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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.

Let's see, there's the Truth-O-Meter. And the Flip-O-Meter.

Yes, here at PolitiFact Wisconsin we like our meters.

So, we're in the process of building a new one — and we need your help.

Readers sound off our recent reports on Rand Paul, Paul Krugman, Barack Obama and Sarah Palin. And a few say "Thanks!"
 

With the tax debate heating up, we review some of the talking points that are just flat wrong.

Frederica Wilson, an incoming freshman from South Florida famous for her headwear, wants to wear a hat on the House floor. She says a rule barring the hats can be waived by the speaker. We check the facts.