Steve ContornoPolitiFact Staff Writer
Steve Contorno is a staff writer for PolitiFact.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Steve Contorno
About half the people who would qualify for Medicaid expansion in Florida "can buy a health care plan for $30 a month" on the federal health care exchange.
Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL."
Says 21 million people "still suffer slavery today."
Says "by 4th grade, 86 percent of African-American boys and 82 percent (of) Hispanic boys are reading below proficiency levels."
Says Debo Adegbile "was nominated to serve as a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals" and "was abruptly withdrawn by the administration."
"Mitch McConnell voted with Harry Reid to infringe on our gun rights."
Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors."
"Nonpartisan government analysts say Obamacare will cost our economy up to 2.5 million jobs."
Says President Barack Obama has issued upwards of 1,000 executive orders, more than any modern president.
Recent stories from Steve Contorno
Deep mysteries of the Medicaid expansionOnly health care policy geeks might ask themselves this question: Why are people who should be Medicaid-eligible allowed to shop with subsidies on the exchanges in the states that didn't expand Medicaid?
Yes, we are geeks.
PolitiFact’s Top 5 reports for FebruaryOur readers liked reports about the health care law and chain emails last month, including one about whether Obama has signed more executive orders than any other president in history. (Bottom line: He hasn't.)
Advocacy group stirs Michigan senate race with ad featuring leukemia patientAmericans for Prosperity, the conservative group funded by the Koch brothers, is going after the Democratic candidate in Michigan's open U.S. Senate race for voting for the Affordable Care Act.
In a 60-second ad, Julie Boonstra, a Michigan woman with leukemia, explains how she lost her insurance because it did not meet standards for coverage set by Obamacare. She claims by voting for President Barack Obama's health law, Rep. Gary Peters, D-Mich., put her life at risk and stuck her with a policy that was unaffordable.
While a harrowing account, there's a lot more to this story than the ad lets on.
Attack ad on Obamacare revives talking points old and newAn ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee attacks Alex Sink, a Democrat running for Congress in Florida, for supporting the health care law. We put its claims to our Truth-O-Meter.
Does an Americans for Prosperity ad about a woman with lupus tell the whole story?We explore the issues raised by a recent political ad that features one person talking to a camera about the health care law.
The federal health care law and volunteer firefightersThe U.S. Treasury Department released the final guidelines for businesses to comply with the employer mandate provision in the Affordable Care Act. Included in the regulations was a provision exempting volunteer fire and rescue units, an issue we previously tackled in a fact-check.
PolitiFact's Top 5 fact-checks for JanuaryThe month brought fact-checks on employment, energy, education -- and beheadings.
PunditFact's fact or fiction guide to the Super BowlPunditFact decided to check in on the sports pundits ahead of the big game between Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos.
Super Bowl facts, falsehoodsWe decided to check in on the sports pundits ahead of the big game between Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos.
Fact-checking 7 claims about marijuanaDiscussions about legalizing marijuana have kept PolitiFact and PunditFact busy. Since the start of 2013, we’ve tackled claims related to pot 15 times, with 10 coming in the past six months. Here are seven claims that capture the ongoing debate.
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