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TV ad claims it has ‘the facts’ on Bill Nelson, then unrolls falsehoods

July 11, 2012

We look into an ad from American Commitment attacking U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.

PolitiFact Virginia responds to the state GOP

July 11, 2012

PolitiFact is not about mathematical balance between the parties in our ratings. We’re about making calls on the accuracy of political claims.

MoveOn gets its facts wrong on Florida’s voter purge

July 10, 2012

A fundraising email from MoveOn.org said Florida Gov. Rick Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls" and "every one" of the state's supervisors of election resisted him. Both statements are wrong.

Liberal group gets its facts wrong with attacks on Gov. Rick Scott

July 10, 2012

In a fund-raising email, MoveOn said Scott "tried to kick 180,000 people off the voter rolls" and "every one" of the supervisors of election resisted him. Both claims are wrong.

Fresh (re-baked) blasts from Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst

July 10, 2012

Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst hatch competing ads about a payroll tax and being a businessman, respectively. We’ve probed both topics.

Christie, Sweeney claims about taxes, teacher tenure tested on Truth-O-Meter

July 10, 2012

Gov. Chris Christie claims Sen. Paul Sarlo voted to raise income taxes after stating the budget would contain no new taxes; Senate President Stephen Sweeney says tenure has been modernized in New Jersey.

Stretching the truth (again!) on health care

July 9, 2012

We put new claims about the health care law to the Truth-O-Meter and find more exaggerations and falsehoods.

Chris Christie trots out PolitiFact-tested claims in think tank appearance

July 9, 2012

In an appearance at the Brookings Institution, the governor repeated claims previously tested on the Truth-O-Meter, including statements on tax hikes, job growth and Medicaid spending

Mailbag: ‘A farcical and quixotic quest for some holy grail of honesty’

July 6, 2012

Our readers let us know what they think of our recent fact-checks.

Spotlighting claims by Julián Castro, David Dewhurst and Wendy Davis

July 6, 2012

Our latest checks of leading Texas Democrats and a Republican spotlight inaccurate -- or, at least, incomplete -- accounts of what happened when state lawmakers gathered in 2011.

Is it a tax? Or is it a penalty?

July 5, 2012

We look at Mitt Romney's statement about the health care law and whether the individual mandate is a tax.

‘Best health care delivery system in the world’? John Boehner thinks so

July 5, 2012

The House Speaker says we have the 'best health care delivery system' in the world. Some rankings are at odds with that, though.

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