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In context: Gillespie’s comments on the minimum wage

July 15, 2014

Democrats say Ed Gillespie's description of minimum wage earners enjoying beer and softball with colleagues after work is offensive. Here's a full transcript of the Republican's remarks so you can decide: 

Scott, Crist TV ads contradict on tax claims

July 15, 2014

We sort out opposing claims from political ads about whether Charlie Crist cut taxes or raised taxes.

PunditFact fact-checks the July 13 news shows

July 13, 2014

Politicians and pundits discussed the situation along the U.S.-Mexico border, what the government needs to do and who is to blame.

Fact-checking the July 13 news shows

July 13, 2014

Pundits and politicians debated the situation on the southern U.S. border, what needs to be done and who is to blame.

Your guide to the Sunday, July 13 news shows

July 11, 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.

Fact-checking Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff

July 11, 2014

PolitiFact Georgia has kept a close eye on a statewide race capturing national attention, the GOP runoff for the U.S. Senate nomination.

With the election between U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston and businessman David Perdue Tuesday, we've put some of the claims we couldn't resist fact-checking in one spot.

Top 5 most popular fact-checks for June 2014

July 11, 2014

Our most popular fact-checks of June 2014 include statements about the Sgt. Bowe Berghdal swap, the number of school shootings and even a fact-check we published back in 2009.

A few fumbled claims about the Redskins’ name

July 9, 2014

Is "Redskin" a term that historically confers respect? Did President Obama order the recent revocation of trademark protection for the Washington Redskins' name? Our collegaues at PunditFact settle these claims and more. 
 

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