promised it during your campaign, PolitiFact Virginia will track it.

National security to top Sunday shows

January 17, 2014

President Barack Obama's plans to rein in the National Security Agency get lots of attention. ABC sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin, plus there will be more discussion of the troubles of New Jersey governor Chris Christie and "Bridgegate."

Introducing the Macker-Meter

January 17, 2014

The Macker-Meter will monitor what progress, if any, Gov. Terry McAuliffe makes on 17 of his campaign promises last year.

Fact-checking Gates’ claims about Biden’s foreign policy

January 16, 2014

In an in-depth investigation, we take a deep dive into the congressional record and newspaper archives to fact-check former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, whose new memoir is highly critical of Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy record.

Texas gaining more than 1,000 residents a day, but North Dakota growing faster

January 16, 2014

Texas continues to gain more than 1,000 people a day. But it’s not the fastest-growing state.

Sounding out our latest Wendy Davis fact check

January 15, 2014

Austin's KUT, 90.5 FM, quizzed us about our latest check of a claim by Wendy Davis--about payday lenders.

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Fact-checking claims about income inequality

January 15, 2014

People have been talking about things other than New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. We analyzed two recent claims about income inequality.

It’s Jolly vs. Sink for the seat formerly held by Young

January 15, 2014

A Republican primary on Jan. 14 has set the match up to represent Pinellas County in Congress.

Fact-checking Florida’s swing-district congressional race

January 15, 2014

Politics junkies wonder if a March special election will be a harbinger for November. PolitiFact Florida has fact-checks on Republican David Jolly and Democrat Alex Sink in the contest for Florida’s 13th Congressional District.

Claims about MLK often go astray

January 15, 2014

In the four-plus decades since his death, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has become, perhaps, the most quoted and misquoted figured in America.

With today being King’s birthday, PolitiFact Georgia thought it would be timely to look at some claims concerning the Atlanta native and civil rights legend. Not surprisingly, many of these claims needed some context or were flat-out wrong.

Here is a round-up on a few fact-checks involving King.

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PunditFact bringing fact-checking to Tampa Bay television

January 14, 2014

An exciting new partnership will bring our fact-checks to a new audience.

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