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Ted Cruz on Obama and PolitiFact, ‘an institution’

September 10, 2014

Ted Cruz invoked PolitiFact's Lie of the Year as a reason Barack Obama isn’t necessarily to be trusted.

‘The Five’ co-hosts duel over the corporate tax rate

September 10, 2014

On a recent edition of The Five on Fox News, co-hosts Eric Bolling and Bob Beckel clashed on the state of the United States’ corporate taxes. We took a look at both sides of their argument.

 
 

The Colorado U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far

September 9, 2014

From birth control and personhood to immigration and the Keystone pipeline, we review our fact-checks in the Colorado Senate race so far.

Mailbag: ‘What a silly bit of analysis you’ve offered’

September 8, 2014

A compendium of recent comments, complaints and compliments from PolitiFact readers.

Examining the Israel angle to the Georgia governor’s race

September 8, 2014

Nothing says state politics in Georgia like foreign policy issues, right?

That's at least the case in the governor's race this year between incumbent Republican Nathan Deal and Democratic challenger Jason Carter.

As the two candidates duel over education and the economy, the question of support for Israel has come up more than once. PolitiFact Georgia looks at one recent case - and explains why the complicated matter has surfaced.

 

Mike Collier reads ‘fired teachers’ into a fact check that didn’t go there

September 8, 2014

It’s True Republican state comptroller nominee Glenn Hegar expressed pride in not increasing education aid. But Democratic nominee Mike Collier incorrectly said we made a judgment linking that legislative action to thousands of fired teachers.

PunditFact fact-checks the Sept. 7 news shows

September 7, 2014

Chuck Todd debuted as the new host of Meet the Press, with an interview with President Barack Obama. 

Fact-checking the Sept. 7 news shows

September 7, 2014

Chuck Todd debuted as the new host of Meet the Press, with an interview with President Barack Obama. 

From True to Pants on Fire: Our guide to Tuesday’s primary election

September 7, 2014

Over the past few months, PolitiFact Rhode Island has been busy fact-checking the many claims and counterclaims that have been made in the 2014 primary races. Not surprisingly, we found many to be untrue.

We checked statements made by candidates for many different offices, but spent most of our time on the highest profile races -- the Democratic and Republican primaries for governor.

In the end, when the last TV attack ad has aired, the last campaign mailer has arrived in the mailbox, the last robocall has landed in your voicemail, you -- the Rhode Island voter -- will have to decide who the best candidates are.

As you make your choices, you can see all our rulings on our website, PolitiFactRI.com, which is searchable by candidate name, office sought, and subjects, such as "taxes," or "jobs."

Here are summaries of our rulings in the governor’s races.

Sunday news show preview for Sept. 7

September 5, 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.

Rating Gov. Rick Scott on his 2010 campaign promises

September 5, 2014

We look back at Gov. Rick Scott's time in office and review how he's done on the Scott-O-Meter, where we track and rate his 2010 campaign promises for fulfillment. 

PolitiFact Florida: Ready to check new promises from Florida’s next governor

September 5, 2014

We look at promises made on the 2014 campaign trail so far. 

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