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Readers speak out about our ruling on Biden, Flint crime stats

October 25, 2011

We asked for reader comments on our rating of a claim by Vice President Joe Biden about crime statistics in Flint, Mich. Here's a sampling of what we received.

PolitiFact Virginia turns 1!

October 25, 2011

We hope you usually agree with our ratings and understand when you don’t. During an age of blaring rhetoric from all political sides, our goal is present facts to help you reach your own judgements. That’s what makes this work important.
 

A Facebook post with data too good to check

October 25, 2011

An Internet post claims that Republicans in Congress have offered "zero" bills on "job creation." But as it turns out, that's because the non-partisan congressional office that labels bills isn't using a category called "job creation."

Chris Christie’s ‘Pants on Fire’ draws chilly responses from NJ.com readers

October 25, 2011

In emails and comments on NJ.com, PolitiFact New Jersey readers questioned the Pants on Fire ruling given to Gov. Chris Christie for referring to the national health care reform as a "government takeover."
 

Checking Anita Perry on a family-related job claim

October 24, 2011

Anita Perry says her son had to quit an investment banking job due to a federal regulation. Really?

Marco Rubio’s Cuba history gets tested

October 24, 2011

Did Rubio's parents come to America following Fidel Castro's takeover?

Marco Rubio’s Cuba history gets tested

October 24, 2011

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio now says he got his dates wrong when he told reporters that his parents left Cuba in the middle of Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.

When fact-checkers disagree

October 21, 2011


We gave Biden a Mostly True for his claim about crime in Flint, Mich. FactCheck called it a Whopper and the FactChecker gave him four Pinocchios. What's up with that?

Mailbag: Immigrant gardener edition

October 20, 2011

Many readers disagreed with our rating on Mitt Romney's claim that he had not hired illegal immigrants. "You made a mistake on this call," said one reader.

Romney misleads, flawed Perry video says

October 20, 2011

Rick Perry’s latest online video calls Mitt Romney misleading. It misleads.

Mitt Romney talks immigration, and Florida, at Tuesday’s debate

October 19, 2011

At Tuesday's CNN debate in Las Vegas, Romney used stats from Florida to attack Texas Gov. Rick Perry over immigration.

Fact-checking the Republican debate in Nevada

October 19, 2011

Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan was under attack early from the GOP field. Later Mitt Romney and Rick Perry collided over immigration.

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