Compromise moves the Obameter
A pending tax deal between President Obama and the Republicans prompts us to review his campaign promises.
A pending tax deal between President Obama and the Republicans prompts us to review his campaign promises.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst of Texas has landed a statement now in the running for 2010 Lie of the Year (though the same statement was, uh, kidnapped by others)...
We'll announce the winner soon. And make sure you vote for the Readers' Choice award.
No Pants caught On Fire last week, but AJC PolitiFact Georgia did flush a few claims down the toilet.
One claim was literally about commodes. A DeKalb County pol said low-flow versions can cost up to $1,000. Sometimes yes, often no, we found. Half True.
But after reading others on red-light cameras and unemployment benefits, we reached for the handle and flushed several times.
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The talk show host likens an Ohio town to Bedford Falls from It's a Wonderful Life. PolitiFact Ohio checked to see if he was right that the town didn't want federal help.
With Congress debating whether to extend the Bush tax cuts, there have been lots of claims about public opinion and who is responsible for the cuts expiring. We check claims from Sarah Palin and John Boehner.
We debunk Internet rumors that a proposed food safety law means U.S. government inspections for home gardeners.
As Senators decide whether to take up ratification of the START treaty during the lame-duck session, we analyze two more comments by key players in the debate.
A reader from Malvern, Penn., complains that we are making him think too much.
We check a statement by Sen. Jon Kyl in the debate over whether the Senate should ratify a new START nuclear arms treaty.
We're still deciding here in Texas what statements to test from President George W. Bush's memoir, but PolitiFact National has already checked a claim the 43rd Commander in Chief made while promoting his book.
As Obama nears the halfway point in his four-year term, we update the Obameter with the latest on some of his promises.