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Fact-checking Ron Paul’s first debate

Fact-checking Ron Paul’s first debate

By Bill Adair • May 6, 2011
Voting should be tough, lawmaker says -- just like in Africa

Voting should be tough, lawmaker says -- just like in Africa

By Aaron Sharockman • May 6, 2011
Curious about Herman Cain? Consult the Truth-O-Meter

Curious about Herman Cain? Consult the Truth-O-Meter

By Willoughby Mariano • May 6, 2011
The 2011 legislative session is nearly over. Will Rick Scott come out a winner?

The 2011 legislative session is nearly over. Will Rick Scott come out a winner?

By Aaron Sharockman • May 6, 2011
Fact-checking the first Republican debate

Fact-checking the first Republican debate

By Bill Adair • May 6, 2011
New PolitiFact feature highlights work of other fact-checkers

New PolitiFact feature highlights work of other fact-checkers

By Bill Adair • May 5, 2011
Pants on Fire to race in Kentucky Derby

Pants on Fire to race in Kentucky Derby

By Bill Adair • May 4, 2011
McDonnell-Axelrod dust-up beats up a few facts

McDonnell-Axelrod dust-up beats up a few facts

By Warren Fiske • May 3, 2011
Is there a difference today between war and peace?

Is there a difference today between war and peace?

By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2011
Obama’s birthplace, a Perry promise, Texans gambling

Obama’s birthplace, a Perry promise, Texans gambling

By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2011
President Obama's 2008 pledge to kill Osama bin Laden is a Promise Kept

President Obama's 2008 pledge to kill Osama bin Laden is a Promise Kept

By Bill Adair • May 2, 2011
Pledge to kill Osama bin Laden earns Promise Kept

Pledge to kill Osama bin Laden earns Promise Kept

By Martha M. Hamilton • May 2, 2011
Obama gets Promise Kept for bin Laden campaign vow

Obama gets Promise Kept for bin Laden campaign vow

By Bill Adair • May 2, 2011
Obama promised to kill Bin Laden

Obama promised to kill Bin Laden

By Bill Adair • May 2, 2011
In 2008, Obama vowed to kill Osama bin Laden

In 2008, Obama vowed to kill Osama bin Laden

By Bill Adair • May 2, 2011
PolitiFact checks run gamut

PolitiFact checks run gamut

By Jim Tharpe • May 1, 2011
In interview, Cornyn revisits fact-checked statements

In interview, Cornyn revisits fact-checked statements

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 29, 2011
The new politics of the vote on the debt ceiling

The new politics of the vote on the debt ceiling

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 29, 2011
Birthers not persuaded by Certificate of Live Birth

Birthers not persuaded by Certificate of Live Birth

By Robert Farley • April 27, 2011
From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate

From whispers to the White House briefing room: the tale of the birth certificate

By Bill Adair • April 27, 2011