PolitiFact Staff Writer
Jon Greenberg is a staff writer with PolitiFact. He was part of the PolitiFact team during the 2012 presidential election. Prior to that, he was Executive Editor at New Hampshire Public Radio and a Washington reporter for National Public Radio. He has twice won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for investigative reporting.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Jon Greenberg
"Worldwide credit card transactions, the credit card fraud rate is 0.04 percent, compared to almost 8 percent, 9 percent, 10 percent of Medicare fraud."
"It's expressly prohibited by law that you can read and wholly surveil domestic email traffic in the United States."
Currently, the intelligence community "can collect business records on law-abiding Americans who have no connection to terrorism."
The problem of unwanted sexual contacts in the military "is not just a woman's issue. More than half of the victims are men."
"During the Bush administration, liberal groups were targeted" by the IRS, similar to recent targeting.
"We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns."
Preventive care coverage under the Affordable Care Act has already "helped Granite Staters save money and live healthier lives."
Says Charlie Crist and Missouri Rep. Todd Akin "hold same abortion views. No exception except the life of the mother."
Recent stories from Jon Greenberg
Auditing the latest claims about the IRSPeople are talking about the Internal Revenue Service and its targeting of tea party groups. We factcheck two recent statements.
As the IRS sits in the hot seat, we check tax factsWe 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
As the IRS sits in the hot seat, we check tax factsWe 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.
It's Bloomberg vs. LaPierre on gun claimsNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the NRA's Wayne LaPierre made back-to-back appearances this week on Meet the Press. We checked their facts.
Ad Watch: The final salvos of the presidential racePresident Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are filling in the blanks on each other's policies with some far-fetched claims.
Greatest hits of the 2012 presidential campaignIt's been a long road to Election Day. We review our most significant fact-checks along the way.
Biggest falsehoods of the presidential campaignThe campaigns and the super PACs have kept the Truth-O-Meter busy. Here are six claims that pushed the needle into the red.
Checking the facts on ChinaBoth sides have used China as a villain in the 2012 campaign. We've put their claims to the Truth-O-Meter PolitiFact and PolitiFact Georgia are checking statements made by the presidential challengers, who have less than two weeks until Election Day. We will be updating our online site -- www.politifact.com/georgia/ -- as more fact checks are completed. Readers can comment on our Truth-O-Meter rulings at: www.facebook.com/politifact.georgia?fref=ts. They can follow us on Twitter at PolitiFactGA.
Twisting the truth on windmills, pensions and prostitutesBoth sides have used China as a villain in the 2012 campaign. We've put their claims to the Truth-O-Meter.
Fact-checking the third presidential debateWe continue to post new fact-checking reports from the debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on Monday night. The topic was foreign policy. Did you hear something you would like fact-checked? Suggest ideas by tagging tweets with #PolitiFactThis. You can also email us at truthometer@politifact.com.
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