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It's been almost two months since we launched PolitiFact Rhode Island. In that time, we've put 31 claims from politicians, talk-show hosts and others to the Truth-O-Meter test.

We've tried hard to help readers sort fact from fiction in politics. And we know we'll be even busier as the primary and general election campaigns reach the boiling point.

The politicians are certainly paying attention. Several have cited us during debates and other appearances; at least one is using a PolitiFact item in his campaign mailings.

Our readers are paying attention as well. Some have thanked us for our work; others have criticized our conclusions or accused us of going too far or not far enough. Here's what a few of them had to say.

We temper emotional appeals over the proposed mosque near Ground Zero with a few fact-checks.

Plans for Iraq unfold much as Obama described during the 2008 campaign.

We look at the political dynamics behind the tug of war over the deficit, Social Security, taxes and spending.

We check claims from a Democrat and a Republican who appeared on ABC's "This Week.''

With a polarized Congress and limited capital, President Obama is having a tougher time fulfilling his promises.

Fueled by unprecedented amounts of money and a bottomless barrel of attacks, the primary campaigns for governor and U.S. Senate have trapped Floridians in two escalating TV ad wars.

For our latest Mailbag, we sample the feedback from e-mail and Twitter. One reader calls us a "socialist propaganda machine." Another wants to marry us.

We put the MSNBC host to the Truth-O-Meter for recent claims about immigration and economics.

Border policing is a big issue in the Republican primary.

We look into statements from the Sunday morning news shows.

Critics of illegal immigration say there's a growing problem of women from other countries coming to the U.S. to deliver "anchor babies" who automatically become citizens. We assess the evidence.