Fact checking statements about sanctuary cities
When Gov. Rick Perry brought up sanctuary cities as an emergency item for the session, we reviewed statements we've checked that covered similar turf.
When Gov. Rick Perry brought up sanctuary cities as an emergency item for the session, we reviewed statements we've checked that covered similar turf.
The launch on Jan. 1, 2011, of our Scott-O-Meter certainly piqued the interest of many of our readers. The most overwhelming comment we heard -- why don't you track the promises of President Barack Obama? Well, we do.
We've created new promise features and made some improvements to our search engine.
Texas is $27 billion short of what agencies say they need to continue current services — a hard number on the shortfall that’s been talked about for months, giving us a chance to review statements that didn't hold up.
The parties are jockeying about whether the Republicans have broken their promise to cut $100 billion "in the first year." We check the facts and explain the principles for our future Pledge-O-Meter ruling.
We add new meters to track the campaign promises of governors in Georgia , Ohio and Oregon.
New Ohio Gov. John Kasich wasn't shy about setting the bar high for himself during the campaign.
In a webcast he hosted he made it clear that success requires results.
"Let’s think of the campaign as one part of a movement. If you win the campaign and you fail to carry out what you want to do, you failed."
PolitiFact Ohio decided to take him at his word, and introduces the Kasich-O-Meter to track his performance.
Last week, AJC PolitiFact Georgia's Truth-O-Meter emerged from its holiday slumber and rattled its saber.
First, it made quick work of claims on subjects including corporate tax rates, Atlanta's budget and whether DeKalb is the "greenest" county in America.
Then, in honor of the Civil War's sesquicentennial, it burned some britches for a group's claim that blacks fought in droves for the Confederacy.
The Truth-O-Meter takes no prisoners.
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Nothing we've published before has generated this much debate. Our 2010 Lie of the Year continues to prompt editorials, letters to the editor and a speech on the House floor.
Republicans adopt rules for the House, addressing several of their promises. We crank up our new GOP Pledge-O-Meter.
Is money funny? It can be, when Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert engaged Texas Congressman Ron Paul in a conversation — sort of — about the gold standard, the perishability of paper money and the worshipability of a golden calf.
As Republicans take control of the U.S. House, we thought it would be helpful to provide an overview of their campaign promises, which we'll be tracking on our GOP Pledge-O-Meter.