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What do Wendy Davis, Rick Perry, Donna Howard and Jodie Laubenberg have in common?

June 24, 2014

Last summer about this time, Perry, Davis and several other Texas leaders touched off fact checks connected to the abortion debate.

How many billionaires support the Democratic vs. Republican parties?

June 23, 2014

Harry Reid said Democrats don't have many billionaire supporters compared with Republicans. That got us combing through the available data -- which is far from complete. A lot of campaign spending still happens without public disclosure.

Nancy Pelosi on soccer, the ‘new’ Bin Laden, Rush’s red face: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

June 23, 2014

It's the all-soccer, all-the-time edition of the PolitiFact Oregon Roundup so don't even think about flopping.

Fact-checking the June 22 news shows

June 22, 2014

The Sunday shows discussed the situation in Iraq and the most recent developments in controversy at the IRS.

PunditFact fact-checks the June 22 news shows

June 22, 2014

The Sunday shows discussed the situation in Iraq and the most recent developments in controversy at the IRS.

3 takeaways from the 2014 Global Fact-checking Summit

June 20, 2014

Countries and politics differ, but the value of fact-checking crosses borders, says PolitiFact Editor Angie Drobnic Holan.

Your guide to the Sunday June 22 news shows

June 20, 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-checks about FIFA and the World Cup

June 20, 2014

PolitiFact and PunditFact have been seized with World Cup fever, so we've directed our enthusiasm into a few fact-checks.

Rick Perry’s borderline truth, chain emails up in flames: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

June 20, 2014

Texas Gov. Rick Perry gets it right in a border-crossing claim, while a few others end up in flames. It's today's PolitiFact Oregon Roundup.

Fact-checks about FIFA and the World Cup

June 20, 2014

PolitiFact and PunditFact have been seized with World Cup fever, so we've directed our enthusiasm into a few fact-checks.

Illegal immigration a hot tamale topic in Texas

June 20, 2014

Illegal immigration stirs voters. The topic also touches off curious claims.

Fact-checkers call out in London to a “candid world”

June 19, 2014

PolitiFact journalists recently attended the Global Fact-checking Summit in London. Neil Brown, editor of the Tampa Bay Times -- the Florida newspaper that owns and originated PolitiFact -- delivered a keynote address hearkening to the Declaration of Independence.

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