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Think Again: As a Matter of Fact

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.17.2012

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Eric Alterman

When fact-checking organizations tend to find many more conservative lies than liberal ones, rather than respond that conservatives tell far more lies, the fact-checkers go looking for liberal fabrications and find them whether they exist or not.

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Sam Stein

Romney Forced To Distance Himself From Family's Gay Rights Views In 2002

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As complicated as the politics of gay marriage have been for President Barack Obama to navigate, they have proven problematic for Mitt R...

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Do ‘Most Americans' Agree With Romney On Gay Marriage?

Posted 05.14.2012

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The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. The Republican party chairman claims “most Americans” agree with Mitt Romney “that ma...

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Group Backing GOP Senator Makes Gross Exaggeration

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Video, Utah Senate Race, Orrin Hatch, Dan Liljenquist, Tea Party, Factcheck.org, Utah, Politics News

The Following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. A group supporting Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch claims in a TV ad that a Republican challenger “...

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Is This a Real Big Step Toward Holding Politicians Accountable?

Craig Newmark | Posted 04.22.2012

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Craig Newmark

(Folks, I rarely quote press releases like this, but the folks at FlackCheck.org, sister site of FactCheck.org, might have something brilliant here....

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Romney Touts Misleading Claims

FactCheck.org | Lori Robertson and Robert Farle | Posted 01.05.2012

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The Following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Mitt Romney has taken to saying that he created more than 100,000 net jobs through his work...

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GOP Hopeful's 'Pelosi-Driven' Charge Incorrect

FactCheck.org | By Michael Morse and Eugene Kiely | Posted 12.08.2011

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Newt Gingrich falsely claimed the House ethics panel that voted to reprimand him in 1997 was "a very partisan political committee." He was also off ba...

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GOP Hopeful's Climate Change Claims Investigated

FactCheck.org | By Brooks Jackson | Posted 12.05.2011

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Newt Gingrich went too far when he claimed that “I’ve never favored cap-and-trade.” It’s true he’s never favored the approach taken by De...

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Restoring Fact-checking

Craig Newmark | Posted 01.28.2012

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Craig Newmark

Recently, Jeff Jarvis held an event on restoring fact-checking to the news business. Here's my very brief attempt at getting my head around what happened and what's happening with big deal fact-checking.

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What Health Care Reform Has and Has Not Accomplished One Year Later

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda Bergthold

Just a month ago, a new poll revealed that 22% of the public thought health reform had been repealed, and another 26% were unsure or unwilling to say. Apparently there are some misunderstandings in need of being cleared up.

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Source Cited In Maynard Attack Ad Retracts Story But Spot Still Running

Heath Harrison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Heath Harrison

A source cited by Republican Elliott "Spike" Maynard in an attack ad against Democratic Congressman Nick Rahall of West Virginia has retracted a story used as the basis of the racially-tinged spot, but the spot is still running.

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Fact Check vs. FACT CHECK

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe The Nerd Ferraro

In the common lexicon of today's world, FactCheck, as in FactCheck.org, has become somewhat of a Kleenex Brand in political circles.

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When the Republicans Lie About Health Care, We Have to Fight Back

Ethan Rome | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ethan Rome

When the Republicans say they want to repeal the health care law, they're talking about giving health care back to the insurance companies so they can deny our care, drop us when we get sick and jack up our rates whenever they please.

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Anger and Outrage -- America's Fastest Growing Religion

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Gellman

As long as a growing group of people continues to believe that our national sickness is all about dark-skinned people and evil politicians, our problems will only get worse.

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Mark Kirk Ad Tying Giannoulias To BP Debunked...But He Stands By It

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Kirk has been accused of lying quite often as of late--but that has not stopped him from making over the top remarks. This week, both PolitiFa...

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Your Health Insurance Will Not Be Taxed Next Year

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda Bergthold

There is an email making the rounds claiming that the new health reform law requires you to pay taxes on your employer-sponsored health insurance. It's not true. Politifact rates this email "pants on fire" and Snopes calls it "false."

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Jason Linkins

Reps. Burton, Gohmert Bring Beck Blackboard Bungle To The House Floor (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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As anyone who's watched the Glenn Beck Hour of What Richard Hofstadter Said Back In 1964 knows, the eponymous host enjoys a good scribble on the ol' b...

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Trust, Factchecking, and the News Media Landscape To Come

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craig Newmark

Among news organizations, the successful survivors will be the ones that build a culture of trust, largely by checking facts, and not tolerating disinformation.

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Jason Linkins

Der Spiegel Has Five Times As Many Factcheckers As The New Yorker

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the need to rebut Newt Gingrich's falsehoods on the rise, and with "This Week" making headlines for soliciting the assistance of Politifact as a ...

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Jason Linkins

Hutaree Paranoia Exacerbated By Erroneous Email Forwards

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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For years, we've been receiving those annoying politically-themed chain emails from our under-informed aunts and cousins without giving them a second ...

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Feeding the Beast--Our Addiction to Anger and Fear

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Gellman

If you ask most people what they want the most for themselves the vast majority would say "happiness." So why do so many people spend every moment watching and reading things that are designed to make us angry or afraid?

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The Terrorists Next Door

Tom Gerdy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Gerdy

We have crossed over to the dark side when political posturing is more important than solutions to our problems. The end results can not be positive if the truth is cast aside in favor of fearmongering.

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Singing Of The GOP Sirens, Joe... Joe... Joe...

Mary Ann West | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mary Ann West

As an Epic Fail saga, Joe Lieberman is basking in the fading limelight that is diminishing with time. What will he come up with next to flip those who used to support him as he continues this mad journey?

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Death Panels Lie On Factcheck.Org's 'Whoppers Of 2009'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Politifact already named Sarah Palin's "death panels" claim its lie of the year -- prompting an indignant response from the former Alaska governor. No...

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Senator Inhofe to Lead Anti-Science Delegation to International Climate Talks

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josh Nelson

Obstructing domestic legislation is one thing, but taking the anti-science freakshow on the road is something else entirely. Sadly, this is apparently what Senator Inhofe intends to do.

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