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Mailbag: ‘You fail to be helpful’ on amnesty

April 25, 2013

Readers question some of our fact-checks on terrorism, gun legislation, immigration and a host of other issues.

Is the U.S. letting terrorists slip through its fingers?

April 23, 2013

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., sees a pattern by which U.S. officials investigate potential terrorists, then back off, only to discover that they were terrorists after all. How accurate is that description?

Does expanding Medicaid ‘worsen health care options’? We take a second look

April 11, 2013

After we gave a rating of False to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for saying that "expanding Medicaid will worsen health care options for the most vulnerable," his office came back with a different argument to back up his claim. We analyze the new evidence here.

Are Americans flocking to low-tax states?

April 9, 2013

A recent tweet by the Republican National Committee said that "Americans are fleeing tax-and-spend states" like California for states that are fiscally conservative. It's become a meme repeated nationwide. But what does the data show?

Booker latest Democrat to exaggerate gun violence statistic

April 4, 2013

First Rep. Charlie Rangel, and now Newark Mayor Cory Booker, have gone on national television recently and vastly overestimated the number of Americans killed by gun violence.

As the Supreme Court takes up same-sex marriage cases, here’s a primer

March 25, 2013

The Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 are under fire from supporters of marriage equality. This week, the Supreme Court will hear both cases.

As the Supreme Court takes up same-sex marriage cases, here’s a primer

March 25, 2013

The Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 are under fire from supporters of marriage equality. This week, the Supreme Court will hear both cases.

Michele Bachmann is back — and the meter is on fire

March 20, 2013

Rep. Michele Bachmann had a quiet year on the Truth-O-Meter in 2012. But she's returned with back-to-back Pants on Fires.

What is stopping a cure for Alzheimer’s disease?

March 20, 2013

A recent fact-check rounded up scientific opinion on why researchers still struggle to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease.

Has government regulation slowed the recovery?

March 12, 2013

Politicians periodically argue that over-regulation has held back the nation’s economic recovery. We checked with economists to see how valid that argument is.

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