PolitiFact Texas turns two

PolitiFact Texas just turned 2 -- bounding into toddler-hood in part thanks to strong interest in fact checks of Rick Perry and Barack Obama.

By W. Gardner Selby :: Published on Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at 06:00 a.m.

Phoenix as kidnapping capital tops reader favorites

When Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst referred to Phoenix in June as the world's No. 2 kidnapping capital, it got our attention. Our resulting review proved to be one of our readers' favorite truth tests, though statements by Rick Perry, John Cornyn and even Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert also intrigued readers. Click on for our inaugural Top 10.

By W. Gardner Selby :: Published on Thursday, December 30th, 2010 at 06:00 a.m.

Dewhurst statement could be PolitiFact Lie of the Year

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst of Texas has landed a statement now in the running for 2010 Lie of the Year (though the same statement was, uh, kidnapped by others)...

By Angie Drobnic Holan, W. Gardner Selby :: Published on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 at 10:13 a.m.

GOP Ad Guru Fred Davis versus the Truth-O-Meter

Fred Davis is the man behind some of the most widely-viewed viral campaign videos over the past couple years. PolitiFact has weighed in on many of them.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 at 03:35 p.m.

Stakes high for AJC PolitiFact Georgia

The stakes were high for AJC PolitiFact Georgia last week. Two U.S. senators and a Clayton County official made claims on one of this state's hottest topics: jobs. The White House sparred with U.S. House Republican leader John Boehner over tax cuts that could have a major impact on the struggling economy. Republican governors tried to thwart the efforts of Democrat Roy Barnes to reclaim the governor's seat. And a candidate for agriculture commissioner bet about $1 billion in economic benefit would rain down if we let Georgians gamble on ponies. Here's a roundup of this week's rulings:  

By Willoughby Mariano :: Published on Sunday, September 19th, 2010 at 06:00 a.m.

Beheadings, kidnappings and other immigration distortions

We check some of the worst distortions in the immigration debate.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Friday, September 10th, 2010 at 03:01 p.m.

Snooki vs. Obama

In a promo for the new season of MTV's Jersey Shore, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi says Obama has taxed her right out of the indoor tanning salons.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Monday, June 21st, 2010 at 12:05 p.m.

BP liked Obama, but oil stained Palin's hands too

Sarah Palin suggested on Fox News Sunday that there was something unusual and sinister about oil industry donations to President Obama's campaign. We looked into it.   

By Robert Farley :: Published on Monday, May 24th, 2010 at 08:29 p.m.

Did Hayworth challenge push McCain to flip on amnesty?

Arizona senatorial candidate J.D. Hayworth claims his challenge to Sen. John McCain in the Republican primary prompted McCain to change his position on amensty for illegal immigrants.

By Catharine Richert :: Published on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 at 12:20 p.m.

Fact-checking new claims in the Sarah Palin book

We examine Sarah Palin's claims on the Reagan recession, cap and trade and the McCain tactics on ACORN.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 07:08 p.m.

Hannity junkyard scheme is a clunker

Sean Hannity says it's possible to game the system with the used car program. We examine the facts to see if it's possible.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 06:03 p.m.

The Czar Administration

Sen. John McCain contends President Barack Obama has more czars than the Romanovs did in Russia. We take a stab at counting the Obama czars and then dig into the history books to see if McCain is right.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Friday, June 12th, 2009 at 05:26 p.m.

What caused crisis? No one thing

Each candidate blames the other. They're both right. And wrong.

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 at 11:15 a.m.

Your guide to the last-minute attacks

In their final days on the trail, the candidates repeat their favorite talking points. We check them on the Truth-O-Meter.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 at 05:26 p.m.

POLITIFACT ON FIRE!

We mark the final weekend of the campaign by highlighting some of our favorite Pants on Fire ratings from the past year.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Friday, October 31st, 2008 at 05:05 p.m.

Is McCain within margin of error?

McCain claims he's "within the margin of error," but that's true only for the Fox poll.

By Alexander Lane :: Published on Friday, October 31st, 2008 at 03:48 p.m.

Castro on McCain and "the rifle lady"

With an eye on Cuban-American voters in Florida, John McCain claims Fidel Castro is no fan.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 at 06:56 p.m.

Sorting out the truth on the economy

This wraps up our series on key issues of the presidential election. This time, the economy.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 at 06:50 p.m.

Invoking the red menace

The McCain campaign went from tiptoeing around allegations that Obama is a socialist, to outright calling him one.

By Alexander Lane :: Published on Monday, October 27th, 2008 at 07:13 p.m.

Sorting out the truth on national security

This is Part 5 of our series on key issues of the presidential election. This time, national security.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 at 06:42 p.m.