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Chris Christie claims continue falling down against the Truth-O-Meter

February 28, 2012

From his budget address to an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation," three recent fact-checks have left the governor with Mostly True, Half True and Mostly False rulings.

Did Obama say everyone should go to college?

February 27, 2012

Rick Santorum called Barack Obama a "snob" because he "once said he wants everybody in America to go to college." We check 18 Obama speeches and find that's not what he said.

In Context: Santorum on church and state

February 27, 2012

In an interview on ABC's This Week, the former senator explained his disagreement with John F. Kennedy's 1960 speech about religion.

Primary preview: Gingrich on size of U.S. oil resources

February 27, 2012

Super Tuesday, the multi-state primary day, is less than two weeks away. Ohio is one of the key states, so we're spotlighting statements from the GOP candidates.

David Simpson says agent went through airport scanners undetected

February 27, 2012

State Rep. David Simpson, not impressed with the federal agency responsible for security at airport checkpoints, says that five times last spring, an undercover agent made it through body scanners at a Dallas airport. We wondered.

Super Tuesday preview: GOP claims you may have heard, may hear again

February 26, 2012

With the GOP presidential primary just more than a week away, we know some Tennesseans may be just tuning in. Others may have already heard it all before.

But which claims are true? Which are the most misleading? With help from our partners, PolitiFact Tennessee presents a preview of GOP talking points that may proliferate in the run up to the March 6 primary.

Ron Paul’s claim on gas prices touches off fire

February 24, 2012

Gas prices are going up, but an overstatement about their creep by presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas set the Truth-O-Meter aflame.

A contest for our 5,000th: Predict our 10,000th

February 24, 2012

We've hit a milestone -- our 5,000th Truth-O-Meter fact-check. We're having a contest for the most creative predictions of our 10,000th. Winners get PolitiFact merchandise!

5,000!

February 24, 2012

We've reached a milestone: our 5,000th Truth-O-Meter article! To celebrate, we're reviewing our most popular fact-checks of the past five years and the share of True, False and Pants on Fires.

Primary preview: Santorum on Romney, cap and trade

February 23, 2012

Super Tuesday, the multi-state primary day, is less than two weeks away. Ohio is one of the key states, so we're spotlighting statements from the GOP candidates.

 

Fact-checking the Arizona presidential debate

February 23, 2012

The 20th episode of our favorite show had some familiar claims and some new ones. We put them to the Truth-O-Meter.

In Context: Santorum on Satan

February 22, 2012

In the latest installment in our occasional series, we provide the full context for Rick Santorum's 2008 comments about Satan.

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