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Tuning the Truth-O-Meter

Tuning the Truth-O-Meter

By Bill Adair • January 25, 2012
PolitiFact Florida: Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate

PolitiFact Florida: Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate

By Bill Adair • January 25, 2012
Fact-checking the State of the Union address

Fact-checking the State of the Union address

By Bill Adair • January 25, 2012
Truth-O-Meter rules on Democrat claims

Truth-O-Meter rules on Democrat claims

By Caryn Shinske • January 24, 2012
Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate

Fact-checking the Tampa Republican debate

By Bill Adair • January 24, 2012
Did Gingrich leave speakership "in disgrace"?

Did Gingrich leave speakership "in disgrace"?

By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2012
On ‘Meet the Press,’ Chris Christie talks national politics, state finances

On ‘Meet the Press,’ Chris Christie talks national politics, state finances

By Erin O'Neill • January 23, 2012
Reader: Maybe rename PolitiFact the Opinion-O-Meter?

Reader: Maybe rename PolitiFact the Opinion-O-Meter?

By W. Gardner Selby • January 23, 2012
A look at Walker's tax, business-related promises

A look at Walker's tax, business-related promises

By Dave Umhoefer • January 23, 2012
Previewing Monday's Republican debate

Previewing Monday's Republican debate

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 23, 2012
Introducing PolitiFact's Haslam-O-Meter

Introducing PolitiFact's Haslam-O-Meter

By Steve Ahillen • January 22, 2012
Were the early 1960s a golden age for health care?

Were the early 1960s a golden age for health care?

By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2012
Previewing the Republican debate in Tampa

Previewing the Republican debate in Tampa

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 20, 2012
Fact-checking the CNN debate in South Carolina

Fact-checking the CNN debate in South Carolina

By Bill Adair • January 20, 2012
Fifty fact checks of Rick Perry for president

Fifty fact checks of Rick Perry for president

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 20, 2012
Fact-checking the CNN debate in South Carolina

Fact-checking the CNN debate in South Carolina

By Bill Adair • January 20, 2012
Mailbag: Rick Scott, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Tampa strip clubs

Mailbag: Rick Scott, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Tampa strip clubs

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 19, 2012
Fact-checking Rick Perry’s presidential run

Fact-checking Rick Perry’s presidential run

By W. Gardner Selby • January 19, 2012
PolitiFact's guide to the brags and boasts of the presidential primary

PolitiFact's guide to the brags and boasts of the presidential primary

By Molly Moorhead • January 18, 2012
Mitt Romney warns U.S. military is becoming archaic

Mitt Romney warns U.S. military is becoming archaic

By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2012