Latest Stories By Steve Contorno

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Attack ad on Obamacare revives talking points old and new

An ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee attacks Alex Sink, a Democrat running for Congress in Florida, for supporting the health care law. We put its claims to our Truth-O-Meter. 

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Does an Americans for Prosperity ad about a woman with lupus tell the whole story?

We explore the issues raised by a recent political ad that features one person talking to a camera about the health care law.

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The federal health care law and volunteer firefighters

The U.S. Treasury Department released the final guidelines for businesses to comply with the employer mandate provision in the Affordable Care Act. Included in the regulations was a provision exempting volunteer fire and rescue units, an issue we previously tackled in a fact-check.

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Fact-checking Gates’ claims about Biden’s foreign policy

In an in-depth investigation, we take a deep dive into the congressional record and newspaper archives to fact-check former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, whose new memoir is highly critical of Vice President Joe Biden’s foreign policy record.

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The story behind Rand Paul’s son, Medicaid and Kentucky’s marketplace

We can't fully explain why Paul's son was enrolled in Medicaid if he wasn't eligible. We suspect it gets complicated when parents buy insurance in one state and a child buys insurance in another.

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The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2013

Now that the year is over, it's time to look at our top 10 most viewed fact-checks. Topics ranged from government surveillance to health care to "dhimmitude."

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‘Half a truth is often a great lie’: Did Benjamin Franklin really say that?

Readers sent us this pithy saying via Twitter. We couldn't resist looking it up.

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Mailbag: Lie of the Year Readers’ Poll edition

Readers who took our recent readers' poll commented on everything from health care to genocide to how we do our jobs here at PolitiFact.

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Readers speak out on the Lie of the Year

We present a selection of reader comments on the 2013 Lie of the Year.

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Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran

A reader sent us a Facebook meme breaking down the Iran nuclear deal reached last month and asked us to take a look at it. We reviewed the complicated agreement and several of its implications for the United States and Iran.

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Giving thanks for True statements

As you prepare to break bread, we break down 10 statements from the past year that we found to be topical, entertaining or both. They all earned a True rating on the Truth-O-Meter.

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Do Republicans have ideas on health care?

We look at a claim from U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., that Republicans have health care solutions to control costs and improve quality. PunditFact looked at CNN commentator Donna Brazile's claim that Republicans don't give people affordable enrollment options.

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