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Sunday news show preview for Aug. 31

August 29, 2014

Every Friday PunditFact gives you the first look at the 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.

The list is updated as shows announce their guests.

The VA story the networks didn’t cover this week

August 28, 2014

Back in May, anyone who tuned in to almost any news show was guaranteed to hear about administrative delays that caused the deaths of 40 veterans at a VA hospital in Phoenix. A significant development in that story happened this week, but you likely missed it.

Fact-checking claims about race after Ferguson shooting

August 27, 2014

The shooting of 18-year-old African-American Michael Brown by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer has led to a broader discussion of race in America. PunditFact has recently fact-checked several claims centering on race.

 

Sunday news show preview

August 22, 2014

Every Friday PunditFact gives you the first look at the 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.

The list is updated as shows announce their guests.

 

The Internet’s overreach on the Ebola outbreak

August 13, 2014

As the Ebola outbreak grows in Africa, misinformation about the epidemic is spreading about the crisis here in America.

 

Fact-checking the Aug. 3 news shows

August 3, 2014

After fretting about the spread of the Ebola virus, the Sunday shows returned to their normal script: Refereeing  arguments between President Barack Obama and the Republican-controlled House.

PolitiFact and PunditFact fact-check the debate over immigration

July 28, 2014

Politicians and talking heads have been scrambling to provide context for the surge of children from Central America -- and to assign blame.

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