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5 fact-checks about the high cost of college tuition

September 1, 2014

As college students head back to school, we review some recent fact checks about tuition and student loans.

PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 31 news shows

August 31, 2014

Pundits and policitians offered their opinions on how the United States should handle the Islamic State.

Fact-checking the Aug. 31 news shows

August 31, 2014

President Barack Obama said last week the United States doesn't yet have a military strategy to deal with the Islamic State. So pundits made some suggestions.

Fact-checking Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis in fall campaign season

August 29, 2014

How many times can we fact-check Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis?

Yes.

Factchecking jobs claims: Try this at home

August 29, 2014

We're last, we're first, we're up, we're down. Which is it? The candidates for governor offer so many conflicting claims on job growth in Wisconsin that we thought it was time to offer a guide to deciphering it all.

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.

A misleading ad by NextGen Climate against Rick Scott

August 29, 2014

What do Rick Scott’s depositions from more than a decade ago have to do with current environmental controversies? Nothing

The audacity of taupe: Obama’s suit switch surprises

August 28, 2014

President Barack Obama showed up in the White House press room Thursday wearing a tan suit. This sent the press corps buzzing — and a reader asked us to turn on our Flip-O-Meter. We couldn't resist a more light-hearted topic.

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.

Join PolitiFact, PunditFact for live video chat

August 27, 2014

Our reporters and editors took questions today at noon ET. See our replay.

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.

 

Sarah Palin not often fact-checked in Texas

August 27, 2014

Two years passed between PolitiFact Texas fact checks of Sarah Palin; the latest pair had to do with Palin’s critique of the indictments of Gov. Rick Perry.

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