Holding officials accountable with new promise meters
We've expanded our promise meters to the local level. Today, PolitiFact Florida unveils the Buck-O-Meter, tracking the promises of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn.
We've expanded our promise meters to the local level. Today, PolitiFact Florida unveils the Buck-O-Meter, tracking the promises of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn.
The Star-Ledger will launch our ninth state site, PolitiFact New Jersey, next month.
In the fall campaign, Sen. John McCain said the government was dragging its heels on border security and should just "complete the danged fence." President Obama said last week it's pretty much done. We find that depends on how you define "fence."
Mitt Romney calls the health care law a "government takeover." The Truth-O-Meter bursts into flames.
The White House says the Texas governor turned down an invitation to meet with the president. PolitiFact Texas puts that claim to the Truth-O-Meter.
The White House says Gov. Rick Perry turned down an invitation to meet with the president. We put that claim to the Truth-O-Meter.
We're fact-checking several claims the Texas Republican made during Thursday's presidential debate in South Carolina. Check back to see how he fared on the Truth-O-Meter.
The South Carolina debate was missing several of the most prominent candidates, but there were still plenty of facts to check.
We're introducing Beyond the Truth-O-Meter, a new feature that links to work by FactCheck.org, the Washington Post and other fact-checkers.
The horse got his name from his father's passion, not the Truth-O-Meter rating. But he's still our pick for Saturday's race.
During the 2008 campaign, then-candidate Barack Obama pledged several times that he would act to capture or kill terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. Today, that's a Promise Kept on our Obameter.
With the announcement that Osama Bin Laden is dead, many PolitiFact readers have pointed out President Obama's vow to kill him from October 2008. Is it the president's most significant Promise Kept?