Latest Stories By Becky Bowers

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Democrats who supported Syria action rewrite history on Iraq war

Secretary of State John Kerry and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., trounced on history as they supported President Obama’s moves against Syria.

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Has Russia vetoed even simple U.N. press releases about Syria?

That’s probably true. But independently confirming it is another matter.

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Rand Paul stretches the truth on ‘The Daily Show’

Sen. Rand Paul went on The Daily Show and talked about health care for young people. Some of his comments, though, didn't paint an accurate picture of the federal health law and its costs.

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Mailbag, Facebook edition: ‘PolitiFact gets another Mostly Fail rating’

Facebook readers told us our work was "weird," inconsistent and defied logic — and offered thanks for "telling us the truth and naming the lies."

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Americans & Australians on carbon-control politics

An Australian lawmaker attacking his nation’s carbon tax plan recently claimed the United States was unlikely to adopt cap and trade before 2020. Our fact-checkers on two continents checked it out.

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Rubio’s bad statistic on Obamacare and business

Sen. Marco Rubio, urging Congress to defund the Affordable Care Act, mischaracterizes its effect on small businesses — in a big way.

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Four familiar facts from Barack Obama’s speech

President Barack Obama invoked some familiar facts in support of his vision for the U.S. economy on Wednesday at Knox College.

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Four familiar facts from Barack Obama’s speech

President Barack Obama invoked some familiar facts in support of his vision for the U.S. economy on Wednesday at Knox College.

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Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

From fence opt-out clauses to free phones for immigrants, PolitiFact has tracked rhetoric of the immigration debate. Here’s our collection of the top five falsehoods.

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Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

From fence opt-out clauses to free phones for immigrants, PolitiFact has tracked rhetoric of the immigration debate. Here’s our collection of the top five falsehoods.

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Fact-checking claims about the Declaration of Independence

We celebrate Independence Day with a peek into the PolitiFact archives. Politicians love to invoke documents drafted by our founders — but that doesn’t mean they always get them right.

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