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Some new broken promises on the Obameter

October 11, 2011

With Republicans controlling the House, many of Obama's promises have been rated Stalled or Broken.

A look at the Fitzgerald file

October 11, 2011

With Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, entering the 2012 race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin, we take a look at how he has fared so far on the Truth-O-Meter.

Are you now or have you ever been?

October 11, 2011

Provocative labels--socialist, for instance--fly these days like "liberal" used to be tossed around. In Texas, Ted Cruz recently said David Dewhurst’s camp called Cruz a Communist.

Truth-O-Meter looks at the future of Social Security; checks claims in political campaign mailer

October 11, 2011

In case you missed them, check out our latest rulings from the weekend.

Some new broken promises on the Obameter

October 10, 2011

We've been posting updates to the Obameter, our feature that tracks President Obama's campaign promises.

First budget moves the meter for Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez

October 10, 2011

How'd Carlos Gimenez's first budget track with the promises he made during the campaign? The Carlos-O-Meter has the update.

Rick Perry supported guest worker program

October 10, 2011

Rick Perry has supported a guest worker program for illegal immigrants, a national leader of the Libertarian Party says.

Wes Benedict’s claim mostly checks out.

Mailbag: ‘You’re a loser, aren’t you?’

October 7, 2011

Our checks of claims about class sizes in Texas and Rick Perry’s hometown lacking a ZIP code drew many reader comments. We share a few.

Checking claims from Occupy Wall Street

October 7, 2011

We've begun fact-checking claims from the protesters in New York's financial district. Let us know if you see one you'd like us to check.

Fluoride used by Nazis to pacify Jews?

October 7, 2011

A Florida county is cutting fluoride out of its water supply. One reason some people supported the decision is because they said fluoride was first used by the Nazis to pacify Jews during World War II. We put the claim to the Truth-O-Meter.

President Palin? Not this time

October 6, 2011

As former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin takes herself out of the running for the Republican nomination, we look back at her record on the Truth-O-Meter.

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