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PolitiFact readers tell us what they think

PolitiFact readers tell us what they think

By Jim Tharpe • December 21, 2010
Busy lame duck gets Obameter moving

Busy lame duck gets Obameter moving

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 20, 2010
Following Perry, we dive into income tax history

Following Perry, we dive into income tax history

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 20, 2010
2010: The Year in Misrepresentations

2010: The Year in Misrepresentations

By Willoughby Mariano • December 20, 2010
Holidays prompt outbreak of truthiness

Holidays prompt outbreak of truthiness

By Willoughby Mariano • December 19, 2010
Reports offer multiple takes on the benefit of film tax credits like Rhode Island's

Reports offer multiple takes on the benefit of film tax credits like Rhode Island's

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 19, 2010
PolitiFact Natonal's Lie of the Year: Government 'takeover of health care'

PolitiFact Natonal's Lie of the Year: Government 'takeover of health care'

By Bill Adair • December 17, 2010
PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'A government takeover of health care'

PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'A government takeover of health care'

By Bill Adair • December 17, 2010
Lie of the Year: Readers' poll results

Lie of the Year: Readers' poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 17, 2010
Lie of the Year: Interview with Howard Dean

Lie of the Year: Interview with Howard Dean

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 17, 2010
Lie of the Year: Reader comments

Lie of the Year: Reader comments

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 17, 2010
PolitiFact's Lie of the Year to be announced tonight

PolitiFact's Lie of the Year to be announced tonight

By Bill Adair • December 16, 2010
Has government added jobs, or lost them?

Has government added jobs, or lost them?

By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2010
Fact-checking the estate tax

Fact-checking the estate tax

By Robert Farley • December 14, 2010
How's he doing? On the economy, a mixed bag

How's he doing? On the economy, a mixed bag

By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2010
Mailbag: "Reassign the PolitiFact staff to obits."

Mailbag: "Reassign the PolitiFact staff to obits."

• December 13, 2010
PolitiFact Georgia roasts pants, brightens lives

PolitiFact Georgia roasts pants, brightens lives

By Willoughby Mariano • December 12, 2010
Bernie Sanders talks and talks. Are his facts right?

Bernie Sanders talks and talks. Are his facts right?

By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2010
Post election, Florida's politicians find the truth

Post election, Florida's politicians find the truth

By Aaron Sharockman • December 10, 2010
A history lesson for Obama on Social Security, Medicare

A history lesson for Obama on Social Security, Medicare

By Louis Jacobson • December 9, 2010