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PolitiFact New Jersey’s Guide to Voting on Election Day

November 6, 2012

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, New Jerseyans are set to cast their ballots at alternate polling places and via e-mail or fax

Election and voter ID claims get examined

November 6, 2012

Today ends a long -- and often annoying -- season of political ads, robocalls from famous politicians and glossy fliers sitting in your mailbox from someone who wants your vote.

PolitiFact Georgia decided to take a look back at a few claims about voting and elections that have been tested on the Truth-O-Meter this election cycle.

Below are abbreviated versions of these fact checks. Look for the complete versions at the PolitiFact online sites. Want to comment on our Truth-O-Meter rulings? It's easy. Just go to our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/politifact.georgia?fref=ts. Readers can follow us on Twitter at PolitiFactGA.

PolitiFact’s voter guide to our voter guides

November 5, 2012

We've done lots of guides to help you sort out the truth in the 2012 election. Here's a guide to them all.

Ad Watch: The final salvos of the presidential race

November 5, 2012

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are filling in the blanks on each other's policies with some far-fetched claims.

Has President Obama kept his campaign promises?

November 5, 2012

Four years ago, Barack Obama made an extraordinary number of campaign promises -- 508 -- on everything from taxes to whaling. We've been tracking each one and have rated them on our Obameter, a five-level scale from Stalled to Promise Kept.

With the 2012 campaign winding down, we thought it was a good time for a status report.

Greatest hits of Florida’s U.S. Senate race

November 5, 2012

We review the most significant fact-checks of the race for U.S. Senate between Connie Mack and Bill Nelson.

Truth-O-Meter looks back at some claims for candidates seeking U.S. House seats

November 5, 2012

How did claims by Jon Runyan, Shelley Adler, Leonard Lance and Upendra Chivukula do on the Truth-O-Meter?

Before you vote, check the Truth-O-Meter

November 4, 2012

Over the last several months, candidates have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to build themselves up and knock their opponents down.

There have been attacks and counterattacks, scary TV ads, robo-calls and oversized campaign fliers clogging our mailboxes -- in other words, the fuel that sent our Truth-O-Meter into overdrive.

Just in the weeks since the September primary, we issued two dozen rulings on claims made by candidates for federal and statewide offices. Not surprisingly, many were way off base. And -- perhaps surprisingly -- many were true.

With the election just two days away, we decided to take a look back at some of our campaign rulings to help voters make up their minds.  Here’s a sampling from key races:

Bob Menendez, Joe Kyrillos debate claims revisited on Truth-O-Meter

November 4, 2012

With New Jersey's U.S. Senate seat up for grabs Tuesday, PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at claims on health care, taxes and debt.

Obama and Romney on jobs

November 4, 2012

One of the hottest topics of this presidential campaign has been jobs -- how many have been created and lost, and who has the best plans for restoring them.

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama have honed in on this key area and made several attempts to outshine the opposition.

Below are abbreviated versions of fact checks about the candidates’ statements during the campaign. Look for the complete fact checks at the PolitiFact online sites.

Want to  comment on our Truth-O-Meter rulings? It’s easy. Just go to our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/politifact.georgia?fref=ts. Readers can follow us on Twitter at: PolitiFactGA.

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