Politicians claim way too much credit for good jobs news and heap way too much blame on opponents when the news is bad. Economists keep telling us that the policies of presidents and governors have only a minor effect on economic cycles.
The editor of PolitiFact National appeared on CNN’s "Reliable Source" this weekend, defending a recent False rating bestowed on a statement by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow.
A deadline looms for the federal budget on Friday, with even more deadlines to come.
With a trip to Washington, Gov. Rick Perry works on his promise to bring home $830 million in federal education aid that’s on hold.
The Truth-O-Meter spent last week searching for holes in politicians’ statements. And boy, did we find some cheesy ones.
In fact, we found one about Swiss cheese from U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland. It paired nicely with a Mostly True statement about alcohol that we ran the following day. It was a PolitiFact Georgia version of a cocktail party.
The festivities were brief. We marched on to cover statements on immigration and federal fiances. One from President Barack Obama stank like a slab of Limburger cheese.
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The MSNBC host criticized PolitiFact for a False rating we gave her and our decision not to issue a correction. We explain our reasoning and post our e-mails to Maddow's producer.
The MSNBC host criticized PolitiFact for a False rating we gave her and our decision not to issue a correction. We explain our reasoning and post our e-mails to Maddow's producer.
Readers tell us how they would have rated statements (and one suggests a leftish replacement for the Truth-O-Meter).
During a prank call from a blogger, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said most of the protesters in Madison were from out of state. We put that and other new claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, we read, says no one should be shocked he’s seeking to whittle collective-bargaining rights for government-employee unions in the Badger State.
PolitiFact Wisconsin put the kibosh on that claim; it’s also fact-checked more than a dozen others, finding few statements to be True.
We look at what's being said about the budget controversy in Wisconsin.
Our reader raised an interesting point: how does the increase in road costs compare to the rise in overall inflation?