Does Obama 'demonize,' 'denigrate' almost every sector of our economy?

Mitt Romney has adopted a new attack against President Barack Obama -- that the president "demonizes and denigrates almost every sector of our economy." We took a closer look by reviewing dozens of Obama's speeches and public remarks.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Monday, February 6th, 2012 at 4:25 p.m.

Men, monkeys and the origin of AIDS

PolitiFact Tennessee explores the controversial claim of a state senator that AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men."

By Zack McMillin :: Published on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 11:10 a.m.

In Context: Romney's comments on whether he cares for the very poor

Mitt Romney's comments about the poor have stirred up a fuss. Here's the full exchange, part of our new "In Context" series to show you controversial remarks without editing.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at 9:31 a.m.

No, Martin Luther King was not a Republican

Republicans around the country are repeating a claim that MLK was a member of the GOP. We check with King's biographer and some history books and find it's not true.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at 9:20 a.m.

PolitiFact's guide to the Florida GOP primary

We review our fact-checking of the TV ads and debates for the Florida primary.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 7:43 a.m.

Fact-checking the CNN debate in Florida

The CNN debate in Florida was a contentious affair. We put some of the claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 8:16 p.m.

Fact-checking the Republican response

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels offered the Republican Party's response to Tuesday night's State of the Union address. We checked it for accuracy.

By Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead :: Published on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 2:23 p.m.

Tuning the Truth-O-Meter

We explain how we decide on a Truth-O-Meter rating and why we changed a rating on a jobs claim.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 12:12 p.m.

Fact-checking the State of the Union address

The president makes his annual address to a joint session of Congress. We put some of his claims to the Truth-O-Meter.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 8:35 p.m.

Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate

The Republican debate in Tampa turned into a sparring match Monday night as Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney attacked each other on their records in political office. Gingrich began the debate with a spirited defense of his record as speaker of the House of Representatives. He repeated a claim we've heard before, that "When I was speaker, we had four consecutive balanced budgets." In fact, two of those balanced budgets occured after he left office. We rated that claim False. Romney attacked Gingrich for his record, claiming that "at the end of four years, he had to resign in disgrace. We interviewed experts about Gingrich's resignation and found that it was more complicated than Romney described.

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 9:29 p.m.

Did Gingrich leave speakership "in disgrace"?

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are battling to define Gingrich's tenure as House speaker. We take a look at whether Gingrich left the top post "in disgrace."

By Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders :: Published on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 9:13 p.m.

Previewing Monday's Republican debate

We have a hunch what the candidates will say Monday night because we heard what they said the previous 17 debates. Here are some of the talking points we expect to hear.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Sunday, January 22nd, 2012 at 7:07 p.m.

Were the early 1960s a golden age for health care?

In the Charleston, S.C., Republican debate, Ron Paul said that in the early 1960s, before the advent of Medicare and Medicaid, "there was nobody out in the street suffering (without) medical care." We looked back at statistical data to paint a portrait of how Americans handled health care back then.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 5:58 p.m.

Fact-checking the CNN debate in South Carolina

The final four debate in South Carolina. We put them to the Truth-O-Meter

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 9:13 p.m.

PolitiFact's guide to the brags and boasts of the presidential primary

Getting tired of all the negative attacks? When candidates talk about themselves, their rhetoric takes on a decidedly positive tone.

By Molly Moorhead :: Published on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 4:58 p.m.