Is Jon Stewart right that Congress often worked on Christmas?
We don't usually check comedians, but a factual claim by Jon Stewart piqued our interest. Did Congress often work on Christmas? We put his claim to the Truth-O-Meter.
We don't usually check comedians, but a factual claim by Jon Stewart piqued our interest. Did Congress often work on Christmas? We put his claim to the Truth-O-Meter.
Our Readers' Choice Award has prompted lots of discussion, as Rep. Paul Ryan and others urge their supporters to vote. Polls close at 5 p.m. Eastern time on Friday.
Newt Gingrich says President Obama is killing jobs. We put the claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
Led by Speaker John Boehner, Republicans cite the "Forgotten 15," which they describe as jobs bills that have passed the Republican-controlled House but not the Democrat-led Senate.
But we found that nailing down the definitions needed to rate the speaker's claim about those bills wasn't so easy.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has launched its year-long advertising blitz targeting foes such as U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. We put the claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
Christie gets a Pants on Fire rating, Lautenberg receives a True from the Truth-O-Meter.
Rick Perry won't know for a while if he's the Republican presidential nominee, but one of his claims has already been nominated -- as PolitiFact's "Lie of the Year."
We'll soon be naming our winner. Vote now in our Readers' Choice poll!
In between the late-night jokes, Texas Gov. Rick Perry made claims on taxes, jobs and Social Security that we’d heard before.
Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich made some extraordinary claims about food stamps. We check them out.
The Republican National Committee used President Barack Obama's trip to Scranton, Pa., to resurrect a speech he'd made there in early 2008. But do the numbers in the RNC's Web ad support its criticism of the president?
Rick Perry, defending an incorrect reference to the U.S. voting age, said President Obama once referred to the nation's 57 states.
He did?