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Rick Perry says Barack Obama called Medicaid "broken." That’s Mostly True.

A recent tweet by the Republican National Committee said that "Americans are fleeing tax-and-spend states" like California for states that are fiscally conservative. It's become a meme repeated nationwide. But what does the data show?

Austin’s hizzoner gets the polls right on Americans, including NRA members, widely supporting background checks before all gun purchases.

The push for tougher gun control legislation continues in the General Assembly Tuesday, April 9, as state officials hold a news conference at the State House to promote a package of bills covering such issues as background checks, firearms safety, weapons sales and modifying penalties for existing gun laws.

We analyze our 130+ fact-checks about guns and find some interesting patterns and trends.

We analyze our 130+ fact-checks about guns and find some interesting patterns and trends.

Based on erroneous statistics from the state, conservative groups are saying  that teachers comprise only 35 percent of the employees in Virginia's public schools -- the lowest percentage in the nation.

First Rep. Charlie Rangel, and now Newark Mayor Cory Booker, have gone on national television recently and vastly overestimated the number of Americans killed by gun violence.

At CPAC, the former governor said conservatives should make personal connections and help people. To illustrate the point, he told the story of a mother he met on the campaign trail. We checked into the facts behind the story.

At CPAC, Bush told a brief anecdote about how conservatives should make personal connections and help people. Here's the rest of the story.

Kirk Watson said 29 Texas animal shelters use carbon monoxide to euthanize dogs and cats. That seems about right, though we also spoke with an official who said a rifle is locally preferred.

As the Senate gets ready to consider immigration reform, we talk to policy experts about what's up for debate in the final legislation.