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Our handy guide to help you sort out the truth about Mitt Romney and Bain Capital.

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President Obama, stopping in Austin, naturally figures into many fact checks.



 

When the Tennessee Lottery on Monday reported another record year of revenues, everyone from all parties said they were pleased.

But as our ruling from March points out, there is a definite difference in opinion on whether the lottery should be considered in good financial health and how much of the proceeds and massive reserve fund should go toward helping students fund college tuition.

The 30-second spot shows Democrat nominee Tim Kaine endorsing President Barack Obama’s $821 billion stimulus package. The moderator says the stimulus "actually wasted money studying ants in Africa," and paying for "office upgrades for politicians."

U.S. Senate hopeful, governor cite wrong statistics in claims about national job creation, number of state employees.

As a candidate, Barack Obama promised the most open presidency in history. Our Obameter ratings reveal he's made lots of progress posting data but has had difficulty resisting the Washington urge to conduct business behind closed doors.

As a candidate, Barack Obama promised unprecedented transparency in the White House. We put his promises to the Obameter.

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Mitt Romney "couldn’t be confirmed as a dog catcher" because he has refused to release multiple years of tax returns. Our colleagues at PolitiFact.com checked the requirements for dog catchers and others in government.

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Mitt Romney "couldn’t be confirmed as a dog catcher" because he has refused to release multiple years of tax returns. We check the requirements for dog catchers and others in government.

We fact-check TV ads on Iran and health care.

Williams cries foul about federal aid launching a Washington pancake house. We sniff the syrup.