Obama: ‘You can fact-check that, PolitiFact’
President Barack Obama asked us to fact-check him at a White House appearance with the WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx today. So we did.
President Barack Obama asked us to fact-check him at a White House appearance with the WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx today. So we did.
Saying Amendment 2 helper registries are too lax focuses on the legal details, but ignores the fact the state health department will write those rules should the measure pass in November.
As excited as he is for the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, comedian John Oliver called out soccer's governing body during his weekly HBO show Last Week Tonight. We looked into two interesting claims -- one about an expensive "bird toilet," the other about beer.
Now that Jeb Hensarling has reportedly decided not to to bid for House majority leader, fellow Dallas Republican Pete Sessions is the Texan in the mix, according to news reports today.
Sessions has previously been fact-checked -- and also figured into our look into whether he raised campaign money at an adult club.
In the wake of the nation's latest school shooting at a suburban Portland high school, varying numbers are coming about how many have occurred since Newtown, CT. PolitiFact Oregon takes a look.
Jeb Hensarling is prayerfully considering what to do next, the National Journal reports, now that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has lost his re-election. Fellow Dallas Republican Pete Sessions also might be in play for a leadership post, Slate speculates.
Both have previously been fact-checked.
So far, the rollout of Hillary Clinton's new book has proven more controversial than the book itself, as she's drawn criticism for saying her family left the White House in 2001 "dead broke." PolitiFact looked into that claim.
The Republican primary loss of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., on Tuesday stunned the political world. Here are a few of the fact checks our colleagues at PolitiFact Virginia did from his race.
So thorough was Brat's victory that he won 53 percent of the vote in Henrico County -- Cantor's home and an area he has reresented either in the state legislature or Congress since 1992.
PolitiFact Virginia looked at a number claims made during the Brat-Cantor primary. Here's what we found:
So far, the rollout of Hillary Clinton's new book has proven more controversial than the book itself, as she's drawn criticism for saying her family left the White House in 2001 "dead broke." We fact-checked that claim.
Texas Republicans said in their platform adopted last week: "Homosexuality is a chosen behavior..."
PolitiFact explored a similar claim in 2011.
Clay Pell, Gina Raimondo and Angel Taveras have at least two things in common.
They’re all running in the Democratic primary for governor.
And they’ve all faced PolitiFact Rhode Island’s Truth-O-Meter, with varying outcomes.
As the candidates prepare for Tuesday night’s Providence Journal/WPRI-12 debate, we thought we’d take a look at their PolitiFact scorecards.