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Fact-checking the debate over food stamps

Fact-checking the debate over food stamps

By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2013
R.I. Rep. Charlene Lima takes umbrage at Pants on Fire ruling

R.I. Rep. Charlene Lima takes umbrage at Pants on Fire ruling

By Tim Murphy • July 11, 2013
Mailbag: “PolitiFact Florida has finally lost all credibility."

Mailbag: “PolitiFact Florida has finally lost all credibility."

By Katie Sanders • July 11, 2013
Get the Truth-O-Meter in your inbox every week

Get the Truth-O-Meter in your inbox every week

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 11, 2013
Texas abortions down, no longer 80,000 a year

Texas abortions down, no longer 80,000 a year

By W. Gardner Selby • July 10, 2013
Austin's Fox 7 reviews popularity of abortion measure

Austin's Fox 7 reviews popularity of abortion measure

By W. Gardner Selby • July 9, 2013
What's the definition of 'terrorism'?

What's the definition of 'terrorism'?

By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2013
Fact-checking Rick Perry, who declares he won't run for governor in 2014

Fact-checking Rick Perry, who declares he won't run for governor in 2014

By W. Gardner Selby • July 8, 2013
Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

By Becky Bowers • July 8, 2013
Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

Top five falsehoods of the immigration debate

By Becky Bowers • July 7, 2013
Truth be told, PolitiFact Rhode Island turns 3!

Truth be told, PolitiFact Rhode Island turns 3!

By Tim Murphy • July 5, 2013
Mailbag: 'Everybody gets one chance to be royally wrong'

Mailbag: 'Everybody gets one chance to be royally wrong'

By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2013
Fact-checking claims about the Declaration of Independence

Fact-checking claims about the Declaration of Independence

By Becky Bowers • July 3, 2013
Price check: Texas special session versus condoms, birth control pills or sexual health educators

Price check: Texas special session versus condoms, birth control pills or sexual health educators

By W. Gardner Selby • July 3, 2013
Are Americans being 'targeted' for surveillance?

Are Americans being 'targeted' for surveillance?

By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2013
The High Five: Our most-clicked items for June

The High Five: Our most-clicked items for June

By Dave Umhoefer • July 2, 2013
Perry: Wendy Davis born to unwed mother, later gave birth out of wedlock

Perry: Wendy Davis born to unwed mother, later gave birth out of wedlock

By W. Gardner Selby • July 1, 2013
When the Truth-O-Meter combusts

When the Truth-O-Meter combusts

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 1, 2013
Rick Perry's 'Half True' description of Wendy Davis

Rick Perry's 'Half True' description of Wendy Davis

By W. Gardner Selby • June 28, 2013
Cuyahoga County budget claim leads to confusion for Ed FitzGerald's gubernatorial campaign

Cuyahoga County budget claim leads to confusion for Ed FitzGerald's gubernatorial campaign

By Tom Feran • June 28, 2013