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Ron Paul’s convention

August 27, 2012

Who needs a convention? Ron Paul did fine without, touching off waves of we're-with-ya chants in his Sunday speech to supporters -- also touching on two claims we’ve previously checked.

As the GOP convention kicks off, we review the GOP Pledge-O-Meter

August 27, 2012

PolitiFact and PolitiFact Georgia will be using the Truth-O-Meter to rate statements made by politicians and power brokers at the Republican and Democratic conventions. To kick off the GOP convention,  we review the "GOP Pledge-O-Meter," which tracks promises made by Republicans during the 2010 midterm election cycle.

Chris Christie’s “Comeback” scorecard

August 26, 2012

Has a "Jersey comeback" really begun? Gov. Chris Christie says he won't utter those words in his keynote address,  but the governor will nonetheless tout his record in the state, including his stewardship of the economy. Here's a scorecard with just the facts.

Are House Republicans keeping their campaign promises?

August 26, 2012

On the eve of the Republican National Convention, we check in on the House GOP and their 2010 campaign promises.

The guide to Medicare attack lines

August 24, 2012

There's a lot of claims going around about Medicare on the campaign trail. We sort out the truth.

Did Republicans vote to end Medicare “as we know it”?

August 23, 2012

Democrats have deployed this modified attack line in congressional races around the country. But is it more accurate?

Fact-checking the TV game of connect the dots

August 22, 2012

The Obama and Romney campaigns are engaged in a fierce battle of connect the dots.

Faced with incomplete and sometimes skimpy details to attack their opponents, the campaigns are making some overly generous assumptions and -- sometimes -- drawing some wildly inaccurate conclusions.

Here are some of our recent fact-checks on campaign ads that try to connect the dots:

John Carter’s claim about board intruding between doctors and patients

August 22, 2012

Texas U.S. Rep. John Carter lofted a flawed claim about a federal board intruding between you and your doctor.

 

Our free new app: Settle It! PolitiFact’s Argument Ender

August 22, 2012

Our new app, underwritten by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, will help you resolve dinner-table disputes and test your knowledge of the facts in American politics. It's available now for iPhones and Android devices. 

Chris Christie, Republicans face Truth-O-Meter for attacking Jon Corzine, House Democrats

August 21, 2012

PolitiFact New Jersey recaps our weekend fact-checks on Gov. Chris Christie and the National Republican Congressional Committee

Fact-checking the TV game of connect the dots

August 21, 2012

On "The Today Show," we discussed recent campaign ads from Mitt Romney and Barack Obama.

Checking the facts on the $700 billion Medicare ‘cut’

August 20, 2012

Seems like just yesterday that the big Republican talking point was that Obamacare cuts $500 billion from Medicare. Now, it's $700 billion.

That's the number -- $716 billion to be precise -- that's gotten tossed around this week.

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