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Fact-checking Gov. Scott Walker’s new book

November 18, 2013

In his new memoir, Gov. Scott Walker recounts how he secretly crafted a plan "that gets rid of the unions and eliminates collective bargaining." He dwells on the state of state government’s finances prior to his election and argues for how much better they are now.

And he takes a few pokes at President Obama’s Washington.

We take a look at how Walker's claims -- new and old -- stack up on the Truth-O-Meter.

Fact-checking Nancy Pelosi on ‘Meet the Press’

November 17, 2013

On Sunday's Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi defended the health care law and President Barack Obama's promise that people could keep their health insurance.

Fact-checking Nancy Pelosi on ‘Meet the Press’

November 17, 2013

On Sunday's Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi defended the health care law and President Barack Obama's promise that people could keep their health insurance.

When online satire gets presented as the facts

November 15, 2013

Like the old game of telephone, satire is being transformed into "truth" by social media.

Fact-checking ‘PoliticsNation’

November 15, 2013

On Tuesday's PoliticsNation, host Al Sharpton and guests Rep. Jim McDermott and Goldie Taylor confused their talking points.

Differences between the debt and the deficit

November 14, 2013

On Tuesday's PoliticsNation, host Al Sharpton and guest Goldie Taylor confused debt with deficit.

Did Medicare Part D have the same rollout problems as the Obamacare online marketplaces?

November 14, 2013

Democrats say that President George W. Bush's major health care proposal had problems at rollout, too. We delve into the health care history.

South Texan is second Latina to run for governor

November 13, 2013

Miriam Martinez ballyhooed herself as the first Latina to run for governor. False, it turns out.

Even before the Truth-O-Meter twitched, Martinez revised her campaign website.

When Internet satire gets passed off as “truth”

November 13, 2013

Like the old game of telephone, satire is being transformed into "truth" by social media and the Internet.

Scott Brown gets his swearing-in timeline wrong

November 13, 2013

Former Massachusetts Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown took a stroll down memory lane Monday while talking about the health care law with Fox News’ Gretchen Carlson. But he got his history wrong.

When Internet satire gets passed off as “truth”

November 12, 2013

Like the old game of telephone, satire is being transformed into "truth" by social media and the Internet.

James Carville says Barack Obama ‘saved the auto industry’

November 12, 2013

Democratic strategist and professional pundit James Carville defended President Barack Obama on Monday's Morning Joe, claiming Obama saved the auto industry. We take a look under the hood.

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