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Has government regulation slowed the recovery?

March 12, 2013

Politicians periodically argue that over-regulation has held back the nation’s economic recovery. We checked with economists to see how valid that argument is.

PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: ‘True or false … It is not complicated’

March 12, 2013

Readers and others sound off on our latest fact-checks.

Mailbag: ‘What are you? The kings of truth?’

March 11, 2013

In our first mailbag column of 2013, readers sound off about guns, the sequester and Abraham Lincoln's wrestling partner.

A $1 billion deal

March 8, 2013

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank announced recently they’ve agreed to the financial framework of a $1 billion stadium to replace the 20-year-old Georgia Dome.

The deal must still be approved by the 15-member Atlanta City Council.


 

Fact-checking Rand Paul’s fillibuster on drones

March 8, 2013

The 13-hour filibuster by the Kentucky senator and his allies focused attention on the Obama administration's policies on drone strikes. We check the facts.

Fact-checking Rand Paul’s fillibuster on drones

March 8, 2013

The 13-hour filibuster by the Kentucky senator and his allies focused attention on the Obama administration's policies on drone strikes. We check the facts.

Fact-checking the chief justice on voter turnout

March 6, 2013

In the oral argument for a voting rights case, Chief Justice John Roberts made some claims about states with the lowest African-American turnout. We put his claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

Are Sensenbrenner and Moore in agreement on Voting Rights Act?

March 6, 2013

As the Supreme Court mulls over the fate of the Voting Rights Act, House Democrat Gwen Moore cites House Republican Jim Sensenbrenner's backing of the landmark law as she advocates for saving it.

But do the pair really agree on what constitutes a threat to voting rights? We take a look.

UPDATED: John Cornyn’s rancher tweet among many claims about border conditions

March 6, 2013

John Cornyn’s disputed claim about hundreds of people nightly crossing a Texas ranch hasn't been confirmed. Other border claims have.

Do Obama and Democrats plan to fix the sequester?

March 4, 2013

John Boehner says they don't. We check the facts.

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