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Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad

Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 17, 2012
Fact-checking Obama about Romney and Bain Capital

Fact-checking Obama about Romney and Bain Capital

By Molly Moorhead • May 16, 2012
Chamber of Commerce distorts facts on Medicare

Chamber of Commerce distorts facts on Medicare

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 15, 2012
Help us rate Obama's campaign promises

Help us rate Obama's campaign promises

By Bill Adair • May 14, 2012
Letter from a Rachel Maddow fan

Letter from a Rachel Maddow fan

By Bill Adair • May 11, 2012
Mailbag: You are 'sometimes difficult to defend'

Mailbag: You are 'sometimes difficult to defend'

By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2012
Does White House count unborn for tour security?

Does White House count unborn for tour security?

By Molly Moorhead • May 9, 2012
Fact-checking candidate Barack Obama

Fact-checking candidate Barack Obama

By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2012
The PolitiFact guide to Medicare attack lines

The PolitiFact guide to Medicare attack lines

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 6, 2012
Line by line: How an ad uses sleight-of-hand to distort facts on stimulus

Line by line: How an ad uses sleight-of-hand to distort facts on stimulus

By Becky Bowers • May 4, 2012
Boomerang kids, a Crossroads ad and the media echo chamber

Boomerang kids, a Crossroads ad and the media echo chamber

By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2012
Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks

Bidding farewell to Newt: our five favorite fact-checks

By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2012
A flurry of Half Trues

A flurry of Half Trues

By Molly Moorhead • May 1, 2012
Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to say

Who to blame for the price at the pump? Tough to say

By Molly Moorhead • April 29, 2012
Books: 'The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics'

Books: 'The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Religion and Politics'

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 28, 2012
Joe the Plumber turns on the spigot again

Joe the Plumber turns on the spigot again

By Bill Adair • April 27, 2012
Checking Romney's secret weapon: Infographics

Checking Romney's secret weapon: Infographics

By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2012
Checking a claim on Facebook about bank bonuses

Checking a claim on Facebook about bank bonuses

By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2012
PolitiFact and MTV team up for fantasy politics game

PolitiFact and MTV team up for fantasy politics game

By Bill Adair • April 24, 2012
Fact-checking claims in the Wisconsin recall election

Fact-checking claims in the Wisconsin recall election

By Dave Umhoefer • April 23, 2012