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Governor's health benefits claim a favorite from 2011

Governor's health benefits claim a favorite from 2011

By Robert Higgs • December 21, 2011
Energy usage claim makes our 2011 list of favorites

Energy usage claim makes our 2011 list of favorites

By Robert Higgs • December 20, 2011
Neither Democrats nor Republicans did well on the Truth-O-Meter this weekend

Neither Democrats nor Republicans did well on the Truth-O-Meter this weekend

By Caryn Shinske • December 20, 2011
Lie of the Year 2011: 'Republicans voted to end Medicare'

Lie of the Year 2011: 'Republicans voted to end Medicare'

By Bill Adair • December 20, 2011
Lie of the Year 2011: Readers' poll results

Lie of the Year 2011: Readers' poll results

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 20, 2011
How we chose the 2011 Lie of the Year

How we chose the 2011 Lie of the Year

By Bill Adair • December 20, 2011
Quip about Ben Franklin among 2011 favorites

Quip about Ben Franklin among 2011 favorites

By Robert Higgs • December 19, 2011
Rick Perry’s bail-out denial catches fire

Rick Perry’s bail-out denial catches fire

By W. Gardner Selby • December 19, 2011
Fact-checking the final Iowa debate

Fact-checking the final Iowa debate

By Bill Adair • December 16, 2011
Greatest hits from the Republican debates

Greatest hits from the Republican debates

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2011
Fact-checking the Huntsman-Gingrich debate

Fact-checking the Huntsman-Gingrich debate

By Martha M. Hamilton • December 14, 2011
Truth-squading the Senate debate

Truth-squading the Senate debate

By Warren Fiske • December 13, 2011
Is Gingrich right about teacher and janitor salaries?

Is Gingrich right about teacher and janitor salaries?

By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2011
PolitiFact New Jersey rules on claims about unemployment benefits, teacher work schedules

PolitiFact New Jersey rules on claims about unemployment benefits, teacher work schedules

By Caryn Shinske • December 13, 2011
Perry a scratched record on Romney book claim

Perry a scratched record on Romney book claim

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 12, 2011
Inside the Walker tax debate: Was budget an increase or a cut?

Inside the Walker tax debate: Was budget an increase or a cut?

By Tom Kertscher • December 12, 2011
Fact-checking the Iowa Republican debate

Fact-checking the Iowa Republican debate

By Bill Adair • December 11, 2011
Rick Perry's False claim about prayer and Christmas

Rick Perry's False claim about prayer and Christmas

By Bill Adair • December 10, 2011
Animal activists put PolitiFact New Jersey in crosshairs over ruling about hunting statistic

Animal activists put PolitiFact New Jersey in crosshairs over ruling about hunting statistic

By Erin O'Neill • December 9, 2011
Gingrich says Obama passed up IBM's offer to find health-care savings

Gingrich says Obama passed up IBM's offer to find health-care savings

By Sue Owen • December 9, 2011