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Ted Cruz and the Truth-O-Meter, four years and counting

Ted Cruz and the Truth-O-Meter, four years and counting

By W. Gardner Selby • March 2, 2016
PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 fact-checks for February 2016

PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 fact-checks for February 2016

By Joshua Gillin • March 1, 2016
PolitiFact’s Top 5 fact-checks for February 2016

PolitiFact’s Top 5 fact-checks for February 2016

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 1, 2016
It's voting time in Texas and across south (consult your Truth-O-Meter)

It's voting time in Texas and across south (consult your Truth-O-Meter)

By W. Gardner Selby • February 29, 2016
Impossible to check: John Fetterman’s claim that sanctuary cities are safer

Impossible to check: John Fetterman’s claim that sanctuary cities are safer

By Cassie Owens • February 29, 2016
John Oliver slams Trump, cites PolitiFact

John Oliver slams Trump, cites PolitiFact

By Linda Qiu • February 29, 2016
Fact-checking the Feb. 28 news shows

Fact-checking the Feb. 28 news shows

By Jon Greenberg • February 28, 2016
Help us keep the candidates honest

Help us keep the candidates honest

By Aaron Sharockman • February 27, 2016
Fact-checking the Texas GOP debate

Fact-checking the Texas GOP debate

By Joshua Gillin • February 26, 2016
Help PolitiFact hire a reporter to fact-check the immigration debate

Help PolitiFact hire a reporter to fact-check the immigration debate

By Aaron Sharockman • February 25, 2016
Is Bernie Sanders a Democrat?

Is Bernie Sanders a Democrat?

By Linda Qiu • February 23, 2016
Reports: Ted Cruz aide asked to leave campaign after publicly acknowledging error

Reports: Ted Cruz aide asked to leave campaign after publicly acknowledging error

By W. Gardner Selby • February 22, 2016
Donald Trump was in New York, not Chicago, on 9/11, contrary to 2004 Time story

Donald Trump was in New York, not Chicago, on 9/11, contrary to 2004 Time story

By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2016
Fact-checking the Feb. 21 Sunday shows

Fact-checking the Feb. 21 Sunday shows

By Jon Greenberg • February 21, 2016
Coming soon: PolitiFact North Carolina

Coming soon: PolitiFact North Carolina

By Katie Sanders • February 19, 2016
UPDATED: Rush Limbaugh likened Ted Cruz to Ronald Reagan--but also praised Marco Rubio

UPDATED: Rush Limbaugh likened Ted Cruz to Ronald Reagan--but also praised Marco Rubio

By W. Gardner Selby • February 18, 2016
Fact-checking the talking point about an 80-year Supreme Court 'tradition'

Fact-checking the talking point about an 80-year Supreme Court 'tradition'

By Linda Qiu • February 18, 2016
Fact-checking claims about the 80-year SCOTUS nomination ‘tradition’

Fact-checking claims about the 80-year SCOTUS nomination ‘tradition’

By Linda Qiu • February 17, 2016
Ted Cruz ad, assailed by Trump, leaves out Trump's declared shift on abortion

Ted Cruz ad, assailed by Trump, leaves out Trump's declared shift on abortion

By W. Gardner Selby • February 17, 2016
George W. Bush and the (olden) Truth-O-Meter

George W. Bush and the (olden) Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby • February 16, 2016