Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

Latest Articles

Latest Articles

Are Americans being 'targeted' for surveillance?

Are Americans being 'targeted' for surveillance?

By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2013
When the Truth-O-Meter combusts

When the Truth-O-Meter combusts

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 1, 2013
Fact-checking attacks on the immigration bill

Fact-checking attacks on the immigration bill

By Becky Bowers • June 27, 2013
A look back at our climate-change fact-checks

A look back at our climate-change fact-checks

By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2013
What might the Supreme Court decide on same-sex marriage?

What might the Supreme Court decide on same-sex marriage?

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013
How 'transparent' is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court?

How 'transparent' is the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court?

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2013
Fact-checking immigration

Fact-checking immigration

By Becky Bowers • June 20, 2013
Go mobile with PolitiFact apps

Go mobile with PolitiFact apps

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 20, 2013
Do rapes result in fewer pregnancies than consensual intercourse? A review of the research

Do rapes result in fewer pregnancies than consensual intercourse? A review of the research

By Becky Bowers • June 18, 2013
Is Obama spending 30 times more on climate change research than weather forecasting?

Is Obama spending 30 times more on climate change research than weather forecasting?

By Louis Jacobson • June 17, 2013
'It's on page 107 of the health care bill!'

'It's on page 107 of the health care bill!'

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 14, 2013
Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now

Barack Obama on surveillance, then and now

By Caroline Houck • June 13, 2013
Were two-thirds of groups targeted by IRS not conservative?

Were two-thirds of groups targeted by IRS not conservative?

By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2013
Mailbag: ‘I find your analysis quite flawed’

Mailbag: ‘I find your analysis quite flawed’

By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2013
Auditing the latest claims about the IRS

Auditing the latest claims about the IRS

By Jon Greenberg • June 7, 2013
In Context: the Wyden-Udall letters on government secrecy

In Context: the Wyden-Udall letters on government secrecy

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 6, 2013
Unpacking court packing

Unpacking court packing

By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2013
Digging deeper on gun background check legislation

Digging deeper on gun background check legislation

By Molly Moorhead • June 3, 2013
Principles of PolitiFact

Principles of PolitiFact

By Bill Adair • May 31, 2013
Michele Bachmann and the Truth-O-Meter

Michele Bachmann and the Truth-O-Meter

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 29, 2013