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The Truth-O-Meter and the 2013-15 state budget

The Truth-O-Meter and the 2013-15 state budget

By Tom Kertscher • June 28, 2013
Fact-checking attacks on the immigration bill

Fact-checking attacks on the immigration bill

By Becky Bowers • June 27, 2013
A look back at our climate-change fact-checks

A look back at our climate-change fact-checks

By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2013
A look back at our climate-change fact-checks

A look back at our climate-change fact-checks

By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2013
Laubenberg says her "rape kit" claim may have come out muddled

Laubenberg says her "rape kit" claim may have come out muddled

By W. Gardner Selby • June 25, 2013
UPDATED: Truth-O-Meter and abortion claims

UPDATED: Truth-O-Meter and abortion claims

By W. Gardner Selby • June 24, 2013
What might the Supreme Court decide on same-sex marriage?

What might the Supreme Court decide on same-sex marriage?

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013
How 'transparent' is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court?

How 'transparent' is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court?

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013
McCaul: Obama plan entails release of hundreds of “dangerous criminals”

McCaul: Obama plan entails release of hundreds of “dangerous criminals”

By W. Gardner Selby • June 21, 2013
Fact-checking immigration

Fact-checking immigration

By Becky Bowers • June 21, 2013
Fact-checking immigration

Fact-checking immigration

By Becky Bowers • June 20, 2013
Go mobile with PolitiFact apps

Go mobile with PolitiFact apps

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 20, 2013
Did McDonnell policies help Medicaid babies?

Did McDonnell policies help Medicaid babies?

By Nancy Madsen • June 18, 2013
Do rapes result in fewer pregnancies than consensual intercourse? A review of the research

Do rapes result in fewer pregnancies than consensual intercourse? A review of the research

By Becky Bowers • June 18, 2013
Rolling Stones claim starts up Texas Truth-O-Meter

Rolling Stones claim starts up Texas Truth-O-Meter

By W. Gardner Selby • June 18, 2013
Is Obama spending 30 times more on climate change research than weather forecasting?

Is Obama spending 30 times more on climate change research than weather forecasting?

By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2013
In Context: Strong statements on abortion

In Context: Strong statements on abortion

By Tom Kertscher • June 17, 2013
'It's on page 107 of the health care bill!'

'It's on page 107 of the health care bill!'

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 14, 2013
Mailbag: ‘Your journalism professors would be so proud of you’

Mailbag: ‘Your journalism professors would be so proud of you’

By W. Gardner Selby • June 14, 2013
Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now

Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now

By Caroline Houck • June 13, 2013