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Who got nominees faster? Obama or Bush?

Who got nominees faster? Obama or Bush?

By Jon Greenberg • July 19, 2013
Fact-checks about the case involving George Zimmerman

Fact-checks about the case involving George Zimmerman

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 15, 2013
Fact-checking the debate over food stamps

Fact-checking the debate over food stamps

By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2013
Get the Truth-O-Meter in your inbox every week

Get the Truth-O-Meter in your inbox every week

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 11, 2013
What's the definition of 'terrorism'?

What's the definition of 'terrorism'?

By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2013
Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

By Becky Bowers • July 7, 2013
Mailbag: 'Everybody gets one chance to be royally wrong'

Mailbag: 'Everybody gets one chance to be royally wrong'

By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2013
Fact-checking claims about the Declaration of Independence

Fact-checking claims about the Declaration of Independence

By Becky Bowers • July 3, 2013
Are Americans being 'targeted' for surveillance?

Are Americans being 'targeted' for surveillance?

By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2013
When the Truth-O-Meter combusts

When the Truth-O-Meter combusts

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 1, 2013
Fact-checking attacks on the immigration bill

Fact-checking attacks on the immigration bill

By Becky Bowers • June 27, 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
What might the Supreme Court decide on same-sex marriage?

What might the Supreme Court decide on same-sex marriage?

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013
How 'transparent' is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court?

How 'transparent' is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court?

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013
Fact-checking immigration

Fact-checking immigration

By Becky Bowers • June 20, 2013
Go mobile with PolitiFact apps

Go mobile with PolitiFact apps

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 20, 2013
Do rapes result in fewer pregnancies than consensual intercourse? A review of the research

Do rapes result in fewer pregnancies than consensual intercourse? A review of the research

By Becky Bowers • June 18, 2013
Is Obama spending 30 times more on climate change research than weather forecasting?

Is Obama spending 30 times more on climate change research than weather forecasting?

By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2013
'It's on page 107 of the health care bill!'

'It's on page 107 of the health care bill!'

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 14, 2013
Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now

Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now

By Caroline Houck • June 13, 2013