When President Barack Obama said, "If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan," it was catchy -- but it offered an opening for Republican critiques. Today, almost a year after the bill passed, it's still inspiring GOP attacks.
A clause in the law sparked a Pants on Fire chain e-mail that's still going strong.
PolitiFact Virginia spared two politicians the rigors of facing the Truth-O-Meter even though their statements were obviously false. They were House Minority Leader Ward Armstrong and Gov. Bob McDonnell.
In American politics, few issues bring blood to a boil as consistently as abortion. Over the past 13 months, we’ve checked numerous related statements including, most recently, Gov. Rick Perry’s Jan. 22 declaration that there have been 50 million U.S. abortions since the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision in 1973.
This Week with Christiane Amanpour focused on the protests in Egypt.
Gov. Bob McDonnell's staff says he misspoke when he said only 38 percent of Virginian's could attend one of the state's public colleges or universities.
Georgia’s political engine is revved up for this year’s legislative session, and the Truth-O-Meter and Deal-O-Meter are, too.
Last week’s focus was on state issues -- ethics laws, health insurance and a major overhaul of the tax system.
There was good and bad news. New Gov. Nathan Deal made headway on two campaign promises. Others’ claims on taxes and ethics lacked truthiness.
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In a speech on Friday, President Barack Obama ridiculed opponents of the health care law for misrepresenting it that way. It so happens PolitiFact has weighed in all three of these Republican attacks.
U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, former chair of the House Republican Conference, ended months of speculation with a formal announcement that he will not run for president in 2012. We review his record so far on the Truth-O-Meter.
After inquiries by PolitiFact Virginia on Thursday, the SCC acknowledged that it had given Armstrong incorrect data. Rates actually had climbed about 33 percent from 2007 to 2009, not 90 percent.
The three speakers on Tuesday night -- President Barack Obama and Republican Reps. Paul Ryan and Michele Bachmann -- were more careful than other politicians during the 2010 campaign in providing needed caveats to their statistical claims.