Rob Portman's claim about Lee Fisher and gun control rated No. 3 for 2010
After making more than 100 Truth-O-Meter rulings, the editors who rate the items for PolitiFact Ohio looked back over the year and selected the Top 10 for 2010. Today we offer No. 3: A statement about...
View ArticleLooking back at trues and falses in debt ceiling debate
As the debt-ceiling debate slouches towards the finish line, we thought we’d offer readers a collection of links to our recent coverage of the debate. As might be expected, both PolitiFact’s national...
View ArticleNo shortage of energy claims -- true or otherwise
You’ve probably noticed that a fill-up is a bigger drain on your wallet these days than it used to be. And maybe you’ve heard the cacophony of politicians telling you why gas prices have surged and...
View ArticleThe veep-stakes
With Mitt Romney looking increasingly like the Republican Party's nominee for president, speculation is centering on potential candidates for vice president. Four of the names mentioned most frequently...
View ArticleNo shortage of energy claims -- true and otherwise
Like anyone living in a vehicle-reliant locale, we’re all well aware that the price of gas keeps going up, although even here in the Tennessee’s sub-tropical areas, we noticed drastically lower gas and...
View ArticleWednesday night at the GOP convention: the running mate and more
On the second night of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, speakers kept up a drumbeat of outrage about excessive government regulation. The most outrageous example came from South Dakota Sen....
View ArticleConvention speakers throw verbal jabs at Obama
President Barack Obama quipped that Republicans have said some "wonderful" things about him during this week’s national convention in Tampa. Speakers contrasted the president’s record to GOP...
View ArticleFact-checking the Dec. 8 news shows
Fox analyst Brit Hume said Sunday that President Barack Obama’s decision to start talking about raising the minimum wage and income inequality was a political calculation to shift discussion away from...
View ArticleFact-checking the Dec. 8 Sunday shows
Fox analyst Brit Hume said Sunday that President Barack Obama’s decision to start talking about raising the minimum wage and income inequality was a political calculation to shift discussion away from...
View ArticleA look at claims about minimum wage
Increasingly, state Sen. Nikiya Harris is making a push to raise the minimum wage in Wisconsin. In late November and early December 2013, the Milwaukee Democrat addressed the issue by appearing on the...
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