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Answering reader questions about Medicare

November 22, 2011

Readers weighed in after we reviewed a statement from Sen. Rob Portman on the costs of Medicare.

Portman had described the program as unsustainable, and said a couple retiring today will get $3 in benefits for every $1 they paid into the program.

That sparked a number of questions. Here's some answers.

Truth-O-Meter dishes up weekend rulings on school lunch program, national debt

November 22, 2011

Truth-O-Meter covers the full rulings spectrum with a False and True for 2 GOP lawmakers.

Checking Gingrich that Dodd-Frank is destroying community banks

November 21, 2011

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says community banks "are being destroyed" by the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill passed by Congress in 2010. We check the facts.

Mailbag: ‘If your uncle had large mammary glands, he’d be your aunt!’

November 21, 2011

Readers are frequently very good writers--so good, it hurts.

We’re shaking out the mailbag again.

Fact-checking Solyndra

November 17, 2011

The company's unique solar cells once attracted private investors. Now taxpayers could lose millions. We check the facts.

Fact-checking Solyndra

November 17, 2011

The company's unique solar cells once attracted private investors. Now taxpayers could lose millions. We check the facts.

The Rhode Island pension debate: Truth is in short supply

November 17, 2011

As the debate over Rhode Island’s pension crisis intensified in recent months, PolitiFact Rhode Island was paying close attention to what public figures were saying about it. More often than not, we found misstatements, misinterpretations and outright falsehoods.

We examined 11 statements related to pensions, dating to August 2010. The Truth-O-Meter scorecard: one True, one Mostly True, two Half True, three Mostly Falses and four Falses.

As a service for readers –– and the legislators who will vote on the pension overhaul legislation Thursday –– we’ve assembled all our pension-related rulings. Here’s what you need to know about COLAs, hybrid plans, annuity charts, life expectancy and more.

Democratic Party Chairman Rejects ‘False’ Ruling

November 16, 2011

Assemblyman John Wisniewski, chairman of the New Jersey Democratic Party, wrote a letter to The Star-Ledger, taking "vehement exception" to PolitiFact New Jersey's "False" ruling on his comments about Gov. Chris Christie

Updating the Obameter

November 16, 2011

Anticipating a new round of promises in next year's presidential election, we're updating the Obameter, our award-winning feature that tracks President Obama's campaign promises.

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