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Top 5 falsehoods about the Bush tax cuts

Top 5 falsehoods about the Bush tax cuts

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 23, 2010
Can Boehner allow hats on the House floor?

Can Boehner allow hats on the House floor?

By Bill Adair • November 22, 2010
Mailbag, Facebook edition: 'PolitiFact blew it again!'

Mailbag, Facebook edition: 'PolitiFact blew it again!'

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 19, 2010
Michele Bachmann gets it wrong on taxes

Michele Bachmann gets it wrong on taxes

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 17, 2010
Checking facts on the deficit commission

Checking facts on the deficit commission

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 16, 2010
Looking for some truth about the federal budget

Looking for some truth about the federal budget

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 15, 2010
FACTSHEET: Reducing the national debt

FACTSHEET: Reducing the national debt

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 12, 2010
Are federal employees overpaid?

Are federal employees overpaid?

By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2010
Checking Obama's claim about stimulus projects

Checking Obama's claim about stimulus projects

By Bill Adair • November 10, 2010
Checking Paul and Pence on ABC’s 'This Week'

Checking Paul and Pence on ABC’s 'This Week'

By Martha M. Hamilton • November 9, 2010
Election Day signals the end for cap and trade

Election Day signals the end for cap and trade

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 8, 2010
Help us build the House GOP-O-Meter!

Help us build the House GOP-O-Meter!

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 5, 2010
Campaign ads that mattered

Campaign ads that mattered

By Louis Jacobson • November 4, 2010
The highs and lows of the 2010 campaign

The highs and lows of the 2010 campaign

By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2010
The 2010 e-mail Hall of Shame, election edition

The 2010 e-mail Hall of Shame, election edition

By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 1, 2010
This campaign season's Pants on Fire guide

This campaign season's Pants on Fire guide

By Robert Farley • October 30, 2010
Truth: Rare in Election 2010, but not entirely absent

Truth: Rare in Election 2010, but not entirely absent

By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2010
The Voter Guide: Seven key distortions of the campaign

The Voter Guide: Seven key distortions of the campaign

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 28, 2010
We rate the 2010 campaign Barely True

We rate the 2010 campaign Barely True

By Bill Adair • October 27, 2010
What makes a vote 'the deciding vote'?

What makes a vote 'the deciding vote'?

By Louis Jacobson • October 26, 2010