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Polls Show Americans, Like Their Justices, Are Still Divided Over Health Care
July 3, 2012 Americans remain about as polarized over the legitimacy of President Obama's health care law as the nine members of the Supreme Court, according to polls taken after Thursday's ruling.
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Is Obama Really The 'Food Stamp President'? Fact-Checking The S.C. Debate
January 17, 2012 Newt Gingrich criticized Obama for the growth in food stamps, calling him "the best food stamp president in American history." He later said that "more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history." We check it out.
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With 'Lie Of The Year' Controversy, Fact Checking Comes Under Scrutiny
December 22, 2011 Liberals reacted with anger after PolitiFact charged Democrats with the "Lie of the Year." Have the fact checkers damaged their cause?
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PolitiFact's 'Lie Of Year' Put It On Shaky Ground Of Weighing Interpretations
December 21, 2011 PolitiFact's decision apparently hinged on what the meaning of "end" is which seems to be the source of the problem. PolitiFact's logic, distilled to its essence, is that if a program continues to exist with the same name, albeit in radically changed form, it is inaccurate to describe the original program as having been ended.
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PolitiFact 'Lie Of Year': Democrats' Charge GOP Plan Would End Medicare
December 20, 2011 After two years of being pounded by Republicans with often false charges about the 2010 health care law, the Democrats were turning the tables. PolitiFact debunked the Medicare charge in nine separate fact-checks rated False or Pants on Fire, most often in attacks leveled against Republican House members. Now, PolitiFact has chosen the Democrats' claim as the 2011 Lie of the Year.
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Was Gingrich Correct On His Record As Speaker? Fact-Checking the GOP Debate
December 16, 2011 Newt Gingrich used one of his favorite talking points, that when he was speaker of the House, he "balanced the budget for four straight years, paid off $405 billion in debt." But PolitiFact checked the numbers and found he's off on both counts.
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From 9-9-9 To Immigration: The GOP's Nevada Debate
October 19, 2011 What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas: PolitiFact offers a reality check on squads some of the candidates' statements from the GOP debate.
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Obama Kept Many Campaign Promises But Now Faces GOP Wall
January 19, 2011 Obama has had great success keeping his 2008 promises. But the GOP House will likely slow that, according to Bill Adair, editor of PolitiFact, the fact checking service.
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'Scare Tactics' Call For Scary Music
October 7, 2010 As one of the latest ads from one interest group shows, a little ominous background music (especially around Halloween) can reinforce an ominous message that's designed to spook voters.
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Rand Paul, Joe Sestak Hit By Errant Ads: PolitiFact
September 29, 2010 Both Dr. Rand Paul and Rep. Joe Sestak, Senate candidates, were victimized by truth-bending TV ads. PoliFact found the ads used the common technique of distorting an element of truth.
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Check Them Out: Other Efforts To 'Truth-Squad' Campaign Ads
September 24, 2010 Along with The Message Machine from NPR and PolitiFact, the Sunlight Foundation and FactCheck.org are among those holding candidates and interest groups accountable for what they say.
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Mud Is Flying In Illinois Senate Ads
July 10, 2010 The race for President Obama's old Senate seat in Illinois is a hot one, judging from the candidates' ads.
