Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

Latest Articles

Latest Articles

Flip-O-Meter, Truth-O-Meter rule on Christie, Booker statements

Flip-O-Meter, Truth-O-Meter rule on Christie, Booker statements

By Caryn Shinske • May 29, 2012
PolitiFact checked more than 30 candidate claims before Texas party primaries

PolitiFact checked more than 30 candidate claims before Texas party primaries

By W. Gardner Selby • May 28, 2012
Rating Obama's response to the foreclosure crisis

Rating Obama's response to the foreclosure crisis

By Molly Moorhead • May 28, 2012
PolitiFact New Jersey revisits claims on veterans, missing service members

PolitiFact New Jersey revisits claims on veterans, missing service members

By Bill Wichert • May 28, 2012
Hits and misses at the final GOP debate

Hits and misses at the final GOP debate

By Warren Fiske • May 26, 2012
A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students

A fresh untruth about tuition for undocumented students

By Sue Owen • May 25, 2012
Lots of heat (and some light) on Obama's spending

Lots of heat (and some light) on Obama's spending

By Louis Jacobson • May 25, 2012
Behind the Rhetoric: School budgets in the years ahead

Behind the Rhetoric: School budgets in the years ahead

By Dave Umhoefer • May 24, 2012
Facebook post on target about Obama's spending

Facebook post on target about Obama's spending

By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2012
Austin’s KUT and PolitiFact Texas share one-year anniversary

Austin’s KUT and PolitiFact Texas share one-year anniversary

By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2012
Behind the rhetoric: The in-state, out-of-state campaign money debate

Behind the rhetoric: The in-state, out-of-state campaign money debate

By Tom Kertscher • May 22, 2012
Truth-O-Meter tests claims by Jon Runyan, Cory Booker

Truth-O-Meter tests claims by Jon Runyan, Cory Booker

By Caryn Shinske • May 22, 2012
Fact-checking the U.S. Chamber on Alan Grayson

Fact-checking the U.S. Chamber on Alan Grayson

By Katie Sanders • May 21, 2012
Behind the rhetoric: The WEA Trust and school health care costs

Behind the rhetoric: The WEA Trust and school health care costs

By Tom Kertscher • May 21, 2012
In context: Cory Booker and the 'nauseating' ads

In context: Cory Booker and the 'nauseating' ads

By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2012
In context: Cory Booker and the 'nauseating' ads

In context: Cory Booker and the 'nauseating' ads

By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2012
Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad

Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad

By Sean Gorman • May 21, 2012
Behind the rhetoric: How Walker's union limits affected school budgets

Behind the rhetoric: How Walker's union limits affected school budgets

By Dave Umhoefer • May 19, 2012
PolitiFact's guide to Mitt Romney's flip-flops

PolitiFact's guide to Mitt Romney's flip-flops

By Bill Adair • May 18, 2012
Fact-checking the ad about Obama's promises

Fact-checking the ad about Obama's promises

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 18, 2012