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After the debate, fresh facts to check

November 10, 2011

Even after the Oct. 9, 2011 Republican candidates' debate was over, we wondered about what some candidates said. For instance, does the U.S. really send enough in interest payments to China to fund the People's Liberation Army?

Mailbag: ‘You’re keeping my head from exploding’

November 4, 2011

This week's mail included some thoughtful criticism about our recent fact-checks on Facebook posts.

Has Obama really kept 60% of his campaign promises? Not by our count.

November 2, 2011

President Obama told his supporters that he keeps a list of promises in his desk and has kept 60 percent of them. We keep a list, too -- our Obameter -- and we find he's far short of that.

Bachmann blames Obama for cost, deaths of Iraq war

November 1, 2011

The Minnesota Republican says President Obama is responsible for spending $805 billion and 4,400 deaths. The Truth-O-Meter bursts into flames.

Fact-checking the “Supercommittee” hearing

October 27, 2011

We take our first look at the bipartisan congressional panel charged with finding $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction by Thanksgiving.

Readers speak out about our ruling on Biden, Flint crime stats

October 25, 2011

We asked for reader comments on our rating of a claim by Vice President Joe Biden about crime statistics in Flint, Mich. Here's a sampling of what we received.

A Facebook post with data too good to check

October 25, 2011

An Internet post claims that Republicans in Congress have offered "zero" bills on "job creation." But as it turns out, that's because the non-partisan congressional office that labels bills isn't using a category called "job creation."

Mailbag: Immigrant gardener edition

October 20, 2011

Many readers disagreed with our rating on Mitt Romney's claim that he had not hired illegal immigrants. "You made a mistake on this call," said one reader.

Mitt Romney talks immigration, and Florida, at Tuesday’s debate

October 19, 2011

At Tuesday's CNN debate in Las Vegas, Romney used stats from Florida to attack Texas Gov. Rick Perry over immigration.

Putting Chris Christie to the test on job creation

October 3, 2011

As Chris Christie ponders entering the Republican presidential race, his critics have already begun attacking his record in office. Here we take up two claims about job creation on his watch in New Jersey.

Putting Chris Christie to the test on job creation

October 3, 2011

As Chris Christie ponders entering the Republican presidential race, his critics have already begun attacking his record in office. Here we take up two claims about job creation on his watch in New Jersey.

Are Texas wildfires linked to climate change?

September 29, 2011

In a political speech in California, President Barack Obama took some jabs at Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his comments on global warming. "You’ve got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change," Obama said.

But are the Texas wildfires linked to climate change? PolitiFact put that to the Truth-O-Meter.

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