Rationing? Democrat says it's happening already

Rep. Bill Pascrell said rationing is happening right now because of the high cost of health care. We check his evidence.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on

E-mail 'analysis' of health bill needs a check-up

Readers sent us a chain e-mail that comments on the House health reform bill page by page. Most of its factual assertions are wrong.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on

Break out the marshmallows!

It's double Pants on Fire! day at PolitiFact.com: We check a chain e-mail on illegal immigrants and comments from TV and radio personality Glenn Beck.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on

Gates incident spurs discussion on race, crime

Pundits are talking after last week's arrest of African-American scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. We check their facts.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on

Sorting out the players in the health care debate

Want to know who's in and who's out in the health care debate? We did the dirty work for you.

By Catharine Richert :: Published on

Mailbag: 'Seriously twisted logic'

Readers take us to task for our items on oil imports, Hamas and incandescent light bulbs.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on

Obama wrong about health insurance profits

We check the president's claim about insurance company profits (False) and an unusual one from a health group leader about end-of-life care for seniors (Pants on Fire!).

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on

Staving off the stove police?

House Republicans say the government will tell you what kind of stove you can have. Actually, there's more to the story.

By Catharine Richert :: Published on

More 'birther' announcements

Doubters of President Obama's citizenship have gained prominent new voices, but no new facts.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on

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

At 6-month mark, Obama has long to-do list

Halfway through his first year, we examine President Obama's record on our Obameter and Truth-O-Meter.

By Bill Adair :: Published on

Health care reform bill jolts the Obameter

With a 1,000-page bill now pending in Congress, we move 10 promises from No Action to In the Works.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on

How both sides play tricks with stimulus numbers

Republicans talk about the money "spent." Democrats say "committed." Both can be right.

By Louis Jacobson, Catharine Richert :: Published on

Rush to judgment

A left-leaning group says Republican Congressman Adam Putnam was silent after Rush Limbaugh called Sonia Sotomayor a racist. Actually, Putnam spoke up.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on

Day 1 of Sotomayor hearing: no 'meltdown' yet

We check two statements on Sonia Sotomayor as her confirmation hearings begin.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on

The (Half) Truth About Judge Sonia Sotomayor

The attacks against Obama's Supreme Court nominee have generally had some truth to them. But the truth has been exaggerated or twisted, earning a spate of Half True ratings.

By Bill Adair :: Published on

A promise or a projection on unemployment?

Republicans contend the White House promised the stimulus would keep unemployment below 8 or 8.5 percent. We check the facts.

By Robert Farley :: Published on

Obama wrong about oil imports to U.S.

President Obama keeps saying that "we import more oil today than ever before." But it's not true.

By Catharine Richert :: Published on

PolitiFact sniffs out distortions in GOP video

A Republican Web ad claims stimulus money bought a bridge to a saloon and paid a city worker to find more stimulus money. But we find the ad distorts the facts.

By Robert Farley :: Published on

Democratic attack distorts McConnell's record

The Democrats say McConnell opposes jobs, health care for kids and equal pay for women. We conduct a reality check.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on

Mailbag: Readers celebrate freedom of expression

It's Fourth of July weekend, so what better time for our readers to sound off?

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on

Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter. This time we mean it!

We address continued Internet speculation on the document.

By Robert Farley :: Published on