Latest Stories By Steve Contorno

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Rounding up our recent fact-checks of Hillary Clinton

May 21, 2014

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton releases a new book next month. Here are our recent fact-checks of and about the potential 2016 contender.

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.

Are 20 percent of women sexually assaulted before they graduate college?

May 2, 2014

Vice President Joe Biden said one in five women "dropped off for that first day of school, before they finish school, will be assaulted in her college years." The alarming statistic, while commonly cited, should be looked at cautiously and in context.

New Koch ad uses Louisiana veteran’s health care experience against Mary Landrieu

April 29, 2014

The latest testimonial ad from Americans for Prosperity is airing in Louisiana and features a former Marine Corps Reserve who says his service helped him get a health plan that Obamacare canceled. But is that the whole story?

In air wars with Koch brothers, are Dems fighting Falses with Falses?

April 23, 2014

Democrats have been critical of the accuracy of Americans for Prosperity ads this election cycle. But do they fare any better?

Are ads from Koch brothers-supported group accurate?

April 10, 2014

We’ve been fact-checking Americans for Prosperity since 2010 and given the recent publicity thought it was time to review the record.

Facebook Mailbag: Complaints, compliments from all over

March 21, 2014

Here's another in our occasional looks at what readers are writing at the PolitiFact Facebook page.

Is healthcare.gov working ‘great’ now?

March 14, 2014

President Barack Obama has said it is, but we decided to dig deeper to see how the website performs for consumers, health insurance companies and state officials.

James Clapper’s testimony one year later

March 11, 2014

On March 12, 2013, National Intelligence Director James Clapper told Congress that the federal government didn't collect large amounts of data on millions of Americans: "No, sir," and, "Not wittingly." We now know that's not the case. A year later, we're reviewing the testimony with the hindsight history has provided.

Deep mysteries of the Medicaid expansion

March 7, 2014

Only health care policy geeks might ask themselves this question: Why are people who should be Medicaid-eligible allowed to shop with subsidies on the exchanges in the states that didn't expand Medicaid?

Yes, we are geeks.

PolitiFact’s Top 5 reports for February

March 5, 2014

Our readers liked reports about the health care law and chain emails last month, including one about whether Obama has signed more executive orders than any other president in history. (Bottom line: He hasn't.)

Advocacy group stirs Michigan senate race with ad featuring leukemia patient

February 26, 2014

Americans for Prosperity, the conservative group funded by the Koch brothers, is going after the Democratic candidate in Michigan's open U.S. Senate race for voting for the Affordable Care Act.

In a 60-second ad, Julie Boonstra, a Michigan woman with leukemia, explains how she lost her insurance because it did not meet standards for coverage set by Obamacare. She claims by voting for President Barack Obama's health law, Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., put her life at risk and stuck her with a policy that was unaffordable.

While a harrowing account, there's a lot more to this story than the ad lets on.

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