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Gov. McDonnell's road cost claim revisited

Gov. McDonnell's road cost claim revisited

By Warren Fiske • February 22, 2011
PolitiFact National posts principles of PolitiFact

PolitiFact National posts principles of PolitiFact

By Bill Adair • February 22, 2011
Principles of PolitiFact Florida and the Truth-O-Meter

Principles of PolitiFact Florida and the Truth-O-Meter

By Bill Adair • February 22, 2011
Pants on Fire!

Pants on Fire!

• February 21, 2011
Principles of PolitiFact and the Truth-O-Meter

Principles of PolitiFact and the Truth-O-Meter

By Bill Adair • February 21, 2011
Mail call: Readers criticize Scott and PolitiFact coverage on high-speed rail

Mail call: Readers criticize Scott and PolitiFact coverage on high-speed rail

By Aaron Sharockman • February 18, 2011
Texas abortion counts vary by, oh, a gazillion percent

Texas abortion counts vary by, oh, a gazillion percent

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 18, 2011
A firestorm in Wisconsin

A firestorm in Wisconsin

By Greg Borowski • February 18, 2011
Fact-checking the NRA on 'Right to Carry'

Fact-checking the NRA on 'Right to Carry'

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 16, 2011
Let the budget battling begin

Let the budget battling begin

By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2011
PETA's claim is fishy

PETA's claim is fishy

By Warren Fiske • February 15, 2011
Fact-checking Doonesbury

Fact-checking Doonesbury

By Bill Adair • February 14, 2011
The Truth-O-Meter report card on John Cornyn

The Truth-O-Meter report card on John Cornyn

• February 14, 2011
A senator gets it right, a president gets it wrong

A senator gets it right, a president gets it wrong

By Jim Tharpe • February 11, 2011
Fact-checking CPAC

Fact-checking CPAC

By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2011
The Perry-O-Meter moves on eminent domain

The Perry-O-Meter moves on eminent domain

• February 11, 2011
Rick Scott's first state budget: How did he do?

Rick Scott's first state budget: How did he do?

By John Bartosek • February 11, 2011
Are U.S. companies sitting on piles of excess money?

Are U.S. companies sitting on piles of excess money?

By Robert Farley • February 10, 2011
Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state

Democrats paint different picture of Perry's state

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 10, 2011
Maddow takes on Fox News over New Black Panther Party

Maddow takes on Fox News over New Black Panther Party

By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2011