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PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 23 shows

PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 23 shows

By Will Cabaniss • August 23, 2015
10 years after Katrina, a look at President Obama's campaign promises

10 years after Katrina, a look at President Obama's campaign promises

By Charles Maldonado • August 20, 2015
Mailbag: 'You are better than this, PolitiFact'

Mailbag: 'You are better than this, PolitiFact'

By Louis Jacobson • August 18, 2015
Fact-checking presidential candidates on the Aug. 16 shows

Fact-checking presidential candidates on the Aug. 16 shows

By Will Cabaniss • August 16, 2015
Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and college affordability: a Twitter battle

Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and college affordability: a Twitter battle

By Lauren Carroll • August 14, 2015
20 fact-checks from the Republican debate in Cleveland

20 fact-checks from the Republican debate in Cleveland

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 12, 2015
Fact-checks inspired by Ferguson, one year later

Fact-checks inspired by Ferguson, one year later

By Amy Sherman • August 11, 2015
PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 9 Sunday shows

PunditFact fact-checks the Aug. 9 Sunday shows

By Jon Greenberg • August 10, 2015
17 candidates, 2 debates, 1 Donald Trump and plenty to fact-check

17 candidates, 2 debates, 1 Donald Trump and plenty to fact-check

By Aaron Sharockman • August 7, 2015
PolitiFact: Live fact-checking the Cleveland GOP debate

PolitiFact: Live fact-checking the Cleveland GOP debate

By Joshua Gillin • August 5, 2015
Fact-checking the early Fox News presidential debate

Fact-checking the early Fox News presidential debate

By Aaron Sharockman • August 5, 2015
PolitiFact Sheet: 8 things to know about the Planned Parenthood controversy

PolitiFact Sheet: 8 things to know about the Planned Parenthood controversy

By Will Cabaniss • August 5, 2015
Anatomy of a talking point: the smallest Navy since 1917

Anatomy of a talking point: the smallest Navy since 1917

By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2015
Fact-checking Donald Trump, Rick Perry ahead of the first GOP debate

Fact-checking Donald Trump, Rick Perry ahead of the first GOP debate

By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2015
A closer look at an anti-Hillary Clinton meme

A closer look at an anti-Hillary Clinton meme

By Lauren Carroll • July 31, 2015
Four pressing questions about Hillary Clinton’s State Department email

Four pressing questions about Hillary Clinton’s State Department email

By Lauren Carroll • July 29, 2015
President Obama on Jon Stewart's 'The Daily Show'

President Obama on Jon Stewart's 'The Daily Show'

By Katie Sanders • July 28, 2015
Rand Paul attacks Hillary Clinton's use of personal email on Fox News Sunday

Rand Paul attacks Hillary Clinton's use of personal email on Fox News Sunday

By Linda Qiu • July 26, 2015
A closer look at an old Bernie Sanders talking point

A closer look at an old Bernie Sanders talking point

By Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2015
Are illegal immigrants bringing ‘tremendous’ disease across the border, as Trump says? Unlikely

Are illegal immigrants bringing ‘tremendous’ disease across the border, as Trump says? Unlikely

By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2015