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Obama: 'You can fact-check that, PolitiFact'

Obama: 'You can fact-check that, PolitiFact'

By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2014
Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's 'dead broke' comment and her new memoir

Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's 'dead broke' comment and her new memoir

By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2014
Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's 'dead broke' comment and her book

Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's 'dead broke' comment and her book

By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2014
Will the U.S. have to close Guantanamo once the Afghanistan War is over?

Will the U.S. have to close Guantanamo once the Afghanistan War is over?

By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2014
Did Bergdahl serve the U.S. 'with honor and distinction'?

Did Bergdahl serve the U.S. 'with honor and distinction'?

By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2014
Our top 5 fact-check reports for May 2014

Our top 5 fact-check reports for May 2014

By Lauren Carroll • June 3, 2014
PunditFact fact-checks claims about VA wait lists

PunditFact fact-checks claims about VA wait lists

By Jon Greenberg • May 23, 2014
Fact-checking claims about the VA wait lists

Fact-checking claims about the VA wait lists

By Jon Greenberg • May 21, 2014
GOP candidates battle for Senate nod in North Carolina

GOP candidates battle for Senate nod in North Carolina

By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2014
Mailbag: 'Everyone fails this fact-check'

Mailbag: 'Everyone fails this fact-check'

By Louis Jacobson • April 17, 2014
Mailbag: 'You guys are really being finicky'

Mailbag: 'You guys are really being finicky'

By Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2014
Sorting out the numbers on jobs, workers and the federal health care law

Sorting out the numbers on jobs, workers and the federal health care law

By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2014
On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality

On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality

By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2014
On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality

On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality

By Louis Jacobson • January 24, 2014
How many people have been saved from poverty by unemployment insurance?

How many people have been saved from poverty by unemployment insurance?

By Louis Jacobson • January 14, 2014
The year in social media claims, from True to Pants on Fire

The year in social media claims, from True to Pants on Fire

By Louis Jacobson • December 26, 2013
Mailbag: Christmas-New Year's Edition

Mailbag: Christmas-New Year's Edition

By Louis Jacobson • December 24, 2013
The president gets asked about winning PolitiFact's Lie of the Year

The president gets asked about winning PolitiFact's Lie of the Year

By Louis Jacobson • December 20, 2013
PunditFact fact-checks Bill O'Reilly on Nelson Mandela

PunditFact fact-checks Bill O'Reilly on Nelson Mandela

By Louis Jacobson • December 11, 2013
Fact checking claims about low-income workers

Fact checking claims about low-income workers

By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2013