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Ad Watch: GOP accuses Obama of breaking vows to improve economy

July 27, 2012

"Today I'm pledging to cut the deficit we inherited by half by the end of my first term in office," President Barack Obama said on Feb. 23, 2009.

PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: ‘You are shills for this vicious fascist governor’

July 26, 2012

Readers weigh in on our latest fact-checks.

As Olympics open, a super PAC attack against Romney

July 26, 2012

A Democratic super PAC produced a snarky ad with Olympic imagery that charges Mitt Romney outsourced jobs and used offshore accounts for his personal finances. We've put two of the claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

Debunking claims about a new home sales tax

July 26, 2012

Did you get the chain email that claims the health care law will institute a new tax on home sales? 

It boldly proclaims that the health care law includes "a 3.8% sales tax" on "all real estate transactions." The claim has persistently circulated for two years, but there's just one catch: It's not true.

We ran it through the Truth-O-Meter.

Fact-checking the Republican primary

July 26, 2012

We look at several races where members of the GOP are competing against each other.

GOP promise to repeal Obamacare blocked by Democrats

July 25, 2012

When Republicans took control of the House in 2010, they vowed to "repeal and place" Obamacare. Here's a look at how they've fared on our Pledge-O-Meter on that promise and others involving health care.

Checking claims about “cocaine constable” and his “incarcerated” challenger

July 25, 2012

A Travis County runoff features competing the-other-guy-was-a-crook claims.

 

Ad Watch: A singing Romney is bashed for foreign business dealings

July 24, 2012

"Looking at all the evidence made public so far, we do not think Romney was actively involved in the day-to-day management of Bain after 1999," PolitiFact National wrote on July 13.

Truth-O-Meter rules on weekend claims by Democratic congressman, GOP governor

July 24, 2012

Bill Pascrell claims President Barack Obama hasn't raised taxes, Chris Christie says using line-item vetoes slashed $360 million from New Jersey's budget.

Rating Romney’s claim on Finnish auto stimulus

July 23, 2012

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, in an ad that's airing in Ohio called "Where did all the money go" charges that stimulus money went overseas to pay for electric cars in Finland.

We took a look to see if money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus act, helped to Fisker Automotive manufacture high-end, plug-in cars.

How does U.S. gun violence compare?

July 23, 2012

In the wake of the Aurora shootings, we fact-check some claims about gun violence in the United States.

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez sticks to key promises in second budget

July 23, 2012

We scour the budget to see if Gimenez is keeping his campaign promises.

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