Our check of a tweet about Bernie Sanders and the Nazi party was our most-read online post in October.
Looks into claims by Democratic operative Jeremy Bird and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also fared well.
PolitiFact California, powered by Capital Public Radio, launches Tuesday with fact-checks about climate change, smog and clean energy targets.
Some older items got new attention from PolitiFact readers in October.
PolitiFact California, powered by Capital Public Radio, launches today with fact-checks about climate change, smog and clean energy targets.
A reader’s claim touched off a look into whether more Americans die in motor vehicles than from gunfire.
Ben Wear of the Austin American-Statesman ultimately found the comparison questionable.
Jeb Bush attacked the records of some his Republican primary opponents while Carly Fiorina focused her attacks on President Barack Obama.
Jeb Bush attacked the records of some his Republican primary opponents while Carly Fiorina focused her attacks on President Barack Obama.
Every Friday, PunditFact gives you the first look at guests on the Sunday news shows. On Sunday, we see if what they said is true. You can read how they fared here or weekly in the Daily Beast.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz drew a raucous go-get-'em reaction by assailing CNBC’s debate panel Wednesday and saying questions asked of the Republican candidates to that point "illustrate why the American people don’t trust the media."
That is, Cruz said, the questions of the 10 aspirants on stage were less substantive than questions thrown at the five Democratic presidential candidates at the Oct. 13 debate hosted by CNN. "The contrast with the Democratic debate, where every fawning question from the media was, ‘Which of you is more handsome and why?’" Cruz offered.
Here’s our look back at the questions asked at the latest pre-2016 debates.
The GOP field attacked each other, Democrats, the moderators and the press. We checked their facts on immigration, business, taxes, senate voting records and Mark Zuckerberg.
Read an archive of PolitiFact's live blog of the debate
Compare the Truth-O-Meter records of the Republican candidates
Most of the Republican presidential candidates aren’t down with Colorado’s 2012 decision to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Some take a wait-and-see attitude.
In light of the CNBC debate in Boulder, we present a rundown based on research by pro-legalization activists.
We're not sure how to check a video purportedly showing flammable Texas tap water.