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Is the state's film tax credit worth the cost to the state?

There was plenty of debate in the House Finance Committee over the question Thursday in the wake of Gov. Chafee's proposal to eliminate it.

The Chafee administration says the money could produce 100 times more economic activity if it were spent elsewhere.

Supporters say the film tax credit is a good investment and has already created over 4,000 jobs.

When we looked at the controversy last December, we found that different reports gave very different analyses. The matter is so contentious, we were unable to apply the Truth-O-Meter.

But you can get a sense of the debate and follow the links to the reports -- and their varying conclusions -- by clicking on our analysis here.

We fact-check lawmakers, while readers put us in check.

We put President Barack Obama and one of his potential challengers in 2012, Newt Gingrich, to the Flip-O-Meter to gauge the consistency of their views on military action in Libya.

One year after President Obama signed the health care law, we examine some of the truths and half-truths.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed SB 736, the so-called "Student Success Act" on March 24, 2011, at a school in Jacksonville. See how Scott's first bill-signing aligns with the 59 campaign promises we're tracking on the Scott-O-Meter.
 

We review 10 big distortions on the health care law's one-year anniversary.

We do want to draw your attention to the March 13 comments of two ESPN basketball analysts upon learning Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond was among 68 men’s basketball teams chosen to compete for the NCAA national championship.

Basketball mavens Dick Vitale and Jay Bilas were outraged by VCU’s inclusion. They said some bigger-name schools -- specifically Virginia Tech and the University of Colorado -- were more deserving of the berth.

When Gov. Rick Perry gave a speech about tempering frivolous lawsuits this week, we realized we earlier missed four of his campaign promises. To the Perry-O-Meter!

Tim Pawlenty announced a first move toward running for president in 2012. We review a few fact-checks we've already written about him and anticipate many more.

As airstrikes target Libya, we look at how rare it is for Arab nations to join an alliance against a fellow Arab leader.

We checked statements about guns and the rainy day fund last week, as well as a claim about Jim Crow in the Texas Constitution.

From Sunday booze to overpriced oil, from streetcars to schools, PolitiFact Georgia’s Truth-O-Meter covered it all last week.

Were you curious whether loosening restrictions on Sunday alcohol sales would lead to more drunken driving? Did Gov. Nathan Deal’s changes to the popular HOPE scholarship make Georgia stingy on education?  Is President Barack Obama doing enough to keep oil prices down?

Is there anything the Truth-O-Meter can’t do?

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