Chain e-mail evolves to Facebook updates

We check out a chain Facebook status update on President Obama and whether he gave a puny raise to the military. PLEASE RE-POST THIS!!!

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert :: Published on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 02:11 p.m.

Obama on health care reform: 50 plus one? Git 'er done!

We put Obama on the Flip-O-Meter and find that he rejects broad consensus in favor of passing his proposal.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 05:04 p.m.

The stimulus is funding what?

Republican leaders in Congress have put out lists of stimulus projects that they say are wasteful or unrelated to creating jobs. We took a look to see if the projects were as billed.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 05:26 p.m.

A stimulus report card

One year after the passage of the economic stimulus, we assess how many jobs have been created and how much money has gotten into the economy.

By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson :: Published on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 08:58 p.m.

Obama's budget reshapes the U.S. space agenda

President Barack Obama's 2011 budget changes priorities for space exploration. We measure the moves against his campaign promises.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Monday, February 15th, 2010 at 06:22 p.m.

Hundreds of terror suspects tried in federal courts?

We uncover the facts behind the numbers and find it's easy to cherry-pick.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Friday, February 12th, 2010 at 06:03 p.m.

Checking the numbers on the economy

The White House released its 2010 economic report, the Republicans responded, and we checked the facts.

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 06:03 p.m.

The Obameter moves in both directions

With Obama now pursuing a tax credit for companies that add jobs, we change Promise No. 505 from Broken to In the Works.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 06:26 p.m.

'Don't ask, don't tell' promise now In the Works

After a year of inaction, the administration begins to change policy on gays in the military. We change our rating.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 04:52 p.m.

Will health care reform knock $1 trillion off deficit?

President Obama claimed health care reform could reduce the federal deficit by as much as $1 trillion over 20 years. We find the number is based on some shaky long-term estimates.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 06:24 p.m.

Checking the GOP response to the State of the Union

Republicans offered some rebuttals to President Obama's State of the Union address. We check their facts.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 04:28 p.m.

Obama overstates impact of Supreme Court decision

The president says the decision allows foreign corporations to spend unlimited amounts in U.S. political efforts. But the court didn't say that.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at 06:34 p.m.

A year later, still plenty of partisanship

Obama promised to "turn the page on the ugly partisanship" of Washington. But after a year in office, it's still ugly.

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at 05:03 p.m.

President Obama vs. the Truth-O-Meter

We examine how the new president has fared on the Truth-O-Meter in his first year in office.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Monday, January 18th, 2010 at 06:03 p.m.

Rating Obama's promises at the 1-year mark

One year into the Obama presidency, we explore how his campaign promises have fared on our Obameter.

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Thursday, January 14th, 2010 at 07:29 p.m.

A Promise Broken on a budget offset

Candidate Obama promised to offset the cost of his national service plan with tax law changes and savings from the Iraq war. But he hasn't done so.

By Alex Holt :: Published on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 at 08:49 a.m.

A Promise Broken on a vow to end no-bid contracts

Obama said he would require competition for all contracts over $25,000, but he hasn't done so.

By Wes Allison :: Published on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 at 06:23 p.m.

Cheney claim on Obama earns Pants on Fire

The former vice president says President Obama won't admit the United States is at war with terrorists. But a check of Obama's speeches indicates the president has said that many times.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at 12:23 p.m.

The winter of discontent for Obama's poll numbers

Conservative pundit Karl Rove says Obama's approval numbers are at a record low. The historic record supports that.

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson :: Published on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 05:26 p.m.

Obama's campaign promises: An update

We've updated many promises on the Obameter recently. Here's a quick guide to the most notable.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 04:51 p.m.