President Palin? Not this time

As former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin takes herself out of the running for the Republican nomination, we look back at her record on the Truth-O-Meter.

By Martha M. Hamilton :: Published on Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 12:43 p.m.

The truth on the bus goes round and round...

Sarah Palin took a break from her family vacation/ "One Nation" bus tour of America to do an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren. We found the truth was apparently also on vacation.

By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson :: Published on Friday, June 3rd, 2011 at 04:49 p.m.

Fact-checking claims about guns and violence

Since the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others in Tucson, firearms and violence have dominated the national discussion. We put three claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Thursday, January 13th, 2011 at 11:33 a.m.

Checking Palin and Boehner on the Bush tax cuts

With Congress debating whether to extend the Bush tax cuts, there have been lots of claims about public opinion and who is responsible for the cuts expiring. We check claims from Sarah Palin and John Boehner.

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson :: Published on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 04:46 p.m.

Top 5 falsehoods about the Bush tax cuts

With the tax debate heating up, we review some of the talking points that are just flat wrong.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 at 10:26 a.m.

Fact-checking the 'Ground Zero mosque' debate

We temper emotional appeals over the proposed mosque near Ground Zero with a few fact-checks.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Friday, August 20th, 2010 at 07:22 p.m.

Do Democrats have a plan to extend Bush tax cuts?

We check Sarah Palin's claim that Democrats don't have a plan.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Friday, August 6th, 2010 at 11:26 a.m.

Distorting Democratic plans on the Bush tax cuts

Sarah Palin's note on her hand said $3.8 trillion, but that's not the Democratic plan.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 at 06:20 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.

PolitiFact audits three tax claims

As the deadline to file tax forms approached, politicians talked taxes and we checked their math.

By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson :: Published on Friday, April 16th, 2010 at 05:37 p.m.

Checking Palin's claims from Tea Party

We fact-check some of Sarah Palin's claims from her speech to the Tea Party convention and her weekend interviews.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 03:09 p.m.

PolitiFact's Five Surprising "True" ratings

With our Lie of the Year, we focused on the biggest falsehoods of 2009. But we also want to highlight our findings at the other end of the Truth-O-Meter.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Thursday, December 24th, 2009 at 03:26 p.m.

PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'Death panels'

Sarah Palin's claim about the health care bill is the top choice of PolitiFact editors -- and readers.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 05:15 p.m.

Climate change e-mails and Copenhagen

We review the controversy over hacked e-mails and check the facts of the climate change skeptics.

By Catharine Richert :: Published on Friday, December 11th, 2009 at 07:13 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.

Fact-checking Sarah Palin as she goes 'Rogue'

We examine Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue and put it to the Truth-O-Meter.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 05:28 p.m.

'Rationing' and other scare words in health debate

Opponents of the health care reform bills in Congress have unleashed a slew of scare words into the debate.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at 02:51 p.m.

Palin 'death panel' claim sets Truth-O-Meter ablaze

Palin spins a dystopian scenario where the elderly and disabled must petition for care. But that's not part of any actual health care legislation.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, August 10th, 2009 at 06:58 p.m.

Summer flip-flops

We crank up our Flip-O-Meter and award two Full Flops — one to President Obama and one to Sarah Palin.

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Catharine Richert :: Published on Monday, July 20th, 2009 at 06:00 p.m.

Palin says thanks but no thanks for stimulus money

The Alaska governor says she turned down the money because of federal building code requirements. But we find the federal requirements aren't what she claims.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 06:22 p.m.