State Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, caused quite a stir with controversial assertions about origin of AIDS, risks of gay sex vs. straight sex and much more.
We put one claim on the Truth-O-Meter on Friday, but wanted to share what our research turned up on some of the others, as well.
We've all heard the myths about Super Bowl Sunday.
Half-time flushes disable sewage plants.
It's the worst day of the year for domestic violence.
It's the best day of the year for pizza and beer sales.
Because Super Bowl mania has swept New England, we decided to take a closer look at some of the claims. Turns out, most are out of bounds.
Attorney General Eric Holder’s congressional testimony on the botched federal gun trafficking operation reminds us of our recent fact-check of a claim by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst that we rated False.
PolitiFact Tennessee explores the controversial claim of a state senator that AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men."
As noted by Austin’s KVUE-TV, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz this week revisited his charge that an opponent called him a red Chinese communist. We'd checked that.
Mitt Romney's comments about the poor have stirred up a fuss. Here's the full exchange, part of our new "In Context" series to show you controversial remarks without editing.
PolitiFact Virginia has been closely following the debate over the ailing state pension. We thought this would be a good time to review our findings.
Republicans around the country are repeating a claim that MLK was a member of the GOP. We check with King's biographer and some history books and find it's not true.
Chris Christie talks up "New Jersey" Giants; supporters credit him in ad with job growth.
PolitiFact colleagues in two other states just looked into a Texas-tested claim that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican.
Keep sending those suggestions, and thanks for all the early support and encouragement.
We review our fact-checking of the TV ads and debates for the Florida primary.