Tom Leppert, the former Dallas mayor running for the U.S. Senate, wasn’t impressed with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s joining the 2012 field of candidates. Leppert reacted to Dewhurst’s declaration by deriding him as a "career politician."
That descriptive of Dewhurst also has been levelled by a U.S. senator who’s backing another Republican running for the Texas seat.
The Truth-O-Meter endures. But we occasionally give it a tuneup.
Due to overwhelming response from our readers, we’re making a slight tweak to our ratings. We are changing our Barely True to Mostly False.
Many readers complained the Barely True rating put too much emphasis on "true" when the rating actually describes something without much truth. The definition will remain the same -- "The statement contains an element of truth but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression."
Sadly, last week, politicians did not give us the chance to shift the Truth-O-Meter to Mostly False mode. They earned two False ratings one Pants on Fire, and a single True.
There’s always next week.
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The daily back-and-forth in Washington over the federal government’s finances has provided numerous opportunities for the Truth-O-Meter and PolitiFact researchers.
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez promised big reforms during his campaign to replace Carlos Alvarez. We'll tell you if he delivers.
When he needs an OK from Congress, it's tougher for him to fulfill promises.
Texas U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess says you won’t be able to buy traditional 100-watt light bulbs next year. That claim drew our inaugural rating of Mostly False, which this week replaced Barely True on the Truth-O-Meter.
We check dueling claims from presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty
After an overwhelming response from readers, we're changing the Truth-O-Meter. Barely True will now be called Mostly False.
After an overwhelming response from readers, we're changing the Truth-O-Meter. Barely True will now be called Mostly False.
After an overwhelming response from readers, we're changing the Truth-O-Meter. Barely True will now be called Mostly False.
After an overwhelming response from readers, we're changing the Truth-O-Meter. Barely True will now be called Mostly False.
After an overwhelming response from readers, we're changing the Truth-O-Meter. Barely True will now be called Mostly False.