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Debunked health care claims live on at Heritage town hall

August 23, 2013

Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint appeared at a "Defund Obamacare" town hall event in Tampa on Wednesday night. We've heard claims we've debunked before.

Happy Birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 6

August 22, 2013

We celebrate our birthday by looking at the most popular fact-checks, people and issues of the past year.

Happy Birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 6

August 22, 2013

We celebrate our birthday by looking at the most popular fact-checks, people and issues of the past year.

Debunked health care claims live on at Tampa town hall

August 22, 2013

Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint brought his "Defund Obamacare" town hall tour to Tampa on Wednesday night. We've heard claims that PolitiFact has debunked before.

Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president?

August 20, 2013

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz might be eligible to run for Canada’s Parliament, according to the Dallas Morning News. But even releasing his birth certificate hasn’t settled whether Cruz can run for U.S. president. PolitiFact takes a fresh look at the question.

Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president?

August 20, 2013

We've looked at the Constitution's requirement that a president be a "natural born" citizen several times. With Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in the news about his birth in Canada, we look again.

Will Obamacare hurt Medicare Advantage?

August 19, 2013

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has been saying that Obamacare will reduce benefits and drive up costs for the Medicare Advantage program. Experts said his warnings don't tell the full story.

Rick Scott halfway to jobs promise? Not so fast

August 16, 2013

Gov. Rick Scott says he's halfway to completing his centerpiece promise of creating 700,000 jobs. But the numbers don't add up.

Rand Paul stretches the truth on ‘The Daily Show’

August 16, 2013

Sen. Rand Paul went on The Daily Show and talked about health care for young people. Some of his comments, though, didn't paint an accurate picture of the federal health law and its costs.

Fact-checks for the St. Petersburg mayoral election

August 15, 2013

As St. Petersburg nears the Aug. 27 mayoral election primary, we round up claims we fact-checked from the three major candidates.

Fact-checking the Kentucky Senate race

August 14, 2013

Next year, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will have a challenger in the Republican primary. The political ads have already started.

Checking on a rodeo clown and Obama–in Texas

August 14, 2013

A congressman has invited a Missouri rodeo clown--freshly famous for lampooning Obama--to Texas.

Heck, we’ve already had a rodeo clown moment.

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