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Jon Huntsman and the Truth-O-Meter

Jon Huntsman and the Truth-O-Meter

By Louis Jacobson • December 25, 2011
Mailbag: Lie of the Year 2011 Edition

Mailbag: Lie of the Year 2011 Edition

By Louis Jacobson • December 23, 2011
Mailbag: Lie of the Year 2011 Edition

Mailbag: Lie of the Year 2011 Edition

By Louis Jacobson • December 23, 2011
Are federal officials allowed to say 'Merry Christmas'?

Are federal officials allowed to say 'Merry Christmas'?

By Louis Jacobson • December 21, 2011
Greatest hits from the Republican debates

Greatest hits from the Republican debates

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2011
Is Gingrich right about teacher and janitor salaries?

Is Gingrich right about teacher and janitor salaries?

By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2011
Checking Newt Gingrich's jabs about jobs

Checking Newt Gingrich's jabs about jobs

By Louis Jacobson • December 7, 2011
Is Newt right? Food stamps can take you to Hawaii?

Is Newt right? Food stamps can take you to Hawaii?

By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2011
Checking the RNC ad 'welcoming' Obama to Scranton

Checking the RNC ad 'welcoming' Obama to Scranton

By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2011
Checking more claims from the DNC ad that says Romney flip-flopped

Checking more claims from the DNC ad that says Romney flip-flopped

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 28, 2011
Checking Ron Paul and Barack Obama on torture

Checking Ron Paul and Barack Obama on torture

By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2011
Will administrators soon outnumber professors?

Will administrators soon outnumber professors?

By Martha M. Hamilton • November 14, 2011
There's more to television than just debates

There's more to television than just debates

By Martha M. Hamilton • November 11, 2011
After the debate, fresh facts to check

After the debate, fresh facts to check

By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2011
Mailbag: 'You're keeping my head from exploding'

Mailbag: 'You're keeping my head from exploding'

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2011
Has Obama really kept 60% of his campaign promises? Not by our count.

Has Obama really kept 60% of his campaign promises? Not by our count.

By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2011
Bachmann blames Obama for cost, deaths of Iraq war

Bachmann blames Obama for cost, deaths of Iraq war

By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2011
Fact-checking the "Supercommittee" hearing

Fact-checking the "Supercommittee" hearing

By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2011
Readers speak out about our ruling on Biden, Flint crime stats

Readers speak out about our ruling on Biden, Flint crime stats

By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2011
A Facebook post with data too good to check

A Facebook post with data too good to check

By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2011