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Julián Castro echoes Clinton

September 10, 2012

Castro tracks Clinton about job gains on Obama's watch.
 

Greatest hits from the Tampa and Charlotte conventions

September 10, 2012

We choose our most significant fact-checks from the Republican and Democratic conventions.

Readers sound off on time taken for mandated tests

September 10, 2012

Several readers looked askance at our fact-check on how many days Texas schools spend in mandated testing.

University of Memphis claims it has “safest” big metro campus in state

September 9, 2012

University of Memphis fans may remember when former basketball coach John Calipari needled rival Tennessee over which campus was the safest.

With students back on campuses across the state, we decided to examine the basis of the U of M’s many claims about its campus being the "safest" large metropolitan campus in the state.

Before you vote Tuesday, check the rulings

September 9, 2012

 

The lively and occasionally bizarre primary fight between U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline and business man Anthony Gemma in the 1st Congressional District has generated enough claims and counter-claims to keep our Truth-O-Meter spinning for weeks.

But because the primary vote is Tuesday, we have taken a short break on fact-checking until the dust clears and the winners are picked.

Meanwhile, as voters make up their minds, we thought we’d reprise some recent rulings in the 1st District race. Here’s a sample:

On final night in Charlotte, Obama takes the stage

September 7, 2012

We fact-check the speeches by President Obama (and his warm-up acts). We’ll be fact-checking speeches throughout the night and will update this story as we do.

Democrats wrap up convention with Obama re-election appeal

September 7, 2012

President Barack Obama took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte Thursday to make his case for re-election.

PolitiFact, PolitiFact Georgia and the AJC Truth-O-Meter tested some claims by the President and others on the convention’s final day.

We will complete a full fact-check of claims made by Obama in Saturday’s paper, and a roundup of claims made throughout the convention on Sunday.

Want to comment on our rulings? Go to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/politifact.georgia) or find us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/politifactga).

And check our Facebook page throughout the day. We update it with new convention fact-checks morning, noon and night.

Democrats make case for Obama re-election

September 7, 2012

The Democrats wrapped up their convention Thursday night in Charlotte with President Barack Obama making his case for four more years on the job.

Prior to the president’s culminating speech, PolitiFact, PolitiFact Georgia and the AJC Truth-O-Meter tested some claims made by former President Bill Clinton and political leaders during convention appearances.

We will complete a full fact-check of claims made by Obama in Saturday’s paper, and a roundup of claims made throughout the convention on Sunday.

Want to comment on our rulings? Go to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/politifact.georgia) or find us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/politifactga).

And check our Facebook page throughout the day. We update it with new convention fact-checks morning, noon and night.

Sixteen Democratic convention fact checks (and counting)

September 7, 2012

By the time Barack Obama completed his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination, PolitiFact researchers had completed 16 fact checks of Democratic speakers.

On final night in Charlotte, Obama takes the stage

September 7, 2012

We fact-check the speeches by President Obama (and his warm-up acts).

Did President Obama save the auto industry?

September 6, 2012

Experts say it wasn't just Obama -- he got critical help from President Bush.

Julián Castro and Mitt Romney’s advice to borrow from your parents

September 6, 2012

Julián Castro's keynote included what turned out to be a laugh line -- his claim that Mitt Romney advised college students to start a business by borrowing from their parents, if need be. Did Castro recap correctly?

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