Fact-checking the May 31 news shows
In light of the indictment against former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, PunditFact looks at a claim from George Will on how much money is being spent on lobbyists.
In light of the indictment against former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, PunditFact looks at a claim from George Will on how much money is being spent on lobbyists.
In light of the indictment against former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, we look at a claim from pundit George Will on how much money is being spent on lobbyists.
PolitiFact Georgia is celebrating its fifth anniversary this week with a look today at claims that have ended up on the wrong end of the AJC Truth-O-Meter over the years.
The Truth-O-Meter arrow struck False in these cases, even if the speaker didn’t always admit to an error.
In other instances, we received the email or phone call that essentially said: Oops. My bad. I was wrong. Mea culpa.
Summaries of a few of our favorite False rated statements through the years can be found below.
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Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is joining the field of 2016 Democratic presidential contenders. Here's a look back at his Truth-O-Meter record so far.
Hillary Clinton came to Atlanta on Thursday to raise campaign cash, but left without speaking to reporters.
She has, however, spent some time on the PolitiFact Truth-O-Meter over the years. So we thought it would be a good time to review a few of those fact-checks on key issues broached by the former Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for president.
Summaries of those fact-checks follow.
A Facebook group called "Stop the World, the Teabaggers Want Off" is getting lots of attention on social media for its memes, which typically feature conservative politicians making outrageous statements. There's one problem: Social-media users don't always realize the quotes aren't real.
The Senate and House disagree over what to do about hospital funding and Medicaid expansion, two subjects that are linked no matter how lawmakers or Gov. Rick Scott try to separate them.
The U.S. Justice Department and FBI stunned the sports world Wednesday by arresting top officials at FIFA, world soccer’s powerful governing body, on charges of corruption and bribery connected to World Cup bids and marketing deals.
Former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Penn., is joining the ever-growing field of 2016 Republican presidential contenders. So we’re looking back at his Truth-O-Meter record so far.
Reader comments flow into our inbox all the time. Here's a selection of recent concerns, complaints and compliments.
We take a look at recent reader comments and complaints about our coverage of the two leading presidential candidates from Florida, Republicans Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush.
We take a look at recent reader comments and complaints about our coverage of the two leading presidential candidates from Florida, Republicans Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush.