Happy New Year! PolitiFact New Jersey looks back on our 2011 fact checks
We put 120 claims to the Truth-O-Meter in 2011, with Gov. Chris Christie making the most appearances.
We put 120 claims to the Truth-O-Meter in 2011, with Gov. Chris Christie making the most appearances.
Trying to make sense of all the mudslinging? Here's a handy summary of our fact-checks on the attacks.
We compare the candidates' records on the Truth-O-Meter. Paul and Romney lean toward True; Bachmann and Gingrich lean False.
State Rep. Jay Hottinger served up a Whopper, er, Classic Triple, when he told a story about Wendy's founder Dave Thomas to illustrate why Ohio should repeal it's estate tax.
We said "Where's the beef?" and made it one of our favorites from 2011.
The former Massachusetts governor has a relatively even PolitiFact record, about the same number of ratings at the True end of the spectrum as on the False end.
We warmed up the Flip-O-Meter to assess Rick Perry's shifting position on abortion. He's not the only Texas official who's received the flip-flop test.
As Newt Gingrich rose in the polls, his record on the Truth-O-Meter plummeted.
Sen. Sherrod Brown hurled a high hard one in defense of the Cleveland Indians when he got some good-natured ribbing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.
We raised our Chief Wahoo mug of morning Joe in salute and picked his claim about the Red Sox as one of the year's favorites.
Location is commonly cited as the most important consideration in buying real estate, and geographic location was the reason that Cleveland once was tagged as being -- or occupying -- "the best location in the nation."
Gov. John Kasich put a new spin on that pitch to help sell Ohio. His claim became one of our favorites of 2011.
U.S. Reps. Steve Rothman and Bill Pascrell are set to battle next year for representation of a congressional district in northern New Jersey. PolitiFact New Jersey revisits how each congressman has performed against the Truth-O-Meter.
The Texas governor is famous for his bold statements. But our Truth-O-Meter report card shows many of them are often wrong.
Demonstrations outside the Ohio Statehouse provided lasting images from the debate over Senate Bill 5, a proposal to restrict collective bargaining rights for organized labor.
But did they do the particularly foul act that Senate President Tom Niehaus cited?