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PunditFact fact-checks claims about VA wait lists

Allegations of secret wait lists for veterans seeking care at VA facilities has got the pundits talking. In some cases, their points don't match up with the facts.

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Fact-checking claims about the VA wait lists

Allegations about secret wait lists and delays for veterans seeking care at VA facilities around the country have begun to reverberate in Washington.

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GOP candidates battle for Senate nod in North Carolina

The Republican primary to take on Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., is taking place Tuesday. Here's a rundown of our fact-checking of the high-profile, high-dollar race.

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Mailbag: ‘Everyone fails this fact-check’

It's time again to look at what readers have been saying, good and bad, about our recent fact-checks.

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Mailbag: ‘You guys are really being finicky’

Another in our regular installment of reader feedback in all its glory.

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Sorting out the numbers on jobs, workers and the federal health care law

A report from the widely respected Congressional Budget Office has stoked debate about how the federal health care law will affect the workforce.

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On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality

Income inequality is an issue that PolitiFact has analyzed frequently since we started fact-checking political claims in 2007. So as President Barack Obama prepares to focus on income inequality in the State of the Union address, we thought it was a good time to review some of these claims, from both sides.

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On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality

As President Barack Obama puts the finishing touches on his State of the Union address, we take a look at one of the themes he's expected to bring up: income inequality.

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How many people have been saved from poverty by unemployment insurance?

President Barack Obama marshaled a statistic on his Facebook page to show the value of long-term unemploymet benefits. But how accurate is it?

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The year in social media claims, from True to Pants on Fire

Many claims went viral this year. Only a few of them were entirely accurate.

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Mailbag: Christmas-New Year’s Edition

In this festive season, reader commentary on recent PolitiFact stories is a mixed bag.

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The president gets asked about winning PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year

But he pretty much sidestepped the question during his final press conference of the year.

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