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Solving the "mystery" of Scott Walker's college years and entry into politics

Solving the "mystery" of Scott Walker's college years and entry into politics

By Dave Umhoefer • December 18, 2013
'Half a truth is often a great lie': Did Benjamin Franklin really say that?

'Half a truth is often a great lie': Did Benjamin Franklin really say that?

By Steve Contorno • December 17, 2013
A sign of hope in Iran talks?

A sign of hope in Iran talks?

By Katie Sanders • December 17, 2013
Sam Houston says he's practiced law far longer than Greg Abbott did before becoming attorney general

Sam Houston says he's practiced law far longer than Greg Abbott did before becoming attorney general

By W. Gardner Selby • December 17, 2013
Mailbag: Lie of the Year Readers' Poll edition

Mailbag: Lie of the Year Readers' Poll edition

By Steve Contorno • December 16, 2013
Fact-checking the Sunday Dec. 15 news shows

Fact-checking the Sunday Dec. 15 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman • December 15, 2013
Fact-checks from the Sunday news shows

Fact-checks from the Sunday news shows

By Aaron Sharockman • December 15, 2013
Previewing the Dec. 15 Sunday shows

Previewing the Dec. 15 Sunday shows

By Jon Greenberg • December 13, 2013
PolitiFact names Obama health-care claim its 2013 Lie of the Year

PolitiFact names Obama health-care claim its 2013 Lie of the Year

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 13, 2013
PolitiFact lie of the year probed on CNN

PolitiFact lie of the year probed on CNN

By W. Gardner Selby • December 13, 2013
PolitiFact names its 2013 Lie of the Year

PolitiFact names its 2013 Lie of the Year

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 12, 2013
Lie of the Year: 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it'

Lie of the Year: 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it'

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 12, 2013
Spin in the no-spin zone? PunditFact fact-checks O'Reilly

Spin in the no-spin zone? PunditFact fact-checks O'Reilly

By Aaron Sharockman • December 12, 2013
PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it'

PolitiFact's Lie of the Year: 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it'

By Dana Tims • December 12, 2013
Lie of the Year: Readers' Poll results

Lie of the Year: Readers' Poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 12, 2013
Readers speak out on the Lie of the Year

Readers speak out on the Lie of the Year

By Steve Contorno • December 12, 2013
PunditFact fact-checks Bill O'Reilly on Nelson Mandela

PunditFact fact-checks Bill O'Reilly on Nelson Mandela

By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2013
What do baby names say about a shift in American politics?

What do baby names say about a shift in American politics?

By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2013
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Get the Truth-O-Meter in your inbox

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 11, 2013
A look at claims about minimum wage

A look at claims about minimum wage

By Tom Kertscher • December 10, 2013