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PolitiFact, NPR team up to fact-check campaign ads

PolitiFact, NPR team up to fact-check campaign ads

By Bill Adair • November 3, 2011
Fact-checking Herman Cain

Fact-checking Herman Cain

By W. Gardner Selby • November 3, 2011
Has Obama really kept 60% of his campaign promises? Not by our count.

Has Obama really kept 60% of his campaign promises? Not by our count.

By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2011
PolitiFact Georgia reviews Gingrich's classics

PolitiFact Georgia reviews Gingrich's classics

By Willoughby Mariano • November 2, 2011
Mailbag: Not all birthday cards contain warm wishes

Mailbag: Not all birthday cards contain warm wishes

By Warren Fiske • November 1, 2011
Bachmann blames Obama for cost, deaths of Iraq war

Bachmann blames Obama for cost, deaths of Iraq war

By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2011
Rating claims on pay-to-play and income tax rates, tallying political ad rulings

Rating claims on pay-to-play and income tax rates, tallying political ad rulings

By Caryn Shinske • November 1, 2011
The Best of Texas Gov. Rick Perry

The Best of Texas Gov. Rick Perry

By Willoughby Mariano • November 1, 2011
PolitiFact Georgia recounts Mitt Romney's Greatest Hits

PolitiFact Georgia recounts Mitt Romney's Greatest Hits

By Willoughby Mariano • October 31, 2011
Halloween special report: our scariest fact-checks!

Halloween special report: our scariest fact-checks!

By Bill Adair • October 30, 2011
PolitiFact Lab at Poynter will explore new ventures

PolitiFact Lab at Poynter will explore new ventures

By Bill Adair • October 28, 2011
Fact-checking the "Supercommittee" hearing

Fact-checking the "Supercommittee" hearing

By Louis Jacobson • October 27, 2011
Do governors control job gains and losses?

Do governors control job gains and losses?

By Sue Owen • October 27, 2011
Readers speak out about our ruling on Biden, Flint crime stats

Readers speak out about our ruling on Biden, Flint crime stats

By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2011
PolitiFact Virginia turns 1!

PolitiFact Virginia turns 1!

By Warren Fiske • October 25, 2011
A Facebook post with data too good to check

A Facebook post with data too good to check

By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2011
Chris Christie’s ‘Pants on Fire’ draws chilly responses from NJ.com readers

Chris Christie’s ‘Pants on Fire’ draws chilly responses from NJ.com readers

By Bill Wichert • October 25, 2011
Checking Anita Perry on a family-related job claim

Checking Anita Perry on a family-related job claim

By W. Gardner Selby • October 24, 2011
Marco Rubio's Cuba history gets tested

Marco Rubio's Cuba history gets tested

By Becky Bowers • October 24, 2011
Marco Rubio's Cuba history gets tested

Marco Rubio's Cuba history gets tested

By Becky Bowers • October 24, 2011