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Letter from a Rachel Maddow fan

Letter from a Rachel Maddow fan

By Bill Adair • May 11, 2012
Joe the Plumber turns on the spigot again

Joe the Plumber turns on the spigot again

By Bill Adair • April 27, 2012
PolitiFact and MTV team up for fantasy politics game

PolitiFact and MTV team up for fantasy politics game

By Bill Adair • April 24, 2012
PolitiFact and MTV team up for fantasy politics game

PolitiFact and MTV team up for fantasy politics game

By Bill Adair • April 24, 2012
Stimulus still paying for Obama's promises

Stimulus still paying for Obama's promises

By Bill Adair • April 18, 2012
Compare Truth-O-Meter report cards?

Compare Truth-O-Meter report cards?

By Bill Adair • March 30, 2012
New feature creates candidate report cards

New feature creates candidate report cards

By Bill Adair • March 28, 2012
New feature compares PolitiFact report cards

New feature compares PolitiFact report cards

By Bill Adair • March 28, 2012
Winner announced in predict-our-10,000th contest

Winner announced in predict-our-10,000th contest

By Bill Adair • March 27, 2012
In Context: Romney aide's comments on the Etch A Sketch

In Context: Romney aide's comments on the Etch A Sketch

By Bill Adair • March 22, 2012
Fact-checking the Obama campaign film

Fact-checking the Obama campaign film

By Bill Adair • March 16, 2012
Hey, Super Tuesday states! Send us your suggestions!

Hey, Super Tuesday states! Send us your suggestions!

By Bill Adair • February 28, 2012
In Context: Santorum on church and state

In Context: Santorum on church and state

By Bill Adair • February 27, 2012
A contest for our 5,000th: Predict our 10,000th

A contest for our 5,000th: Predict our 10,000th

By Bill Adair • February 24, 2012
5,000!

5,000!

By Bill Adair • February 24, 2012
Fact-checking the Arizona presidential debate

Fact-checking the Arizona presidential debate

By Bill Adair • February 23, 2012
In Context: Santorum on women in combat

In Context: Santorum on women in combat

By Bill Adair • February 11, 2012
On the Stump: Checking Romney's Nevada speech

On the Stump: Checking Romney's Nevada speech

By Bill Adair • February 8, 2012
In Context: Romney's comments on whether he cares for the very poor

In Context: Romney's comments on whether he cares for the very poor

By Bill Adair • February 2, 2012
No, Martin Luther King was not a Republican

No, Martin Luther King was not a Republican

By Bill Adair • February 1, 2012