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New PolitiFact feature highlights work of other fact-checkers

New PolitiFact feature highlights work of other fact-checkers

By Bill Adair • May 5, 2011
Pants on Fire to race in Kentucky Derby

Pants on Fire to race in Kentucky Derby

By Bill Adair • May 4, 2011
Is there a difference today between war and peace?

Is there a difference today between war and peace?

By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2011
Pledge to kill Osama bin Laden earns Promise Kept

Pledge to kill Osama bin Laden earns Promise Kept

By Martha M. Hamilton • May 2, 2011
In 2008, Obama vowed to kill Osama bin Laden

In 2008, Obama vowed to kill Osama bin Laden

By Bill Adair • May 2, 2011
The new politics of the vote on the debt ceiling

The new politics of the vote on the debt ceiling

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 29, 2011
Birthers not persuaded by Certificate of Live Birth

Birthers not persuaded by Certificate of Live Birth

By Robert Farley • April 27, 2011
From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate

From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate

By Bill Adair • April 27, 2011
The Obama birth certificate: a timeline

The Obama birth certificate: a timeline

By Martha M. Hamilton • April 27, 2011
Links to documents involving President Obama

Links to documents involving President Obama

By Robert Farley • April 27, 2011
PolitiFact's guide to Obama's birth certificate

PolitiFact's guide to Obama's birth certificate

By Bill Adair • April 27, 2011
Obama's remarks on the release of his birth certificate

Obama's remarks on the release of his birth certificate

By Bill Adair • April 27, 2011
Obama releases birth certificate

Obama releases birth certificate

By Bill Adair • April 27, 2011
Ron Paul's PolitiFact report card

Ron Paul's PolitiFact report card

• April 26, 2011
Is the proof in the polling?

Is the proof in the polling?

By Martha M. Hamilton • April 25, 2011
A scorecard on Obama's environmental promises

A scorecard on Obama's environmental promises

By Bill Adair • April 22, 2011
Medicare mailbag: mixed metaphor edition

Medicare mailbag: mixed metaphor edition

By Louis Jacobson • April 21, 2011
Checking the attack lines on Medicare

Checking the attack lines on Medicare

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 20, 2011
Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary

Politics and the Gulf oil spill: separating fact from fiction on the one-year anniversary

By Robert Farley • April 19, 2011
Keeping them honest on Tax Day

Keeping them honest on Tax Day

By Robert Farley • April 18, 2011