Charlie Baird, Rosemary Lehmerg, the Truth-O-Meter
Austin Democrats Rosemary Lehmberg and Charlie Baird aired sweeping -- but flawed -- claims.
Austin Democrats Rosemary Lehmberg and Charlie Baird aired sweeping -- but flawed -- claims.
A national newspaper asked the other day: "Whatever happened to Ron Paul?" Well, he still has a PolitiFact report card.
PolitiFact in Washington has unveiled a feature that lets you compare Truth-O-Meter report cards for candidates and groups. Its first comparisons feature the presidential candidates and the Republican and Democratic parties.
A chain email says a racially-tinged joke about Barack Obama drew a standing ovation at a Texas rodeo. A presidential joke was told, we conclude, but the email is otherwise off base.
A San Antonio federal judge’s "kumbaya" order reminded us we’d checked a claim about him by Newt Gingrich.
Rush Limbaugh’s mischaracterizations of a law student made waves, prompting some critics to say that comedian Bill Maher’s descriptions of Sarah Palin and others were made in a similarly rebukable vein.
Our checks of claims by Lamar Smith and Lawrence O'Donnell drew emails from readers. Let's sample the mailbag.
Pat Robertson says marijuana should be legalized. We learned that an El Paso congressional candidate beat him to that declaration.
Rick Perry has been off the national campaign trail long enough for the Perry-O-Meter to crunch into gear. Here's proof.
A New York Times columnist's concerns about the new Texas law requiring a woman seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound reminded us of our check of a 2011 claim.
State Rep. David Simpson, not impressed with the federal agency responsible for security at airport checkpoints, says that five times last spring, an undercover agent made it through body scanners at a Dallas airport. We wondered.
In a much-aired advertisement, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell forcefully says critics called the GI Bill welfare. That’s not quite so.