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Paul Ryan's Record Opposing Abortion Rights Back in Spotlight

The Huffington Post | Janell Ross | Posted 10.28.2012 | Politics
Read More: Rape, Incest, Abortion Rights, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Pro-Life, Factcheck, Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace, Mark Warner, Health of Mother, Abortion Ban Exceptions, Pro-Choice, Paul Ryan, Video, Politics News

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace argued on Sunday over GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's position on abortion...

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Worse Than Losing: How Obama Changed the Media Narrative

Dan Kennedy | Posted 12.04.2012 | Media
Read More: Debate, Peggy Noonan, Charles Krauthammer, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Jim Rutenberg, Fox News, Jeff Zeleny, George Mcgovern, Presidential Debates, Barry Goldwater, Wall Street Journal, Bill O'Reilly, William Kristol, Barack Obama, Weekly Standard, Politifact, Factcheck, Media Obama Romney Debate, Media News
Dan Kennedy

You're going to hear a lot of talk from President Obama's supporters today about why Romney's vastly superior performance didn't matter. Don't believe it. In fact, the first debate is going to matter a great deal in the days ahead.

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The FactCheck Election

Dave Helfert | Posted 11.04.2012 | Media
Read More: Political Lies, Fact Checking, Factcheck, Politifact, Paul Ryan Lies, Political Ads, Mitt Romney Lies, Fact Checkers, Media News
Dave Helfert

How did politicians completely lose their fear of getting caught? When did they lose their shame? When did it become acceptable political behavior to twist reality or just make things up?

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Truthiness: Politics Favorite Bloodsport

Steve Young | Posted 10.16.2012 | Politics
Read More: Lies, Factcheck, Kathleen Jamieson, John Adams, Out of Context, Out of Context Quotes, Negative Campaigning, Politics News
Steve Young

How many degrees of separation must there be between a quote and its context before it becomes a lie?

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Romney Claim Labeled 'Simply Not True'

Posted 08.09.2012 | Politics
Read More: Video, 2012 Election, Welfare Reform, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney Ad, Obama, Factcheck, Barack Obama 2012, Politics News

The Following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. A Mitt Romney TV ad claims the Obama administration has adopted “a plan to gut welfare re...

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Tripping Up the Know-It-None: Five Places on the Web to Find the Truth

Marc Hershon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Factcheck, Jonathan Littman, Pew Research Center, Snopes, I Hate People, Business.gov, Marc Hershon, Know-It-None, Brittanica, Business News
Marc Hershon

Five online sources you can depend on to give you the straight scoop, which you can then use to straighten out your local Know-It-None.

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