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PunditFact fact-checks the June 22 news shows

June 22, 2014

The Sunday shows discussed the situation in Iraq and the most recent developments in controversy at the IRS.

PunditFact fact-checks the June 8 news shows

June 8, 2014

Politicians and pundits debate the decision to swap Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban prisoners.

Fact-checking the June 8 news shows

June 8, 2014

Pundits and politicians debate the decision to swap Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban prisoners.

3 fact-checks about the death penalty

June 3, 2014

The botched execution of an Oklahoma man and a May U.S. Supreme Court ruling have again put a focus on the death penalty in the United States. We fact-checked three recent claims.

3 fact-checks about the death penalty

June 3, 2014

The botched execution of an Oklahoma man and a May U.S. Supreme Court ruling have again put a focus on the death penalty in the United States. PolitiFact and PunditFact fact-checked three recent claims.

Fact-checking the June 1 news shows

June 1, 2014

What are Hillary Clinton's accomplishments as secretary of state? Fox News took up the issue Sunday.

PunditFact fact-checks the June 1 news shows

June 1, 2014

Ted Cruz argued that the United States' policy of dealing with terrorists has changed. We decided to take a look.

Ed Schultz on the Truth-O-Meter

May 27, 2014

PunditFact has fact-checked MSNBC host Ed Schultz nine times. The liberal talking head has yet to receive a rating above Half True. 

PunditFact fact-checks the May 18 news shows

May 18, 2014

A Fox political analyst took on the media over its coverage of Karl Rove's comments about Hillary Clinton, while California's governor went after the GOP on climate change.

Fact-checking the May 18 news shows

May 18, 2014

Fox panelists wanted to talk about Hillary Clinton's brain, while California Gov. Jerry Brown took on climate change on ABC.

John Oliver uses the Truth-O-Meter to poke fun at Kentucky’s Senate race

May 13, 2014

HBO's John Oliver used PolitiFact's Truth-O-Meter during a bit about the Kentucky Senate race.

HBO’s Oliver is right: Mitch McConnell isn’t a ‘homegrown Kentucky girl’

May 12, 2014

HBO's John Oliver used the Truth-O-Meter during a bit about the Kentucky Senate race.

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