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Austin's Lee Leffingwell survives debut at PolitiFact

Austin's Lee Leffingwell survives debut at PolitiFact

By W. Gardner Selby • March 14, 2011
Readers tell us what they really think

Readers tell us what they really think

By Tim Murphy • March 14, 2011
PolitiFact checks out toll roads, chickens

PolitiFact checks out toll roads, chickens

By Willoughby Mariano • March 13, 2011
Remembering David Broder and his passion for fact-checking

Remembering David Broder and his passion for fact-checking

By Bill Adair • March 11, 2011
Texas school districts combined are about the size of U.S. Postal Service

Texas school districts combined are about the size of U.S. Postal Service

By W. Gardner Selby • March 11, 2011
The Truth-O-Meter on Huckabee's claims about single mothers

The Truth-O-Meter on Huckabee's claims about single mothers

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2011
Facts debatable? Truth-O-Meter says no

Facts debatable? Truth-O-Meter says no

By W. Gardner Selby • March 10, 2011
President Obama's promise to close Guantanamo Bay Detention Center: Broken

President Obama's promise to close Guantanamo Bay Detention Center: Broken

By Robert Farley • March 9, 2011
Fact-checking Gov. Scott's first State of the State message

Fact-checking Gov. Scott's first State of the State message

By John Bartosek • March 9, 2011
Bachmann's $105 billion charge: Was the funding secret?

Bachmann's $105 billion charge: Was the funding secret?

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2011
Resetting the Truth-o-Meter to account for inflation

Resetting the Truth-o-Meter to account for inflation

By Jacob Geiger • March 8, 2011
Sweeping statements oft fuel fact checks

Sweeping statements oft fuel fact checks

By W. Gardner Selby • March 8, 2011
Fact-checking Gov. Scott's first State of the State

Fact-checking Gov. Scott's first State of the State

By John Bartosek • March 8, 2011
When should Supreme Court justices recuse themselves?

When should Supreme Court justices recuse themselves?

By Robert Farley • March 7, 2011
Fact-checking columnists

Fact-checking columnists

• March 7, 2011
Polifact Georgia tickled by Elmo, truthiness

Polifact Georgia tickled by Elmo, truthiness

By Willoughby Mariano • March 6, 2011
Wisconsin budget crisis inspires national ads

Wisconsin budget crisis inspires national ads

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 4, 2011
Your guide to the Wisconsin budget debate

Your guide to the Wisconsin budget debate

By Dave Umhoefer • March 3, 2011
Rick Perry wishes he was in ... Washington?

Rick Perry wishes he was in ... Washington?

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 3, 2011
Fact-checking the high-speed rail debate

Fact-checking the high-speed rail debate

By Aaron Sharockman • March 3, 2011