Government & politics editor, St. Petersburg Times
Amy Hollyfield is the government & politics editor for the St. Petersburg Times, overseeing state and national political coverage, including bureaus in Tallahassee and Washington, and PolitiFact.com, the Times’ fact-checking Web site. PolitiFact was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Amy has worked at the Times for more than 10 years, after previous stints at the Miami Herald and Florida Today. She lives in Tampa with her husband and two children.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Amy Hollyfield
"I have had the challenge during this administration to suspend no less than 37 public officials in about 36 months."
"The amount of debt is on pace to double in five years and triple in 10. The federal debt is now over $100,000 per household."
"Here in Virginia, we have the opportunity to become the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce oil and natural gas offshore."
"Close to half of the folks in this country illegally entered legally (but) overstayed (their ) visas."
"No Democratic campaign for (Fla.) governor has ever had these kinds of resources this early on in an election cycle."
"A number of the national publications have put this race in a tossup race between Democrats and Republicans. They don't know who's going to win this race."
"Why is January 8th an important date in American history? This day in 1835 is the only day in our history when we have not been in debt."
"President Obama has broken his pledge to the American people to be transparent throughout (health care reform negotiations)."
Recent stories from Amy Hollyfield
Fact-checking Obama and Republicans at GOP retreatAt a Republican retreat, the president says he'd like to see "any independent fact-checker out there" examine claims by the GOP and himself. We accept the challenge.
Fact-checking Obama's State of the Union speechPresident Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union address, and the Republicans deliver a rebuttal. We check the facts.
A year later, still plenty of partisanshipObama promised to "turn the page on the ugly partisanship" of Washington. But after a year in office, it's still ugly.
President Obama vs. the Truth-O-MeterWe examine how the new president has fared on the Truth-O-Meter in his first year in office.
Rating Obama's promises at the 1-year markOne year into the Obama presidency, we explore how his campaign promises have fared on our Obameter.
Announcing PolitiFact Texas!We launch our first state site in a partnership with the Austin American-Statesman.
Cheney claim on Obama earns Pants on FireThe former vice president says President Obama won't admit the United States is at war with terrorists. But a check of Obama's speeches indicates the president has said that many times.
PolitiFact's Five Surprising "True" ratingsWith 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.
It is a special deal for Ben Nelson and NebraskaDemocratic Sen. Ben Nelson insists he didn't get a special deal for his state, but we call that False.
In 2009, the truth took a beatingWe tally our Truth-O-Meter ratings from 2009 and find truth was a casualty of the political discourse.
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