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Introducing “After the Fact”

December 19, 2013

Today we launch a new segment that allows pundits to respond to our work.

The most interesting reactions to the 2013 Lie of the Year

December 18, 2013

From Twitter to The Late Show with David Letterman, we got plenty of interesting comments about our naming "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it" the 2013 Lie of the Year.

Abbott defended education cuts in keeping with job duties

December 18, 2013

Davis says Abbott fought school districts in court and defended billions of dollars in education cuts. Yes, but…

Bill O’Reilly vs. PunditFact

December 18, 2013

On Tuesday's The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly mixed praise and criticism over two of our recent fact-checks.

Solving the “mystery” of Scott Walker’s college years and entry into politics

December 18, 2013

We take a close look at Gov. Scott Walker’s start in Republican politics at Marquette University. Was he "kicked out" of school as the Democratic Party of Wisconsin suggests? Did he leave college just short of a degree for a great career opportunity, as he says?

‘Half a truth is often a great lie’: Did Benjamin Franklin really say that?

December 17, 2013

Readers sent us this pithy saying via Twitter. We couldn't resist looking it up.

A sign of hope in Iran talks?

December 17, 2013

We recently looked into a claim that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has more cabinet members with Ph.D.s from American universities than President Barack Obama.

Sam Houston says he’s practiced law far longer than Greg Abbott did before becoming attorney general

December 17, 2013

Attorney general aspirant Sam Houston says he’d have far more experience practicing law on taking office than incumbent Greg Abbott had when he took the job.

Mailbag: Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll edition

December 16, 2013

Readers who took our recent readers' poll commented on everything from health care to genocide to how we do our jobs here at PolitiFact.

Fact-checking the Sunday Dec. 15 news shows

December 15, 2013

Newt Gingrich tried to tie Democrats to the problem of poverty in the United States on ABC's "This Week."

Fact-checks from the Sunday news shows

December 15, 2013

On This Week, Newt Gingrich claimed that 'every major city which is a center of poverty is run by Democrats.' PunditFact checked his numbers.

Previewing the Dec. 15 Sunday shows

December 13, 2013

A bipartisan budget compromise and sanctions against North Korea are on the agenda.

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