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Comparing the Great Recession and the Great Depression

Comparing the Great Recession and the Great Depression

By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2013
No, Warren Buffett didn't say Obamacare should be scrapped

No, Warren Buffett didn't say Obamacare should be scrapped

By Becky Bowers • September 17, 2013
Getting rid of chemical weapons: How it works

Getting rid of chemical weapons: How it works

By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2013
Democrats who supported Syria action rewrite history on Iraq war

Democrats who supported Syria action rewrite history on Iraq war

By Becky Bowers • September 16, 2013
Has Russia vetoed even simple U.N. press releases about Syria?

Has Russia vetoed even simple U.N. press releases about Syria?

By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2013
Would a U.S. strike in Syria violate international law?

Would a U.S. strike in Syria violate international law?

By Jon Greenberg • September 12, 2013
Michele Bachmann's comments on 9/11 and the Muslim Brotherhood

Michele Bachmann's comments on 9/11 and the Muslim Brotherhood

By Julie Kliegman • September 11, 2013
Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria

Fact-checking claims about military strikes against Syria

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 9, 2013
Alan Grayson claims 45,000 people die a year because they lack health insurance

Alan Grayson claims 45,000 people die a year because they lack health insurance

By Katie Sanders • September 6, 2013
In Context: President Obama, Syria and the ‘red line’

In Context: President Obama, Syria and the ‘red line’

By Jon Greenberg • September 5, 2013
What needs a fact-check on health care?

What needs a fact-check on health care?

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 4, 2013
Mailbag: 'I rate PolitiFact’s conclusions Mostly False'

Mailbag: 'I rate PolitiFact’s conclusions Mostly False'

By Louis Jacobson • September 3, 2013
What the law and the past say about attacking Syria

What the law and the past say about attacking Syria

By Jon Greenberg • August 30, 2013
The Top Five: PolitiFact’s most-clicked August items

The Top Five: PolitiFact’s most-clicked August items

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 30, 2013
Mike Huckabee's claim on gun homicides misfires

Mike Huckabee's claim on gun homicides misfires

By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2013
Has 'Little Red Riding Hood' been banned, but not assault weapons?

Has 'Little Red Riding Hood' been banned, but not assault weapons?

By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2013
How many kids have been cut from Head Start?

How many kids have been cut from Head Start?

By Amy Sherman • August 26, 2013
Debunked health care claims live on at Heritage town hall

Debunked health care claims live on at Heritage town hall

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2013
Happy Birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 6

Happy Birthday, PolitiFact! PolitiFact turns 6

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 22, 2013
Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president?

Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president?

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 20, 2013