Becky BowersPolitiFact Staff Writer
Becky Bowers has worked since 2002 for the Tampa Bay Times, formerly the St. Petersburg Times, as a copy editor, wire editor, copy chief, business graphics reporter, online business editor, deputy business editor and deputy government & politics editor.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Becky Bowers
Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."
"The Affordable Care Act is bringing the cost of health care in our country down."
"We had people that were getting killed (in Benghazi), we had people who are willing to risk their lives to go save them, and somebody told them to stand down."
"Pentagon confirms they may court martial soldiers who hold Christian faith."
For people with insurance, the only impact of the health care law "is that their insurance is stronger, better and more secure than it was before. Full stop. That's it. They don't have to worry about anything else."
Says new Medicare billing guidelines "have nine codes for (injuries by) turkeys."
"No poll done this year ... shows less than a majority to reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons."
A bipartisan background check amendment "outlawed any (gun) registry. Plain and simple, right there in the text."
The Manchin-Toomey amendment "would have criminalized certain private transfers of firearms between honest citizens, requiring lifelong friends, neighbors and some family members" to get government approval.
Says a gun bill before the Senate would make it a federal felony to "leave town for more than seven days, and leave someone else at home with your firearms."
Recent stories from Becky Bowers
Scandal-o-rama!Claims about the IRS and the controversy over Benghazi have kept the Truth-O-Meter busy.
Fact-checking claims about the attacks in BenghaziThe deaths of four Americans at a diplomatic outpost in Libya have fueled a war of words between Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama. We compare the rhetoric with the facts.
Fact-checking claims about the attacks in BenghaziThe deaths of four Americans at a diplomatic outpost in Libya have fueled a war of words between Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama. We compare the rhetoric with the facts.
Fact-checking more claims about the sequesterBroad-based cuts to the federal budget are starting to have an impact on states and cities. We look at our latest round of fact-checks on the cuts known as sequestration.
Fact-checking more claims about the sequesterBroad-based cuts to the federal budget are starting to have an impact on states and cities. We look at our latest round of fact-checks on the cuts known as sequestration.
Looking for the truth on attacks in BenghaziWith some information still classified, we look at some basic facts of Sept. 11, 2012, and this week’s congressional testimony.
Is the Pentagon court-martialing Christian soliders?Some blogs are pushing a story that the military will court-martial soldiers who hold the Christian faith. We sort out the facts.
Fact-checking President Obama's press conferencePresident Obama spoke with reporters on the 100-day mark for his second term. We checked the facts.
Fact-checking President Obama's press conferencePresident Obama spoke with reporters on the 100-day mark for his second term. We checked the facts.
Special report: Examining the state of gun researchFirearms research has been a battleground for advocacy groups for nearly 20 years, complicating fact-checking and making basic data on guns and gun violence hard to come by. The scarcity of gun research, though, may be coming to an end.
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