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Fact-checking Obama’s State of the Union speech

Obama struck a centrist tone in his second State of the Union speech, arguing for corporate tax cuts and fewer government regulations.

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PolitiFact Virginia an education for everyone

While our primary goal is to hold political figures in this state accountable for the factual statements they make, our secondary mission is to inform our readers about important issues.
We know everyone won’t agree with all of our rulings, but we think reading our stories will better prepare you to discuss and make decisions about those issues. 

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Perry promise meter grows by one, on voter ID

Make it 32! We're adding a promise to the Perry-O-Meter, our device for tracking how Gov. Rick Perry's campaign pledges shake out. Our latest find involves the voter identification issue that roiled the 2009 Legislature.

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Fitz-O-Meter to track county executive’s pledges

Ed FitzGerald rode into office on a white horse of reform, promising a "new era in county government."

Cuyahoga County's first executive made plenty of other promises, too. But can he possibly keep them all?

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The Truth-O-Meter’s got your number

Politicians, the Truth-O-Meter’s got your number. Or rather, numbers.

Georgia’s leaders use all kinds of statistics to shore up their stances. Some mean exactly what politicians claim. Others? Not so much.

Last week, we analyzed numbers on Snowpocalypse 2011, the safety of the nation’s food supply, immigration and health care.

For extra measure, we added up President Barack Obama’s batting average.

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Judging the ‘Job Killing’

We examine an ever-increasing charge that Democratic proposals are "job killing."

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“Is your organization Mostly Liberal?”

Readers tell us how they would have rated certain statements.

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Scott ‘gets to work’ on fulfilling campaign promises

Gov. Rick Scott ended his inauguration speech by repeating his trademark phrase, "Let's get to work." Three weeks into his fledgling administration, he has done just that. We mark the progress on the Scott-O-Meter.

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PolitiFact’s greatest hits on health care

This week's debate over the health care law included many claims that we've put to the Truth-O-Meter.

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The Obama scorecard

At the two-year mark of his presidency, we tally how President Obama is doing on his campaign promises. He's got 26 percent Promises Kept and 8 percent Broken.

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