An outbreak of truth
Our Truth Index shows we've been giving more True and Mostly True ratings since the end of the 2012 campaign. But with the debate over gun control heating up, the index has dipped into negative territory again.
Our Truth Index shows we've been giving more True and Mostly True ratings since the end of the 2012 campaign. But with the debate over gun control heating up, the index has dipped into negative territory again.
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We've spent four years reporting on President Obama's 2008 campaign promises. As his first term nears its end, we reflect on his vision of government and the journalistic challenge of tracking 508 campaign promises.
The Truth-O-Meter has a sense of humor (we swear) so we occasionally do light-hearted or downright odd fact-checks. Here are some of the more unusual fact-checks we did in 2012.
As we wrap up our updates on Obama's 2008 campaign promises, many are getting rated Compromise.
Our Obameter includes many promises that are so deep in the weeds that only a wonk could love them. Here are 10 of our favorites.
The tech magazine says our iPhone/Android app is "truly nonpartisan" and is "a great way to quickly see who's fleecing you when."
PolitiFact will be choosing the Lie of the Year in the next few weeks. Send them your suggestions!
We'll be choosing the Lie of the Year in the next few weeks. Send us your suggestions!
We'll be choosing the Lie of the Year in the next few weeks. Send us your suggestions!
At Thanksgiving dinner, there's probably a good chance you'll end up sitting beside your uncle.
You love your uncle, but you could do without all those chain e-mails that he forwards to you, the ones that claim the government is forcing you to get rid of your light bulbs, that "Obamacare" is going to put a tax on home sales and that President Barack Obama fits the biblical description of the Antichrist. (Note to uncles: We're not really singling you out. Chain e-mails get forwarded by aunts, grandparents and plenty of other relatives.)