Do rapes result in fewer pregnancies than consensual intercourse? A review of the research

House debate on an abortion bill raised the issue of how often rapes result in pregnancy.

By Becky Bowers :: Published on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 at 12:35 p.m.

Is Obama spending 30 times more on climate change research than weather forecasting?

A freshman lawmaker said he’s ready to accept President Barack Obama’s "apology" for spending 30 times as much on climate-change research as on weather forecasting and warning. Are his numbers right?

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 11:20 a.m.

'It's on page 107 of the health care bill!'

Chain emails about the health care law are zooming to an inbox near you. Are they accurate? Not so much.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Friday, June 14th, 2013 at 2:31 p.m.

Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now

With the recent revelations about National Security Agency surveillance of phone and Internet traffic, some are wondering how much President Barack Obama has reversed course since he was a presidential candidate. So we took a look back.

By Caroline Houck :: Published on Thursday, June 13th, 2013 at 11:22 a.m.

Were two-thirds of groups targeted by IRS not conservative?

PolitiFact Texas has checked a claim by an advocacy group that the IRS didn't primarily target conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. But the claim didn't hold up.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 at 11:24 a.m.

Mailbag: ‘I find your analysis quite flawed’

The political world has been focused on scandalmania in Washington. Our readers have, too.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Monday, June 10th, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.

Auditing the latest claims about the IRS

People are talking about the Internal Revenue Service and its targeting of tea party groups. We factcheck two recent statements.

By Jon Greenberg :: Published on Friday, June 7th, 2013 at 12:42 p.m.

In Context: the Wyden-Udall letters on government secrecy

Long before this week's revelations about the Obama administration's efforts to seek phone records,  the two Democratic senators warned that the administration was going too far.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Thursday, June 6th, 2013 at 11:42 a.m.

Unpacking court packing

Republican lawmakers accuse President Barack Obama of trying to "pack" the court -- a phrase that invokes the 1937 proposal by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to increase the size of the Supreme Court by as many as five justices. Is there substance to the charge? We turned to American history in search of answers.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 at 11:32 a.m.

Digging deeper on gun background check legislation

Votes on gun background checks are being turned into TV ads around the country. We look more closely at the details behind the amendments fueling the debate.

By Molly Moorhead :: Published on Monday, June 3rd, 2013 at 11:54 a.m.

Principles of PolitiFact

A couple of times a year, we publish this overview of our procedures and the principles for Truth-O-Meter rulings.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Friday, May 31st, 2013 at 9:41 a.m.

Michele Bachmann and the Truth-O-Meter

The Minnesota Republican kept the Truth-O-Meter busy. Accuracy was an issue, but her statements were always interesting!

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 at 11:32 a.m.

PolitiFact Australia brings fact-checking to TV

Our fact-checking partner in Australia teams up with the network Channel 7 to bring fact-checking reports to TV.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 at 10:27 a.m.

Scandal-o-rama!

Claims about the IRS and the controversy over Benghazi have kept the Truth-O-Meter busy.

By Becky Bowers :: Published on Friday, May 24th, 2013 at 5:48 p.m.

As the IRS sits in the hot seat, we check tax facts

We looked at two claims -- one by a Republican lawmaker, one by a Democratic lawmaker -- that go to the heart of whether the IRS is too fearsome, or not doing enough.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 at 4:32 p.m.