Obama’s new promises for his second term
We've collected 24 promises that President Obama made in the 2012 campaign. We're adding them to our award-winning Obameter and will be following them over the next four years.
We've collected 24 promises that President Obama made in the 2012 campaign. We're adding them to our award-winning Obameter and will be following them over the next four years.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been central to two fact checks.
For four years, we've been tracking President Obama's 2008 campaign promises on our Obameter. Here's the definitive tally of the promises he has kept and broken.
PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at fact-checks on claims related to gun laws and violence
During his 2013 State of the State speech, Republican Gov. Scott Walker made a few familiar claims. So did Democratic leaders in response.
Here’s a look at how those past statements fared when we first looked at them.
Rick Perry proclaimed a "phenomenal" increase in school funding. It shakes out as a decrease.
So far, we’ve assessed the governor’s follow through on 39 campaign pledges and have rated 18 of them as a Promise Kept. One reason for good marks is that McDonnell often qualified his promises that required cooperation from the General Assembly.
On Jan. 15, 2013, Gov. Scott Walker will give the annual State of the State speech. Based on what the first-time Republican executive has said in recent months, we have an idea of what some of the themes likely will be.
So, if Walker does make some familiar claims, will you know how they were rated on the Truth-O-Meter? Test yourself with our brief quiz.
The Austin American-Statesman's Texas-centric venture in fact-checking political figures just turned three.
We've rated nearly all of President Obama's 508 promises from the 2008 campaign as Kept, Broken or Compromise. But to use a favorite Obama phrase, we are kicking the can down the road for a small number. Here's the rundown.
Cory Booker has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission that marks a first step toward his running for Frank Lautenberg's Senate seat in 2014.