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Ten questions about the debt ceiling

Ten questions about the debt ceiling

By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2013
Ten questions about the debt ceiling

Ten questions about the debt ceiling

By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2013
A fact-checker's nightmare: Shutdown shutters Census, BLS, other sites

A fact-checker's nightmare: Shutdown shutters Census, BLS, other sites

By Louis Jacobson • October 2, 2013
A fact-checker's nightmare: Shutdown shutters Census, BLS, other sites

A fact-checker's nightmare: Shutdown shutters Census, BLS, other sites

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2013
Bipartisan misuse of the word 'bipartisan'

Bipartisan misuse of the word 'bipartisan'

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2013
Maryland vs. Texas on CNN's “Crossfire”

Maryland vs. Texas on CNN's “Crossfire”

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 23, 2013
Comparing the Great Recession and the Great Depression

Comparing the Great Recession and the Great Depression

By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2013
No, Warren Buffett didn't say Obamacare should be scrapped

No, Warren Buffett didn't say Obamacare should be scrapped

By Becky Bowers • September 17, 2013
Would a U.S. strike in Syria violate international law?

Would a U.S. strike in Syria violate international law?

By Jon Greenberg • September 12, 2013
Mailbag: 'I rate PolitiFact’s conclusions Mostly False'

Mailbag: 'I rate PolitiFact’s conclusions Mostly False'

By Louis Jacobson • September 3, 2013
Mike Huckabee's claim on gun homicides misfires

Mike Huckabee's claim on gun homicides misfires

By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2013
Has 'Little Red Riding Hood' been banned, but not assault weapons?

Has 'Little Red Riding Hood' been banned, but not assault weapons?

By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2013
Rand Paul stretches the truth on 'The Daily Show'

Rand Paul stretches the truth on 'The Daily Show'

By Becky Bowers • August 16, 2013
Who vacationed more, Bush or Obama?

Who vacationed more, Bush or Obama?

By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2013
Who vacationed more, Bush or Obama?

Who vacationed more, Bush or Obama?

By Louis Jacobson • August 13, 2013
Is the U.N. coming to take your guns?

Is the U.N. coming to take your guns?

By Louis Jacobson • August 12, 2013
The truth(s) behind part-time jobs and the recovery

The truth(s) behind part-time jobs and the recovery

By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2013
Fact-checking Obama on the economy

Fact-checking Obama on the economy

By Becky Bowers • July 25, 2013
Can President Obama 'wave a magic wand' and give the right to vote?

Can President Obama 'wave a magic wand' and give the right to vote?

By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2013
Fact-checking the debate over food stamps

Fact-checking the debate over food stamps

By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2013