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Who says truth and politics don’t mix?

August 25, 2010

PolitiFact Ohio marks its one-month anniversary, noting some of the high points and low points in statements we've reviewed.

One pleasant finding: Ohio has politicians who do tell the truth.

On ‘This Week,’ debate about the mosque

August 24, 2010

Is it a mosque? Or just a cultural center with a prayer area? We check the facts.

PolitiFact turns 3!

August 22, 2010

We review the highlights (and some oddities) of our first three years.

PolitiFact Georgia has week of relative truthiness

August 22, 2010

PolitiFact Georgia had a week of relative truthiness.

We tackled a potpourri of subjects in the past seven days. They included whether federal employees bring home more bacon than your average private-sector employee and a juicy article in Esquire magazine on Newt Gingrich that said his fundraising outshone even that of Republican superstar Sarah Palin. 

Two were statements made on national networks: One on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on NBC's "Today" and a second from NBC's "Meet the Press" on stimulus spending.

The week's tally: one False, two Half Trues, two Mostly Trues and one True.

Here's how the Truth-O-Meter ruled:

Readers give us our first report card

August 22, 2010

It's been almost two months since we launched PolitiFact Rhode Island. In that time, we've put 31 claims from politicians, talk-show hosts and others to the Truth-O-Meter test.

We've tried hard to help readers sort fact from fiction in politics. And we know we'll be even busier as the primary and general election campaigns reach the boiling point.

The politicians are certainly paying attention. Several have cited us during debates and other appearances; at least one is using a PolitiFact item in his campaign mailings.

Our readers are paying attention as well. Some have thanked us for our work; others have criticized our conclusions or accused us of going too far or not far enough. Here's what a few of them had to say.

Fact-checking the ‘Ground Zero mosque’ debate

August 20, 2010

We temper emotional appeals over the proposed mosque near Ground Zero with a few fact-checks.

Obama keeps his promise on getting combat troops out of Iraq

August 20, 2010

Plans for Iraq unfold much as Obama described during the 2008 campaign.

Checking Democrats on Fiscal Policy

August 19, 2010

We look at the political dynamics behind the tug of war over the deficit, Social Security, taxes and spending.

Looking at unemployment, education, Obama’s approval rating

August 17, 2010

We check claims from a Democrat and a Republican who appeared on ABC's "This Week.''

Crunch time: the Obameter is turning red

August 17, 2010

With a polarized Congress and limited capital, President Obama is having a tougher time fulfilling his promises.

Florida 2010 primary: Sorting through those attack ads

August 16, 2010

Fueled by unprecedented amounts of money and a bottomless barrel of attacks, the primary campaigns for governor and U.S. Senate have trapped Floridians in two escalating TV ad wars.

Mailbag: ‘If I could marry a website, I’d be Mrs. PolitiFact.com’

August 15, 2010

For our latest Mailbag, we sample the feedback from e-mail and Twitter. One reader calls us a "socialist propaganda machine." Another wants to marry us.

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