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Craig James, fellow Republicans in U.S. Senate race deplore Obama’s leadership

May 17, 2012

Republicans seeking a Texas U.S. Senate seat have questioned Obama's leadership -- with Craig James recently saying the president seeks to ban U.S. firearms. That claim is smoky.

The 38 Studios controversy: Of software sales and film credits

May 17, 2012

Curt Schilling's 38 Studios and his deal with the Rhode Island  Economic Development Corporation are in the news amid questions about whether the fledgling software company is in financial trouble.

One option the company is reportedly seeking is taking advantage of the state's tax credit system for movie, television and video game productions.

PolitiFact Rhode Island has examined claims made about the EDC deal and film tax credits in the past.  In light of the debate, we thought it might be useful to remind readers what we found.

Fact-checking Obama about Romney and Bain Capital

May 16, 2012

A new Obama ad says a steel company went bankrupt after Romney's Bain Capital took over. We check the facts.

Chamber of Commerce distorts facts on Medicare

May 15, 2012

We check two claims from a Chamber of Commerce ad attacking U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and find the group is twisting the facts to scare senior citizens.

Fact-checking the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ad on Bill Nelson

May 15, 2012

An ad about Medicare and the national health care law distorts the facts to scare Florida seniors.

2 Democrats fare poorly in weekend claims checked against the Truth-O-Meter

May 15, 2012

Claims about job loss, support of tax cuts for wealthy earn Mostly False, Pants on Fire rulings

Rep. Bill Pascrell mixes up rulings against Rep. Steve Rothman

May 14, 2012

A news release and an e-mail from Pascrell's campaign labeled one of our rulings as False, when the actual verdict was Mostly False

Help us rate Obama’s campaign promises

May 14, 2012

We'll be updating our Obameter ratings in the next few months. We'd love your suggestions about the promises now rated In the Works or Stalled.

In Context: Rep. Bill Pascrell discusses health care reform, not tax cuts, on ‘Hardball’

May 14, 2012

Rep. Steve Rothman used a clip of the interview to suggest Pascrell admitted supporting "more tax cuts for the rich"

Leffingwell and fellow Austin City Council incumbents victorious

May 13, 2012

Lee Leffingwell and three fellow Austin City Council members won re-election Saturday. We earlier checked some of what was said leading up to the vote.

Right to Work: A look at its impact in other states

May 12, 2012

Gov. Scott Walker's view on extending right-to-work laws to private sector unions in Wisconsin has emerged as a major issue in the June 5 gubernatorial recall election. Here's a quick look at right-to-work's impact in other states, based on Truth-O-Meter rulings past.

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