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Cantor earns Pants on Fire for World of Warcraft

February 22, 2013

PolitiFact Virginia plunges into Azeroth and finds the Republican leader's claim is just sorcery.

David Dewhurst’s Phoenix kidnapping claim reborn

February 22, 2013

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst of Texas may have been the first political leader to say Phoenix is a world kidnapping capital.

Will NRA leader Wayne LaPierre be the last to loft this unsupported claim?
 

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and the Truth-O-Meter

February 22, 2013

PolitiFact Texas has checked the controversial senator a dozen times. Lately, he's earned some False and Pants on Fire ratings.

Fact checking Gov. Scott Walker’s budget address and Democratic attacks

February 22, 2013

After -- even during -- Gov. Scott Walker's 2013 budget address, Democrats tried to poke holes in his rosy picture of the state's finances and economy.

We get behind the back-and-forth by reviewing Truth-O-Meter rulings and other sources.

In Context: Gov. Scott Walker’s “from dependence to independence” speech

February 21, 2013

When Gov. Scott Walker proposed reforming Medicaid, food stamps and unemployment compensation, all in one speech, the howls from the left were sharp.

But what did Walker, who increasingly is viewed as a presidential candidate in 2016, actually say? We explore with our In Context feature.

Phoenix kidnapping falsehood rises from ashes

February 19, 2013

The unsubstantiated claim that Phoenix is one of the kidnapping capitals of the world is back -- this time from the NRA's Wayne LaPierre.

Texas judge read PolitiFact before finding school finance system unconstitutional

February 19, 2013

A news bulletin said PolitiFact influenced a judge’s decision that the Texas school funding system is again unconstitutional.

Aw shucks. Really?

What would George do?

February 18, 2013

On President's Day, PolitiFact explores our first president, George Washington.

"Blow not on your broth at the table" and other lessons from the Founding Father, who would have turned 281 years old this week.

What would George do?

February 17, 2013

"Blow not on your broth at the table" and other lessons from the Founding Father, who would have turned 281 years old this week.

Government jobs vs. private jobs: Which help the economy more?

February 15, 2013

We examine a debate between Carly Fiorina and Paul Krugman and explore if an increase in government jobs promotes growth in private-sector employment.

UPDATED: California pokes at Texas mostly hold up

February 14, 2013

A Sacramento Bee editorial leveled several criticisms of Texas. We rated most of them True or Mostly True.

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