Michele Bachmann gets it wrong on taxes
On Good Morning America, she gives an overinflated measure for small business owners getting a tax increase.
On Good Morning America, she gives an overinflated measure for small business owners getting a tax increase.
A proposal to reduce the deficit drew fire from economist Paul Krugman on This Week with Christiane Amanpour.
On the heels of a draft recommendation from the president's deficit advisory panel, we check the accuracy of several claims about spending and taxes.
We look at a range of ideas for reducing future deficits and getting the federal debt under control.
A Republican House majority means it will be tougher for Obama to keep his campaign promises.
We're working on a new campaign promises database for the Republican House majority.
We review the most persistent chain e-mails and why they're just not true.
After examining hundreds of claims in the 2010 campaign, we've seen some patterns in how candidates -- and outside groups -- have twisted the facts.
We put ads from the Golden State races to the test on our Truth-O-Meter.
We fact-check a campaign ad from the closely contested race between Michael Bennet and Ken Buck.
Last month, we looked at Democratic exaggerations claiming Republicans wanted to "privatize Social Security." Now we look at the GOP's attempt to alarm seniors, alleging that Democrats want to cut Medicare.
The president says he's kept 70 percent. We check his claim on our Obameter and find it's actually only 24 percent.