When politicians want to tie their opponents to a controversial bill, there are few tactics as powerful as labeling their vote for the bill as "the deciding vote." But determining a deciding vote is harder than it looks.
Democrats keep battering Republicans over the "Fair Tax," a national sales tax proposal. But does an ad run by a labor group against a GOP candidate go too far in labeling the plan double taxation?
Christine O'Donnell, the Republican nominee for a U.S. Senate seat from Delaware, pivoted from dispelling notions that she's a witch to taking on Democrat Chris Coons over taxes. But how accurate are her attacks?
In the Illinois governor's race, a dramatic ad from incumbent Pat Quinn attacks Republican Bill Brady for introducing a bill that would make it easier to euthanize dogs. We check the facts.
We check the latest attack ads on claims that Rand Paul supports a $2,000 deductible for Medicare and that Harry Reid wants sex offenders to get Viagra.
Rep. Alan Grayson, a Florida Democrat, made waves (and enemies) when he ran an ad that called his opponent "Taliban Dan." Now he he's airing a new ad that tones back the rhetoric a bit. We check the facts.
Rep. Alan Grayson, a Florida Democrat, made waves (and enemies) when he ran an ad that called his opponent "Taliban Dan." Now he he's airing a new ad that tones back the rhetoric a bit. We check the facts.
White House adviser David Axelrod tried to attack the GOP agenda on This Week with Christiane Amanpour. We rate his accuracy here.
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used a quote by House Minority Leader John Boehner to show how the GOP wants to go back to past economic policies. But Boehner's comment was about social issues.
The president goes two for three on statements about taxes, Wall Street and help for automakers.
We've checked the Minnesota Republican 11 times and she's never scored higher than a False.
Bill Maher said it might. But we failed to find convincing evidence to support his claim.