Improbably, PolitiFact drew the attention of a certain Austin 13-year-old. "Dad!," the daughter of PolitiFact Texas’s editor emailed this week. "PolitiFact is the top paid app for the news category at the app store!"
So it was, briefly. The Truth-O-Meter is newly pocket-sized...
As Glenn Beck ends his run with Fox News, we take a look back at how Beck has fared on the Truth-O-Meter on everything from Van Jones to health insurance for dogs.
In a press conference on June 29, 2011,President Barack Obama talked about the looming vote on raising the debt ceiling, plans to reduce the deficit and reviewing business regulations. We check his facts.
State Sen. Diane Allen (R-Burlington/Camden) objected to a Truth-O-Meter item about her claim that Ocean Spray is leaving its Bordentown facility largely because of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. But PolitiFact New Jersey is keeping its previous ruling of False.
See the five fact checks that we submitted to the judges.
Our PolitiFact app surged into the Top 100 in iTunes yesterday, right behind "ZombieBooth: 3D Zombifier." Try it for your iPhone or other smart phone and help us knock "Angry Birds" off its perch.
Politicians like to repeat juicy lines made by party leaders or campaign committees. But as a claim works its way through Congress, the truth doesn't always travel so well.
In a recap of the 2011 regular legislative session, Sen. Kirk Watson of Austin touched on redistricting, the state budget — and, repeatedly, PolitiFact Texas.
Candidate for president Michele Bachmann sat for an interview with Bob Schieffer. We checked the facts.
On Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer asks Rep. Michele Bachmann about her PolitiFact report card. She replies, "I haven't misled people at all."
We're partnering with the Valley News and the Telegraph to cover presidential candidates in New Hampshire.