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Can President Obama claim economic victory?

Can President Obama claim economic victory?

By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2013
Marco Rubio and the Truth-O-Meter

Marco Rubio and the Truth-O-Meter

By Katie Sanders • February 11, 2013
Fact-checking Chris Christie on the 'Late Show with David Letterman'

Fact-checking Chris Christie on the 'Late Show with David Letterman'

By Bill Wichert • February 6, 2013
Taking a break for the PolitiFact Palooza

Taking a break for the PolitiFact Palooza

By Bill Adair • February 4, 2013
Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get

Medicare and Social Security: What you paid compared with what you get

By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2013
Fact-checking attacks on defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel

Fact-checking attacks on defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 30, 2013
Fact-checking Dianne Feinstein on assault weapons and police deaths

Fact-checking Dianne Feinstein on assault weapons and police deaths

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2013
Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers

Federal spending on old and young, by the numbers

By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2013
Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence

Fact-checking claims on guns and gun violence

By Becky Bowers • January 24, 2013
An outbreak of truth

An outbreak of truth

By Bill Adair • January 22, 2013
Obama's new promises for his second term

Obama's new promises for his second term

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 20, 2013
A PolitiFact special report: Obama's first-term campaign promises

A PolitiFact special report: Obama's first-term campaign promises

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 17, 2013
Obama campaign promises that are still in progress

Obama campaign promises that are still in progress

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2013
Did the House GOP keep its campaign promises?

Did the House GOP keep its campaign promises?

By Molly Moorhead • January 10, 2013
Get the Truth-O-Meter in your inbox every week

Get the Truth-O-Meter in your inbox every week

By Bill Adair • January 7, 2013
Fact-checking Marco Rubio on the fiscal cliff

Fact-checking Marco Rubio on the fiscal cliff

By Amy Sherman • January 4, 2013
Fiscal cliff deal gets to heart of Obama’s tax promises

Fiscal cliff deal gets to heart of Obama’s tax promises

By Louis Jacobson • January 2, 2013
The Most Popular Fact-Checks of 2012

The Most Popular Fact-Checks of 2012

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 31, 2012
Reflections on the Obameter and Obama's campaign promises

Reflections on the Obameter and Obama's campaign promises

By Bill Adair • December 28, 2012
PolitiFact's oddest fact-checks of 2012

PolitiFact's oddest fact-checks of 2012

By Bill Adair • December 26, 2012