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Ted Cruz tangles with Marco Rubio in Las Vegas presidential debate

Ted Cruz tangles with Marco Rubio in Las Vegas presidential debate

By W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2015
Fact-checking the Las Vegas GOP debate

Fact-checking the Las Vegas GOP debate

By Lauren Carroll • December 15, 2015
PolitiFact Sheet: Defense spending under Obama and Congress

PolitiFact Sheet: Defense spending under Obama and Congress

By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2015
PolitiFact Sheet: Military spending under Obama and Congress

PolitiFact Sheet: Military spending under Obama and Congress

By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2015
Readying for final GOP debate of 2015

Readying for final GOP debate of 2015

By April Hunt • December 14, 2015
PunditFact fact-checks the Dec. 13 shows

PunditFact fact-checks the Dec. 13 shows

By Lauren Carroll • December 13, 2015
Fact-checking the Dec. 13 Sunday shows

Fact-checking the Dec. 13 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll • December 13, 2015
PolitiFact partnering with NBC News for 2016 election

PolitiFact partnering with NBC News for 2016 election

By Aaron Sharockman • December 13, 2015
PolitiFact Texas Mailbag: ‘Really, how stupid can you people get?’

PolitiFact Texas Mailbag: ‘Really, how stupid can you people get?’

By W. Gardner Selby • December 11, 2015
Donald Trump proposes banning Muslims from coming to the U.S. But that's not what Jimmy Carter did

Donald Trump proposes banning Muslims from coming to the U.S. But that's not what Jimmy Carter did

By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2015
It's Election Day(s) for Lie of the Year

It's Election Day(s) for Lie of the Year

By April Hunt • December 11, 2015
War of words: The fight over 'radical Islamic terrorism'

War of words: The fight over 'radical Islamic terrorism'

By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2015
Lie of the Year 2015: Readers' Choice

Lie of the Year 2015: Readers' Choice

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 10, 2015
Ted Cruz's boys showering with girls claim False, but transgender student rights are unsettled

Ted Cruz's boys showering with girls claim False, but transgender student rights are unsettled

By W. Gardner Selby • December 9, 2015
Reader mailbag: Jeb Bush's 'statement is logically 'false,' the opposite of true!'

Reader mailbag: Jeb Bush's 'statement is logically 'false,' the opposite of true!'

By Amy Sherman • December 9, 2015
Checking in on Bernie Sanders’ Truth-O-Meter record

Checking in on Bernie Sanders’ Truth-O-Meter record

By Linda Qiu • December 7, 2015
Fact-checking the Dec. 6 Sunday shows

Fact-checking the Dec. 6 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll • December 6, 2015
PolitiFact fact-checks the Dec. 6 Sunday shows

PolitiFact fact-checks the Dec. 6 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll • December 6, 2015
Ted Cruz fact check about shrinking Democrats drew our most clicks in November

Ted Cruz fact check about shrinking Democrats drew our most clicks in November

By Emma Hinchliffe • December 4, 2015
PunditFact previews the Dec. 6 Sunday shows

PunditFact previews the Dec. 6 Sunday shows

By Jon Greenberg • December 4, 2015