Readers speak out about our ruling on Biden, Flint crime stats
We asked for reader comments on our rating of a claim by Vice President Joe Biden about crime statistics in Flint, Mich. Here's a sampling of what we received.
We asked for reader comments on our rating of a claim by Vice President Joe Biden about crime statistics in Flint, Mich. Here's a sampling of what we received.
We hope you usually agree with our ratings and understand when you don’t. During an age of blaring rhetoric from all political sides, our goal is present facts to help you reach your own judgements. That’s what makes this work important.
An Internet post claims that Republicans in Congress have offered "zero" bills on "job creation." But as it turns out, that's because the non-partisan congressional office that labels bills isn't using a category called "job creation."
In emails and comments on NJ.com, PolitiFact New Jersey readers questioned the Pants on Fire ruling given to Gov. Chris Christie for referring to the national health care reform as a "government takeover."
Anita Perry says her son had to quit an investment banking job due to a federal regulation. Really?
Did Rubio's parents come to America following Fidel Castro's takeover?
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio now says he got his dates wrong when he told reporters that his parents left Cuba in the middle of Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution.
We gave Biden a Mostly True for his claim about crime in Flint, Mich. FactCheck called it a Whopper and the FactChecker gave him four Pinocchios. What's up with that?
Many readers disagreed with our rating on Mitt Romney's claim that he had not hired illegal immigrants. "You made a mistake on this call," said one reader.
Rick Perry’s latest online video calls Mitt Romney misleading. It misleads.
At Tuesday's CNN debate in Las Vegas, Romney used stats from Florida to attack Texas Gov. Rick Perry over immigration.
Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan was under attack early from the GOP field. Later Mitt Romney and Rick Perry collided over immigration.