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Fact-checking Ferguson and police issues in 2014

Fact-checking Ferguson and police issues in 2014

By Steve Contorno • December 23, 2014
Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition

Mailbag: Lie of the Year edition

By Louis Jacobson • December 22, 2014
Fact-checking Barack Obama's CNN appearance

Fact-checking Barack Obama's CNN appearance

By Lauren Carroll • December 21, 2014
Immigration: the year in fact-checking

Immigration: the year in fact-checking

By Amy Sherman • December 19, 2014
The Readers' Choice poll: Comments from readers

The Readers' Choice poll: Comments from readers

By Steve Contorno • December 18, 2014
Climate change: the Readers' Choice winner

Climate change: the Readers' Choice winner

By Lauren Carroll • December 17, 2014
2014 Lie of the Year: Exaggerations about Ebola

2014 Lie of the Year: Exaggerations about Ebola

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2014
2014 Readers' Poll results

2014 Readers' Poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2014
A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year

A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2014
PunditFact fact-checks Dick Cheney on 'Meet the Press'

PunditFact fact-checks Dick Cheney on 'Meet the Press'

By Jon Greenberg • December 14, 2014
5 questions about PolitiFact and PunditFact's Lie of the Year

5 questions about PolitiFact and PunditFact's Lie of the Year

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 12, 2014
PunditFact: Dropping questions on marriage from the census

PunditFact: Dropping questions on marriage from the census

By Jon Greenberg • December 8, 2014
Pundits debate rape on campus in light of UVA story

Pundits debate rape on campus in light of UVA story

By Steve Contorno • December 7, 2014
The 2014 Lie of the Year Finalists: Vote in the PolitiFact Readers' Poll

The 2014 Lie of the Year Finalists: Vote in the PolitiFact Readers' Poll

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 4, 2014
Does Obamacare give businesses a $3,000 incentive to hire illegal immigrants?

Does Obamacare give businesses a $3,000 incentive to hire illegal immigrants?

By Lauren Carroll • December 2, 2014
Our top 5 fact-checks and reports for November 2014

Our top 5 fact-checks and reports for November 2014

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 1, 2014
Mailbag: 'I rate your piece False'

Mailbag: 'I rate your piece False'

By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2014
PolitiFact's Thanksgiving dinner guide to harmony and accuracy

PolitiFact's Thanksgiving dinner guide to harmony and accuracy

By Steve Contorno • November 26, 2014
PunditFact's top fact-checks about Ferguson

PunditFact's top fact-checks about Ferguson

By Louis Jacobson • November 25, 2014
PunditFact fact-checks the Nov. 23 shows

PunditFact fact-checks the Nov. 23 shows

By Lauren Carroll • November 23, 2014