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Hillary’s travels as First Lady

December 1, 2008

With Barack Obama naming Hillary Clinton as his nominee for secretary of state, we revisit her travels as first lady and explore whether she was engaged in diplomacy — or was just a famous tourist.

We’ll be back!

November 6, 2008

The Truth-O-Meter is out of commission for routine maintenance, but we'll bring it back in January to fact-check the White House and other players in Washington.

Your guide to the last-minute attacks

November 2, 2008

In their final days on the trail, the candidates repeat their favorite talking points. We check them on the Truth-O-Meter.

LIVE chat about PolitiFact

November 2, 2008

Chat LIVE now with PolitiFact Editor Bill Adair. Just click here to see the chat and post comments and questions about PolitiFact.

POLITIFACT ON FIRE!

October 31, 2008

We mark the final weekend of the campaign by highlighting some of our favorite Pants on Fire ratings from the past year.

Is McCain within margin of error?

October 31, 2008

McCain claims he's "within the margin of error," but that's true only for the Fox poll.

Castro on McCain and “the rifle lady”

October 29, 2008

With an eye on Cuban-American voters in Florida, John McCain claims Fidel Castro is no fan.

Sorting out the truth on the economy

October 29, 2008

This wraps up our series on key issues of the presidential election. This time, the economy.

Invoking the red menace

October 27, 2008

The McCain campaign went from tiptoeing around allegations that Obama is a socialist, to outright calling him one.

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