Trying to be tough on Big Oil
Dueling ads from Obama and Clinton say their opponent is weak on Big Oil. We find some truth and exaggerations on both sides.
Dueling ads from Obama and Clinton say their opponent is weak on Big Oil. We find some truth and exaggerations on both sides.
The Philly debate was a relatively tame affair, but it brought a new controversy into the campaign: Obama's ties to a former member of the Weather Underground. We check the facts.
John McCain says energy prices would go down if the U.S. stopped filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. They might, but not by much.
If a candidate is off with a statistical claim, should they earn a False on the Truth-O-Meter?
Small donors are a civic good, but they're not the whole picture when it comes to public campaign finance.
Obama claims he was the driving force on ethics reform. We find he was a player but not the quarterback.
In defending his wife's mistakes about sniper fire in Bosnia, Bill Clinton makes a few of his own.
MoveOn e-mails out a 10-point attack on McCain. On domestic policy, its aim is good.
The latest chain e-mail attack on Obama distorts the words in the Bible to suggest he is the Antichrist.
We find Obama is right about how much households pay for the war.
A chain e-mail uses apples-to-oranges comparisons to assert that Obama is a more active senator than Clinton.
We compare the legislative accomplishments of the Democratic candidates.