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Get inside PolitiFact’s email in-box in today’s chat

Get inside PolitiFact’s email in-box in today’s chat

By Becky Bowers • May 22, 2014
Rounding up our recent fact-checks of Hillary Clinton

Rounding up our recent fact-checks of Hillary Clinton

By Steve Contorno • May 21, 2014
Fact-checking primary contests in Kentucky, Oregon and Idaho

Fact-checking primary contests in Kentucky, Oregon and Idaho

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 20, 2014
Fact-checking Georgia’s Republican primary contest for U.S. Senate

Fact-checking Georgia’s Republican primary contest for U.S. Senate

By Nancy Badertscher • May 19, 2014
PunditFact fact-checks the May 18 news shows

PunditFact fact-checks the May 18 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman • May 18, 2014
Fact-checking Benghazi: The rhetoric hasn't matched up with reality

Fact-checking Benghazi: The rhetoric hasn't matched up with reality

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2014
Has Marco Rubio backtracked on climate change?

Has Marco Rubio backtracked on climate change?

By Julie Kliegman • May 14, 2014
John Oliver uses the Truth-O-Meter to poke fun at Kentucky's Senate race

John Oliver uses the Truth-O-Meter to poke fun at Kentucky's Senate race

By Aaron Sharockman • May 13, 2014
PunditFact fact-checks the May 11 news shows

PunditFact fact-checks the May 11 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman • May 11, 2014
Pelosi looms large in GOP race for House seat in ... Idaho

Pelosi looms large in GOP race for House seat in ... Idaho

By Steve Contorno • May 8, 2014
Top 5 most popular fact-checks for April 2014

Top 5 most popular fact-checks for April 2014

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 7, 2014
GOP candidates battle for Senate nod in North Carolina

GOP candidates battle for Senate nod in North Carolina

By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2014
PunditFact fact-checks the May 4 news shows, claim about Benghazi

PunditFact fact-checks the May 4 news shows, claim about Benghazi

By Aaron Sharockman • May 4, 2014
Are 20 percent of women sexually assaulted before they graduate college?

Are 20 percent of women sexually assaulted before they graduate college?

By Steve Contorno • May 2, 2014
Chat with PolitiFact about Koch ads, Clippers owner

Chat with PolitiFact about Koch ads, Clippers owner

By Becky Bowers • May 1, 2014
New Koch ad uses Louisiana veteran's health care experience against Mary Landrieu

New Koch ad uses Louisiana veteran's health care experience against Mary Landrieu

By Steve Contorno • April 29, 2014
PunditFact fact-checks the April 27 news shows

PunditFact fact-checks the April 27 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman • April 27, 2014
What’s Hillary Clinton said lately? Not much that merits a fact-check

What’s Hillary Clinton said lately? Not much that merits a fact-check

By Elizabeth Meyer • April 25, 2014
In air wars with Koch brothers, are Dems fighting Falses with Falses?

In air wars with Koch brothers, are Dems fighting Falses with Falses?

By Steve Contorno • April 23, 2014
Rubio calls Snowden scandal 'most damaging' espionage case in U.S. history. Is it?

Rubio calls Snowden scandal 'most damaging' espionage case in U.S. history. Is it?

By Joshua Gillin • April 22, 2014