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Crank up the Carlos-O-Meter!

November 19, 2012

PolitiFact Florida tracks promises by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez as he begins a new term. We add one new promise to our Carlos-O-Meter.

In context: Johnson’s analysis of state’s conflicting Senate votes

November 16, 2012

Political observers on both sides puzzled over the fact Wisconsin elected Madison Democrat Tammy Baldwin to the U.S. Senate just two years after voting in conservative Republican Ron Johnson.

Johnson's own take -- voters bought into demagoguery and misinformation from the left -- has generated some attention.

Chris Christie, Bob Menendez claims go to Truth-O-Meter

November 13, 2012

Governor claim rates a Pants on Fire, senator's statement handed a Half True.

Updating the Obameter and the GOP Pledge-O-Meter

November 9, 2012

We're updating our Obameter and GOP Pledge-O-Meter, which track the campaign promises of President Obama and the House Republicans.

The value of fact-checking in the 2012 campaign

November 9, 2012

Critics harrumph that fact-checking doesn't work because politicians keep lying. But politicians aren't our audience. Voters are.

The value of fact checking in the 2012 campaign

November 8, 2012

Critics harrumph that fact-checking doesn't work because politicians keep lying.

But we're not writing for the politicians.

Our target audience is the voters.

The value of fact-checking in the 2012 campaign

November 8, 2012

Critics harrumph that fact-checking doesn't work because politicians keep lying. But politicians aren't our audience. Voters are.

The value of fact-checking in the 2012 campaign

November 8, 2012

Critics harrumph that fact-checking doesn't work because politicians keep lying. But politicians aren't our audience. Voters are.

PolitiFact details the work done by fact-checkers and the responses from voters.

As always, complete versions of fact-checks are available at the PolitiFact online sites. To comment on our Truth-O-Meter rulings go to our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/politifact.georgia?fref=ts. Readers can follow us on Twitter @PolitiFactGA.

The value of fact-checking in the 2012 campaign

November 8, 2012

Critics harrumph that fact-checking doesn't work because politicians keep lying. But politicians aren't our audience. Voters are.

Menendez defeats Kyrillos for U.S. Senate, House incumbents sail to victory

November 7, 2012

From U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez to New Jersey's sitting congressmen, incumbents soundly fended off their challengers in Tuesday's election

Report cards for Ted Cruz, Tammy Baldwin, Tim Kaine

November 7, 2012

Sen.-elect Ted Cruz of Texas already has a Truth-O-Meter report card.

So do Sens.-elect Tammy Baldwin, the Wisconsin Democrat who defeated a former governor to win a Senate seat, and Tim Kaine, the Virginia Democrat who bested a fellow former governor.

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