Ten questions about the debt ceiling
Confused about what the debt ceiling is? As the government hurtles toward a possible default, here is an FAQ about the debt ceiling and why it's important to every American.
Confused about what the debt ceiling is? As the government hurtles toward a possible default, here is an FAQ about the debt ceiling and why it's important to every American.
Readers disliked our takes on Charlie Crist's synopsis of the 2012 voter purge and Broward County Libertarians trumpeting their party as the nation's third-largest.
In today’s news media environment, there is great pressure to be first, to be provocative and to be popular. PunditFact will launch next month to fact-check claims by media figures and rate them on our Truth-O-Meter.
PunditFact will be dedicated to fact-checking claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers and the hosts and guests of talk shows.
PunditFact will be dedicated to fact-checking claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers and the hosts and guests of talk shows.
Highlights of our first online live chat: Multiple mentions of Obama and a chance to recap a doctored photo.
The campaign has already started in the 2014 race for Senate in Arkansas. We fact-checked two claims recently from Republican challenger Tom Cotton.
Here's a look at some of the candidates' recurrent claims:
A ballot initiative in Florida seeks to legalize the use of medicinal marijuana, and that has people talking about the its use and safety. We looked at claims that marijuana is not addictive and that it's less toxic than alcohol.
Is medical marijuana on its way to Florida? A group is working to collect more than 700,000 petitions to add a question to next year's ballot. Their hope: to amend the state Constitution to allow the use of medicinal marijuana. PolitiFact Florida is following the campaign and looked into claims that marijuana is not addictive and that it's less toxic than alcohol.
President Barack Obama shut down the Amber Alert program that finds missing kids? He shut down the ocean? Both claims have flourished on social media. Neither is accurate.
The Texas race for lieutenant governor won’t top the 2014 ballot. But might it prove No. 1 with curious claims to check?