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Ten questions about the debt ceiling

Ten questions about the debt ceiling

By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2013
Mailbag: 'Discontinue this farce'

Mailbag: 'Discontinue this farce'

By Katie Sanders • October 11, 2013
Coming soon: We aim our fact-checking at the pundits

Coming soon: We aim our fact-checking at the pundits

By Neil Brown • October 10, 2013
PolitiFact to launch PunditFact, checking pundits and media figures

PolitiFact to launch PunditFact, checking pundits and media figures

By Amy Hollyfield • October 10, 2013
PolitiFact to launch PunditFact, checking pundits and media figures

PolitiFact to launch PunditFact, checking pundits and media figures

By Amy Hollyfield • October 10, 2013
Live chat on Obama and doctored photos

Live chat on Obama and doctored photos

By W. Gardner Selby • October 10, 2013
Tom Cotton on the Truth-O-Meter

Tom Cotton on the Truth-O-Meter

By Jon Greenberg • October 10, 2013
McAuliffe, Cuccinelli recycling dubious claims

McAuliffe, Cuccinelli recycling dubious claims

By Nancy Madsen • October 9, 2013
The politics of pot

The politics of pot

By Rochelle Koff • October 9, 2013
PolitiFact primer: The politics of pot

PolitiFact primer: The politics of pot

By Rochelle Koff • October 8, 2013
Shutdown myths find home on social media

Shutdown myths find home on social media

By Jon Greenberg • October 7, 2013
Republican brawl for lite guv keeping Truth-O-Meter busy

Republican brawl for lite guv keeping Truth-O-Meter busy

By W. Gardner Selby • October 7, 2013
Viral Facebook post says Obamacare fines to be seized from bank accounts

Viral Facebook post says Obamacare fines to be seized from bank accounts

By Lilly Maier • October 7, 2013
Anita Perry echoes abortion claim by Carly Fiorina

Anita Perry echoes abortion claim by Carly Fiorina

By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2013
Top claims about the federal government shutdown

Top claims about the federal government shutdown

By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2013
On far-right promises, Rick Scott tacks to the center

On far-right promises, Rick Scott tacks to the center

By Katie Sanders • October 4, 2013
Wendy Davis v. the Truth-O-Meter

Wendy Davis v. the Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby • October 3, 2013
The High Five: Our most-clicked items for September

The High Five: Our most-clicked items for September

By Dave Umhoefer • October 3, 2013
Top claims about the federal government shutdown

Top claims about the federal government shutdown

By Amy Sherman • October 3, 2013
10 things Obamacare supporters say that aren’t entirely true

10 things Obamacare supporters say that aren’t entirely true

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 2, 2013