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Introducing PolitiFact Tennessee, our 10th state

January 16, 2012

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.

‘Relax, dude, it was a rally speech’

January 5, 2012

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!

A PolitiFact farewell to Michele Bachmann

January 4, 2012

We reflect on Michele Bachmann's Truth-O-Meter record as she suspends her presidential campaign.

PolitiFact announces partnership with Hearst TV

January 3, 2012

Hearst's 25 stations will be airing weekly Truth-O-Meter segments.

The PolitiFact report card on the presidential candidates

December 30, 2011

We compare the candidates' records on the Truth-O-Meter. Paul and Romney lean toward True; Bachmann and Gingrich lean False.

Michele Bachmann and the Truth-O-Meter

December 24, 2011

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.

Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation

December 23, 2011

PolitiFact responds to criticism about the 2011 Lie of the Year.

Fact-checking in the Echo Chamber Nation

December 22, 2011

We respond to criticism about our 2011 Lie of the Year.

Lie of the Year 2011: ‘Republicans voted to end Medicare’

December 20, 2011

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.

How we chose the 2011 Lie of the Year

December 20, 2011

For the first time, PolitiFact editors and readers chose different claims as the Lie of the Year.

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