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Fact-checking the final Iowa debate

December 16, 2011

At the final Iowa debate, Rep. Michele Bachmann said that at the last debate, PolitiFact "came out and said that everything I said was true." Actually, she earned a Pants on Fire.

Greatest hits from the Republican debates

December 15, 2011

With the candidates meeting for the 16th debate tonight, we review our most interesting fact-checks from the previous 15.

Fact-checking the Huntsman-Gingrich debate

December 14, 2011

It may not be remembered as long as the Lincoln-Douglas debates on which it was modeled, but we found some interesting claims to check.

Truth-squading the Senate debate

December 13, 2011

The 90-minute debate gave us just what we wanted for the holidays: a new list of political claims to fact check.

Is Gingrich right about teacher and janitor salaries?

December 13, 2011

He says entry-level janitors in New York make twice what entry-level teachers make. We put his claim to the Truth-O-Meter.

PolitiFact New Jersey rules on claims about unemployment benefits, teacher work schedules

December 13, 2011

Check out this weekend's True and Mostly True rulings on Republican claims put to the Truth-O-Meter.

Perry a scratched record on Romney book claim

December 12, 2011

At least three times starting Saturday night, Rick Perry and his presidential campaign revisited the mostly wrong claim that Mitt Romney altered his book between editions to remove a sentence showing his support for a federal mandate that people buy health insurance.

Inside the Walker tax debate: Was budget an increase or a cut?

December 12, 2011

Did Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, the target of a campaign to remove him from office, raise taxes or didn’t he?

Seems like a simple question.

As competing claims surface, we take a look. It does kinda feel like we've already tackled this topic before ...

Fact-checking the Iowa Republican debate

December 11, 2011

The Republican candidates discussed the economy, immigration -- and a $10,000 bet. We put some of their claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

Rick Perry’s False claim about prayer and Christmas

December 10, 2011

The Texas governor says in a TV ad that it's wrong that "gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school." We examined his claim about prayer and Christmas and rated it False.

Animal activists put PolitiFact New Jersey in crosshairs over ruling about hunting statistic

December 9, 2011

A black bear advocacy group's claim that "99% of NJ voters do NOT support hunting" earns a Pants on Fire on the Truth-O-Meter, firing up animal rights activists.

Gingrich says Obama passed up IBM’s offer to find health-care savings

December 9, 2011

In a Texas debate, Newt Gingrich said the CEO of IBM had told President Barack Obama how to save billions of dollars in health-care fraud -- and Obama passed up the offer.

For real?

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