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No proof Wendy Davis raised money for a socialist or socialist group

May 9, 2014

Similar ridiculous claims by Greg Abbott and David Dewhurst caught the Truth-O-Meter on fire.

Rand Paul’s numbers stumble, Nancy Pelosi and Mike Simpson not yet quite best friends: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

May 8, 2014

Rand Paul stumbles on his numbers, while Mike Simpson and Nancy Pelosi aren't nearly as close as portrayed, all in today's PolitiFact Oregon Roundup.

Pelosi looms large in GOP race for House seat in … Idaho

May 8, 2014

Two Republicans battling for a House seat are being tied in campaign ads to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Neither ad is especially accurate.

Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst debate for the second time in five days

May 7, 2014

Only in Texas: Two Republican lieutenant governor debates/discussions took place over five days. In today's roundtable, Patrick and Dewhurst aired some previously checked claims.

Top 5 most popular fact-checks for April 2014

May 7, 2014

Readers liked our fact-checks of Common Core and the Koch brothers, as well as our debunking of several viral Internet rumors.

ID bracelets for gun owners? Sarah Palin gets it wrong

May 6, 2014

In her speech to the NRA, 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin said the White House wants to force gun owners to wear "special bracelets that would identify you as a gun owner." We review the evidence.

GOP candidates battle for Senate nod in North Carolina

May 5, 2014

The Republican primary to take on Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., is taking place Tuesday. Here's a rundown of our fact-checking of the high-profile, high-dollar race.

Benghazi, Florida DREAMers, Kareem’s carom: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

May 5, 2014

Cokie Roberts comments on Susan Rice's post-Benghazi media interviews, while a former NBA great talks ghosts and racism in today's PolitiFact Oregon Roundup.

Rush Limbaugh tops our April High Five

May 5, 2014

Rush Limbaugh, the nation’s No. 1 talk radio host, topped PolitiFact Wisconsin’s High Five for April 2014, our list of the five most-clicked items from the previous month.

Limbaugh claimed that Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Gov. Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%." We rated that False.

From Scott Walker to Mary Burke and Mike Tate, the rest of the list is a bipartisan one.

PunditFact fact-checks the May 4 news shows, claim about Benghazi

May 4, 2014

Pundits debated the White House's role in manipulating the story behind the attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Fact-checking the May 4 news shows

May 4, 2014

You can't accuse the traditional media of ignoring the investigation into the response to the U.S. consulate attack in Beghazi, Libya, on Sunday.

Obama, Dewhurst and a climate change musical figured into readers’ favorite April fact checks

May 4, 2014

What do Barack Obama, David Dewhurst and a climate change musical have in common?

Readers flocked to fact checks about them in April. We highlight the Texas top 10.

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