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Cruz paperwork claim about Obamacare draws on flawed research, assumptions

September 3, 2013

Ted Cruz made a vivid paperwork claim. It had holes.

Mailbag: ‘I rate PolitiFact’s conclusions Mostly False’

September 3, 2013

The dog days of summer have brought many critiques of our work, plus some praise. Here's some of what PolitiFact's readers have been saying recently.

The August High Five: Walker, Walker, Walker

September 1, 2013

Gov. Scott Walker continues to click with PolitiFact Wisconsin readers. The three items that got the most page-views on our site in August 2013 were each Walker-related.

And two of those involved perhaps the central issue of Walker's tenure: jobs.

Rounding out the High Five were statements by Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and Democratic U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore.

What the law and the past say about attacking Syria

August 30, 2013

The president's authority to use military force against Syria is front and center. It's not the first time the question has come up. We review what we've learned about the law, and how it has played out depending on the circumstances.

Alan Grayson claims 45,000 people die a year because they lack health insurance

August 30, 2013

We explain the science -- and the skepticism -- of studies that pin down the number of deaths due to not having health insurance.

The Top Five: PolitiFact’s most-clicked August items

August 30, 2013

Fact-checks about the Obama family's vacation, the federal budget and the United Nations confiscating guns captured readers' attention this month.

UN treaty doesn’t mandate international gun registry

August 29, 2013

Steve Stockman warned that a treaty mandates an international gun registry. That’s not so.

Mike Huckabee’s claim on gun homicides misfires

August 29, 2013

Mike Huckabee said America's gun-related homicide rate would be the same as Belgium if you left out just a few states. We found this talking point doesn't work, even on its own terms.

Has ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ been banned, but not assault weapons?

August 27, 2013

We analyze an ad from a gun control group that has been widely shared on social media.

“Sergeant, you don’t know me, but…”

August 27, 2013

A recorded call lands Dewhurst on the Truth-O-Meter.

How many kids have been cut from Head Start?

August 26, 2013

We fact-checked several claims this year about Head Start and the sequester. New evidence is now available on how the program for preschoolers is handling budget cuts.

How many kids have been cut from Head Start?

August 26, 2013

Earlier this year, we looked at a claim from U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, about the sequester and Head Start. New evidence is now available on how the program is handling budget cuts from the sequester.

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