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Ruh-roh! PolitiFact New Jersey on the Colbert Report!

Ruh-roh! PolitiFact New Jersey on the Colbert Report!

By Bill Adair • April 24, 2013
The UW System's "slush fund" -- $1 billion, $207 million or what?

The UW System's "slush fund" -- $1 billion, $207 million or what?

By Tom Kertscher • April 24, 2013
Al Qaeda camps with Mexican cartels? That's speculation, not fact

Al Qaeda camps with Mexican cartels? That's speculation, not fact

By W. Gardner Selby • April 23, 2013
Is the U.S. letting terrorists slip through its fingers?

Is the U.S. letting terrorists slip through its fingers?

By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2013
Dewhurst: 45 days "lost" to state testing

Dewhurst: 45 days "lost" to state testing

By W. Gardner Selby • April 22, 2013
Get the Truth-O-Meter in your inbox every week

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

By Bill Adair • April 22, 2013
Gov. Chris Christie claims Scooby-Doo was his favorite show when he was 4 years old

Gov. Chris Christie claims Scooby-Doo was his favorite show when he was 4 years old

By Caryn Shinske • April 21, 2013
Fact-checking reactions to gun proposal's failure

Fact-checking reactions to gun proposal's failure

By Molly Moorhead • April 18, 2013
Sen. Marco Rubio is in the news and on the Meter

Sen. Marco Rubio is in the news and on the Meter

By Molly Moorhead • April 17, 2013
Gun advocacy in your email

Gun advocacy in your email

By Becky Bowers • April 16, 2013
Texas supports a show glorifying cheaters?

Texas supports a show glorifying cheaters?

By W. Gardner Selby • April 15, 2013
Top 10 fact-checks on guns

Top 10 fact-checks on guns

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 15, 2013
Sorting the facts on Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Cuba jaunt

Sorting the facts on Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Cuba jaunt

By Molly Moorhead • April 12, 2013
Does expanding Medicaid 'worsen health care options'? We take a second look

Does expanding Medicaid 'worsen health care options'? We take a second look

By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2013
Further checking Ted Cruz on Medicaid expansion

Further checking Ted Cruz on Medicaid expansion

By W. Gardner Selby • April 11, 2013
Perry quotes Obama saying Medicaid ‘broken’

Perry quotes Obama saying Medicaid ‘broken’

By W. Gardner Selby • April 10, 2013
Are Americans flocking to low-tax states?

Are Americans flocking to low-tax states?

By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2013
Leffingwell says NRA members support background checks of all gun purchasers

Leffingwell says NRA members support background checks of all gun purchasers

By W. Gardner Selby • April 9, 2013
Gun claims examined by PolitiFactRI often misfire

Gun claims examined by PolitiFactRI often misfire

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 9, 2013
Claims about guns often miss the target

Claims about guns often miss the target

By Bill Adair • April 8, 2013