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Fact-checking attacks on defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel

Fact-checking attacks on defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 30, 2013
Fact-checking Dianne Feinstein on assault weapons and police deaths

Fact-checking Dianne Feinstein on assault weapons and police deaths

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2013
Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises

Rick Perry fulfills, achieves compromises on 54 percent of his campaign promises

By W. Gardner Selby • January 28, 2013
Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers

Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers

By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2013
A look at how Saxby Chambliss has done on the Truth-O-Meter

A look at how Saxby Chambliss has done on the Truth-O-Meter

By Eric Stirgus • January 25, 2013
Doggett v. Cornyn

Doggett v. Cornyn

By W. Gardner Selby • January 25, 2013
Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence

Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence

By Becky Bowers • January 24, 2013
Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence

Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence

By Becky Bowers • January 24, 2013
Austin mayor's watery claim

Austin mayor's watery claim

By W. Gardner Selby • January 22, 2013
An outbreak of truth

An outbreak of truth

By Bill Adair • January 22, 2013
Obama praised, criticized in fact-checks on the Truth-O-Meter

Obama praised, criticized in fact-checks on the Truth-O-Meter

By Bill Wichert • January 21, 2013
Obama's new promises for his second term

Obama's new promises for his second term

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 20, 2013
MLK, Romney and the GOP

MLK, Romney and the GOP

By W. Gardner Selby • January 18, 2013
A PolitiFact special report: Obama's first-term campaign promises

A PolitiFact special report: Obama's first-term campaign promises

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 17, 2013
Truth-O-Meter has checked gun claims by NJ Democrats

Truth-O-Meter has checked gun claims by NJ Democrats

By Caryn Shinske • January 16, 2013
Rounding up claims from the 2013 State of the State

Rounding up claims from the 2013 State of the State

By Tom Kertscher • January 16, 2013
Perry’s “phenomenal” False

Perry’s “phenomenal” False

By W. Gardner Selby • January 16, 2013
McDonnell didn't promise to win battles with the General Assembly

McDonnell didn't promise to win battles with the General Assembly

By Sean Gorman • January 16, 2013
As State of the State approaches, take our quiz on Walker ratings

As State of the State approaches, take our quiz on Walker ratings

By Tom Kertscher • January 15, 2013
PolitiFact Texas turns 3

PolitiFact Texas turns 3

By W. Gardner Selby • January 14, 2013