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Barack Obama urges audience to ‘do a fact-check.’ We oblige

February 20, 2015

In a speech to the Democratic National Committee, President Barack Obama asked for more fact-checking. Here you go.

Mailbag: ‘You gotta play fair’

February 19, 2015

Another installment of reader feedback about our fact-checks.

Mailbag: Bread bag edition

January 27, 2015

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, recalled wearing bread bags to keep her shoes dry when growing up in rural Iowa. This prompted a flood of memories by PolitiFact readers. Here are recollections from those who did much the same -- and some who didn't.

Fact-checking claims about the economy in 2014

December 30, 2014

The past year produced claims about how good -- or bad -- the economy is these days. Some claims checked out, but others didn't.
 

18 fact-checks of things that were wrong on the Internet

December 28, 2014

From wild claims about the Obamas to Fox News to Ferguson, we found lots to fact-check from the Internet in 2014. Here are 18 doozies.

Mailbag: ‘That’s a fail, PolitiFact’

December 26, 2014

In recent weeks, PolitiFact readers wrote us to take issue with our coverage of the Senate torture report and the intersection of race and crime. Here's a selection of their emails.

Some politicians spoke the truth in 2014

December 24, 2014

We published lots of Falses and Pants on Fires this year, but here's a hat-tip to a sampling of claims that earned a full True rating.

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