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$8.5 million goes to Perry’s scholarships goal

April 6, 2012

There's a new turn on a Perry promise about college scholarships, which we recently rated as a Compromise.

Christie claim about union dues for nonmembers of NJEA garners more than 100 comments

April 6, 2012

Readers debate rationale behind governor raising issue of union fees for non NJEA members.

Their eyes are on November

April 5, 2012

President Barack Obama and likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney used dueling speeches to newspaper executives to preview the general election campaign.

Rick Santorum’s inaccurate streak on the Truth-O-Meter

April 4, 2012

In recent months Rick Santorum has received a higher percentage of PolitiFact ratings of Mostly False, False and Pants on Fire.

Hunting fictions about voting in Texas

April 4, 2012

Esperanza "Hope" Andrade, Texas’s chief elections officer, unveiled a campaign she described as fighting myths about voting in Texas.  And what are those myths?

No shortage of energy claims — true and otherwise

April 4, 2012

Politicians won't let you forget that you're paying more for gasoline. Voters are feeling the pinch, and leaders at the top are eager to point the finger. PolitiFact explores a few of their claims.

No shortage of energy claims — true or otherwise

April 3, 2012

Politicians won't let you forget that you're paying more for gasoline. Voters are feeling the pinch, and leaders at the top are eager to point the finger. We explore a few of their claims.

Charlie Baird, Rosemary Lehmerg, the Truth-O-Meter

April 3, 2012

Austin Democrats Rosemary Lehmberg and Charlie Baird aired sweeping -- but flawed -- claims.

No shortage of energy claims — true and otherwise

April 3, 2012

Politicians won't let you forget that you're paying more for gasoline. Voters are feeling the pinch, and leaders at the top are eager to point the finger. We explore a few of their claims.

Truth-O-Meter rates False weekend claims by Rep. Frank LoBiondo, NJGOP

April 3, 2012

Claims about the real cost of the federal health care plan, who gets the credit for New Jersey having a low risk of corruption go up against the Truth-O-Meter.

At end of one-year term, a final score on Abele-O-Meter

April 3, 2012

The end of Chris Abele’s one-year term as Milwaukee County executive means it’s time for a final look at how the political newcomer did in keeping promises he made as a candidate.

Rhetoric rises over payment advisory board

April 2, 2012

When Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted March 22 to eliminate a a Medicare payment advisory board – a vote the Associated Press noted was really just "symbolic" – the rhetoric was flying.

Some representatives went a good deal farther than Tennessee’s own Marsha Blackburn, who nonetheless floated a statement about the Independent Payments Advisory Board taking "control" of health care decisions away from patients – and that we’ve ruled False.

Most news organizations wrote something similar to the AP about the vote – the Republiucans actually want the IPAB around as an issue through the November elections. It’s worth taking a closer look at the various statements that have been made and consider the actual statutory power IPAB does or does not have.

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