Tales of light bulbs, gas prices and spilled milk
We examine recent claims about government regulation and find that sometimes the claims outrun the facts.
We examine recent claims about government regulation and find that sometimes the claims outrun the facts.
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell survived his debut on the Texas Truth-O-Meter last week while statements from three legislators, a Democratic activist and a New York Times columnist also rocked the needle.
Read on. It's the debut of the PolitiFact Texas Flashback.
We've covered a lot of topics since last November's elections, from estate taxes to immigration to sex offenders to welfare.
Despite predictions that we might struggle in the post-election lull, we knew that in Rhode Island, we'd never have a shortage of claims to run through the Truth-O-Meter.
We've told you what we think. Now it's time to share what readers think of our work. (Hint: Not all of them agreed with our rulings.)
Last week, PolitiFact Georgia did its fair share of cluck-clucking.
Claims about a proposed immigration measure, a reading of the U.S. Constitution by the backer of a "birther" bill and a take on federal law about the U.S. Supreme Court all ruffled the Truth-O-Meter’s feathers.
We also updated the progress Gov. Nathan Deal made on his promise to end the Ga. 400 tolls and discerned whether a candidate for Gwinnett County chairman was a faux chicken farmer -- the accuser laid an egg on that one.
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The legendary Washington Post political writer was an early promoter of fact-checking.
Counting all Texas school districts as one entity, you’re eyeing the fifth-largest employer in the world--one that’s about the size of the U.S. Postal Service. That’s the latest in a busload of education claims to face a Texas fact check.
The former Arkansas governor says it's a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death." We check the facts.
When lawmakers debate, factual claims fly--keeping the Truth-O-Meter busy.
After more than two years in office, and on the heels of policy changes, we find the possibility that President Obama will keep his promise to close the controversial detention center in Cuba is even more remote now than when his presidency began.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott used his first State of the State speech to push hard for his budget-cutting, tax-cutting, job-growing agenda. Here’s how he fared on the Truth-O-Meter.
Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann made a startling charge on "Meet the Press" -- that the Democratic-backed health care law included $105 billion in "secret" spending. Was she right?
We have revisited a claim by Gov. Bob McDonnell that education spending grew six times faster than student enrollment. The statement now is rated Half True after we re-calculated our figures to include the impact of inflation.