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Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria

Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 9, 2013
What the law and the past say about attacking Syria

What the law and the past say about attacking Syria

By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2013
Happy Birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 6

Happy Birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 6

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 22, 2013
Who vacationed more, Bush or Obama?

Who vacationed more, Bush or Obama?

By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2013
Catching up with campaign promises on the Obameter

Catching up with campaign promises on the Obameter

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 5, 2013
Four familiar facts from Barack Obama’s speech

Four familiar facts from Barack Obama’s speech

By Becky Bowers • July 25, 2013
Fact-checks about the case involving George Zimmerman

Fact-checks about the case involving George Zimmerman

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 16, 2013
Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

By Becky Bowers • July 8, 2013
A look back at our climate-change fact-checks

A look back at our climate-change fact-checks

By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2013
Fact-checking immigration

Fact-checking immigration

By Becky Bowers • June 21, 2013
Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now

Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now

By Caroline Houck • June 13, 2013
PolitiFact Georgia celebrates three years of fact-checks

PolitiFact Georgia celebrates three years of fact-checks

By Janel Davis • June 6, 2013
Principles of PolitiFact

Principles of PolitiFact

By Bill Adair • June 3, 2013
As the IRS sits in the hot seat, we check tax facts

As the IRS sits in the hot seat, we check tax facts

By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2013
Fact-checking claims about the attacks in Benghazi

Fact-checking claims about the attacks in Benghazi

By Becky Bowers • May 15, 2013
The article: PolitiFact expands to Australia

The article: PolitiFact expands to Australia

By Bill Adair • May 13, 2013
The Senate takes up immigration

The Senate takes up immigration

By Molly Moorhead • May 9, 2013
Fact-checking President Obama's press conference

Fact-checking President Obama's press conference

By Becky Bowers • May 3, 2013
Special report: Examining the state of gun research

Special report: Examining the state of gun research

By Becky Bowers • April 29, 2013
Is the U.S. letting terrorists slip through its fingers?

Is the U.S. letting terrorists slip through its fingers?

By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2013