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PolitiFact adds three meters to the family

PolitiFact adds three meters to the family

By Bill Adair • January 10, 2011
A new meter to track a new governor's promises

A new meter to track a new governor's promises

By Reginald Fields • January 9, 2011
Truth-O-Meter rattles saber, burns britches

Truth-O-Meter rattles saber, burns britches

By Willoughby Mariano • January 9, 2011
Lie of the Year generates more discussion

Lie of the Year generates more discussion

By Bill Adair • January 7, 2011
GOP gets its meter moving

GOP gets its meter moving

By Robert Farley • January 6, 2011
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul talks gold, Fed with Colbert

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul talks gold, Fed with Colbert

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 5, 2011
What the Republicans promised in the campaign

What the Republicans promised in the campaign

By Bill Adair • January 5, 2011
New PolitiFact features to hold governors accountable

New PolitiFact features to hold governors accountable

By Bill Adair • January 4, 2011
Tracking Republican promises with our new GOP Pledge-O-Meter

Tracking Republican promises with our new GOP Pledge-O-Meter

By Robert Farley • January 2, 2011
Introducing the Walk-O-Meter

Introducing the Walk-O-Meter

By Greg Borowski • January 2, 2011
A look at Scott Walker's campaign promises

A look at Scott Walker's campaign promises

By Dave Umhoefer • January 2, 2011
Tracking Governor Chafee's promises

Tracking Governor Chafee's promises

By Tim Murphy • January 2, 2011
Texas Truthiness in 2010

Texas Truthiness in 2010

• January 1, 2011
PolitiFact's wildest and wackiest claims of 2010

PolitiFact's wildest and wackiest claims of 2010

By Martha M. Hamilton • December 31, 2010
Rep. Marcy Kaptur's quip about First Energy revenues rated No. 1 for 2010

Rep. Marcy Kaptur's quip about First Energy revenues rated No. 1 for 2010

By Robert Higgs • December 31, 2010
PolitiFact Florida's new 'Scott-O-Meter' to track campaign promises

PolitiFact Florida's new 'Scott-O-Meter' to track campaign promises

By Aaron Sharockman • December 30, 2010
Mailbag: The best of our 2010 reader comments

Mailbag: The best of our 2010 reader comments

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 30, 2010
Phoenix as kidnapping capital tops reader favorites

Phoenix as kidnapping capital tops reader favorites

By W. Gardner Selby • December 30, 2010
Glenn Beck's 'Wonderful Life' tale rated No. 2

Glenn Beck's 'Wonderful Life' tale rated No. 2

By Robert Higgs • December 30, 2010
The Ocean State's Top Ten

The Ocean State's Top Ten

By Tim Murphy • December 30, 2010