Fact-checking the CNN debate in South Carolina
The final four debate in South Carolina. We put them to the Truth-O-Meter
The final four debate in South Carolina. We put them to the Truth-O-Meter
We check some of the claims from the Fox News-Wall Street Journal debate.
With our new effort in Tennessee, PolitiFact and its partners have dedicated the equivalent of 35 full-time journalists to fact-checking, which we believe is the largest effort in history.
That's the response we got from a Ron Paul spokesman when we inquired about Paul's claim on the gold standard. It's the best quote we've gotten from a campaign spokesman in months!
We reflect on Michele Bachmann's Truth-O-Meter record as she suspends her presidential campaign.
Hearst's 25 stations will be airing weekly Truth-O-Meter segments.
We compare the candidates' records on the Truth-O-Meter. Paul and Romney lean toward True; Bachmann and Gingrich lean False.
In the first of a series of report cards on the Republican presidential candidates, we review Michele Bachmann's record on the Truth-O-Meter.
PolitiFact responds to criticism about the 2011 Lie of the Year.
We respond to criticism about our 2011 Lie of the Year.
In campaign ads, web videos and TV interviews, Democrats repeatedly said House Republicans had "voted to end Medicare." Our 2011 winner is the latest in a long history of scare tactics aimed at senior citizens.
For the first time, PolitiFact editors and readers chose different claims as the Lie of the Year.