Does the EPA really want to regulate farm dust?
U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher, a farmer in rural Crockett County, continues to sound warnings about the possibility of the Environmental Protection Agency focusing on regulation of "farm dust." He did so most recently at a forum in Dyersburg, so we decided to look into Fincher's specific claims and determine if the EPA really was concerned about dust kicked up at rural farms.
By Bartholomew Sullivan :: Published on Monday, April 30th, 2012 at 7:47 a.m.
Did these marijuana claims go up in smoke?
The Truth-O-Meter takes a look back at some recent fact-checks concerning marijuana. Our partners at PolitiFact Georgia rounded up a few of the more interesting PolitiFact items.
By Eric Stirgus :: Published on Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 12:26 p.m.
Fact-checking a pair of claims on crime
The killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., has driven politicians of all stripes to make claims about firearms and crime. Here is a look at two of them.
By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 at 8:33 a.m.
No shortage of energy claims -- true and otherwise
Our partners at PolitiFact National recently featured some of the more recent and interesting energy-related claims, and PolitiFact Tennessee has plans to use our rulings and those of our national and state partners for a package in conjunction with Earth Day.
By Molly Moorhead :: Published on Thursday, April 12th, 2012 at 9:02 a.m.
Rhetoric rises over payment advisory board
When Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted March 22 to eliminate a a Medicare payment advisory board – a vote the Associated Press noted was really just "symbolic" – the rhetoric was flying. Some representatives went a good deal farther than Tennessee’s own Marsha Blackburn, who nonetheless floated a statement about the Independent Payments Advisory Board taking "control" of health care decisions away from patients – and that we’ve ruled False. Most news organizations wrote something similar to the AP about the vote – the Republiucans actually want the IPAB around as an issue through the November elections. It’s worth taking a closer look at the various statements that have been made and consider the actual statutory power IPAB does or does not have.
By Zack McMillin, Bartholomew Sullivan :: Published on Monday, April 2nd, 2012 at 2:10 p.m.
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