During the recent South Carolina debate, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that "our Navy is smaller than it's been since 1917. Our Air Force is smaller and older than any time since 1947." But military experts told us that comparing ship and aircraft numbers to those from a century ago don't say very much about how effective a fighting force we have today.
The 28-minute video from the pro-Newt Gingrich Super PAC Winning Our Future seeks to impeach Mitt Romney's credentials as a businessman. But the video's accuracy is mixed at best. Here's a rundown of facts we've checked.
That's the claim President Barack Obama's campaign makes on its website. But we found serious problems with the charge.
The notion that Mitt Romney admitted liking the ability to fire people was media catnip. But what's the full context of his quote?
Did President Barack Obama promise to keep unemployment below 8 percent if Congress passed his stimulus? Not exactly, but Republicans haven't given up their talking point.
As Newt Gingrich rose in the polls, his record on the Truth-O-Meter plummeted.
When we've checked former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, he's typically earned a Half True or higher on the Truth-O-Meter.
Readers and bloggers didn't like our choice for Lie of the Year. Here is a sampling of their responses.
Readers and bloggers didn't like PolitiFact's choice for Lie of the Year. Here is a sampling of their responses.
Newt Gingrich says it's against the law. We check the rules and end up throwing some britches on the yule log.
With the candidates meeting for the 16th debate tonight, we review our most interesting fact-checks from the previous 15.
He says entry-level janitors in New York make twice what entry-level teachers make. We put his claim to the Truth-O-Meter.