Senate race puts Truth-O-Meter in late-October mode

The Truth-O-Meter and the Flop-O-Meter went into late-October mode last week when former Gov. Tim Kaine announced he would run for the seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Jim Webb. Republican George Allen did not take it lightly.

By Warren Fiske :: Published on Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 at 01:03 p.m.

Gov. McDonnell's road cost claim revisited

Our reader raised an interesting point: how does the increase in road costs compare to the rise in overall inflation?

By Warren Fiske :: Published on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 at 02:48 p.m.

Checking up on Gov. Bob McDonnell’s claims on higher education

Gov. Bob McDonnell's staff says he misspoke when he said only 38 percent of Virginian's could attend one of the state's public colleges or universities.

By Jacob Geiger :: Published on Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 09:42 a.m.

PolitiFact Virginia an education for everyone

While our primary goal is to hold political figures in this state accountable for the factual statements they make, our secondary mission is to inform our readers about important issues. We know everyone won’t agree with all of our rulings, but we think reading our stories will better prepare you to discuss and make decisions about those issues. 

By Daniel Finnegan :: Published on Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 at 02:54 p.m.

Half-True rulings are not half-hearted judgments

The Truth-O-Meter is based on the concept that truth in politics often is not black and white, but shades of gray. We have three different shades of gray: Mostly True, Half True, and Barely True. 

By Warren Fiske :: Published on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at 01:25 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.