Checking Palin's claims from Tea Party

We fact-check some of Sarah Palin's claims from her speech to the Tea Party convention and her weekend interviews.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 3:09 p.m.

Having their cake ... 'and voting against it, too'

We check Obama's claim that Republicans voted against the economic stimulus and then boasted about the programs it provided.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Friday, February 5th, 2010 at 5:04 p.m.

The Obameter moves in both directions

With Obama now pursuing a tax credit for companies that add jobs, we change Promise No. 505 from Broken to In the Works.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 6:26 p.m.

Scott Brown faces the Truth-O-Meter

The senator-elect claims that federal employees make twice as much as private-sector workers. We check the facts.

By Catharine Richert :: Published on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 6:29 p.m.

'Don't ask, don't tell' promise now In the Works

After a year of inaction, the administration begins to change policy on gays in the military. We change our rating.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 4:52 p.m.

Will health care reform knock $1 trillion off deficit?

President Obama claimed health care reform could reduce the federal deficit by as much as $1 trillion over 20 years. We find the number is based on some shaky long-term estimates.

By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 6:24 p.m.

Fact-checking Obama and Republicans at GOP retreat

At a Republican retreat, the president says he'd like to see "any independent fact-checker out there" examine claims by the GOP and himself. We accept the challenge.

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Friday, January 29th, 2010 at 2:36 p.m.

Checking the GOP response to the State of the Union

Republicans offered some rebuttals to President Obama's State of the Union address. We check their facts.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 4:28 p.m.

Fact-checking Obama's State of the Union speech

President Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union address, and the Republicans deliver a rebuttal. We check the facts.

By Bill Adair :: Published on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 10:05 p.m.

Obama overstates impact of Supreme Court decision

The president says the decision allows foreign corporations to spend unlimited amounts in U.S. political efforts. But the court didn't say that.

By Louis Jacobson :: Published on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at 6:34 p.m.

Tweets from the right: GOP leads in social media

We find John Boehner is right: In the House, Republicans have the lead on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 6:27 p.m.

More filibusters, yes, but not as many as Biden says

The vice president overstates how often filibusters are used.

By Catharine Richert :: Published on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 3:09 p.m.

A chain e-mail that keeps going and going

A chain e-mail written by a former attorney challenges the constitutionality of Democratic health care bills. We explore the arguments and debunk a couple of its claims.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.

A year later, still plenty of partisanship

Obama promised to "turn the page on the ugly partisanship" of Washington. But after a year in office, it's still ugly.

By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at 5:03 p.m.

President Obama vs. the Truth-O-Meter

We examine how the new president has fared on the Truth-O-Meter in his first year in office.

By Robert Farley :: Published on Monday, January 18th, 2010 at 6:03 p.m.