Hillary's travels as First Lady
With Barack Obama naming Hillary Clinton as his nominee for secretary of state, we revisit her travels as first lady and explore whether she was engaged in diplomacy — or was just a famous tourist.
By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, December 1st, 2008 at 11:58 a.m.
Obama's Rezko connection
We sort out the controversy over Obama's longtime fundraiser.
By Robert Farley :: Published on Saturday, October 25th, 2008 at 01:37 p.m.
Tips and tricks for using PolitiFact
In the final hours before election day, we provide some inside tips on how to find what you want on PolitiFact.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 at 06:34 p.m.
Lipstick, pigs and pit bulls
The McCain campaign seized on Obama's use of an old metaphor to say he said something he didn't.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 at 06:33 p.m.
Mix 'n match creditors with causes
We take apart popular notions on foreign debt and oil imports. Economists say the relationship is complicated.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Friday, June 20th, 2008 at 01:41 p.m.
Clinton vs. the Truth-O-Meter
In this column, PolitiFact editor Bill Adair traces the Clinton campaign through our Truth-O-Meter rulings. The turning point was Bosnia.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 at 10:11 a.m.
Clinton's calendar miscalculation
History is not on Sen. Hillary Clinton's side with references to '92, '68 elections.
By Stephanie Garry, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, May 26th, 2008 at 05:48 p.m.
It's not the Clinton you think
"Clinton pastor" convicted of child sex abuse, says a newspaper Web site and a posting on an Obama campaign blog. It's a recipe for outrage.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 06:57 p.m.
Was McCain born in the USA?
The senator's birth overseas in a military zone raises a vexing question about whether he's eligible to be president. Since the issue rests on legal opinions, we'll explain the arguments but skip the Truth-O-Meter.
By Robert Farley :: Published on Monday, May 12th, 2008 at 04:43 p.m.
Polled position: gas taxes and supercars
The gas tax won't save you much and supercars will have to wait. Why can't there be an easy answer for sticker shock at the pump?
By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 06:39 p.m.
Clinton's long haul on foreclosures
Clinton — and Obama — spoke up early on mortgage problems.
By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Thursday, May 1st, 2008 at 03:43 p.m.
Capital gains taxes demystified
McCain gets it half right on capital gains taxes while debate moderators pin down Clinton and Obama on where they stand.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 at 05:11 p.m.
Wright not Clinton's spiritual adviser
The Rev. Wright was one of more than 100 religious leaders invited to a prayer breakfast at the White House in 1998, but there's no indication he provided the Clintons any spiritual counseling.
By Robert Farley :: Published on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 06:53 p.m.
Gas taxes, on holiday
The RNC is right that Obama once supported a gas tax "holiday," but a video glosses over some key details.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 06:01 p.m.
In Pa., 11th-hour attacks on health care
As the Pennsylvania primary looms, health care takes center stage in campaign ads
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 06:00 p.m.
Trying to be tough on Big Oil
Dueling ads from Obama and Clinton say their opponent is weak on Big Oil. We find some truth and exaggerations on both sides.
By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Thursday, April 17th, 2008 at 12:58 p.m.
Vanilla in Phila.
The Philly debate was a relatively tame affair, but it brought a new controversy into the campaign: Obama's ties to a former member of the Weather Underground. We check the facts.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 09:59 p.m.
Bill's Bosnia blunder
In defending his wife's mistakes about sniper fire in Bosnia, Bill Clinton makes a few of his own.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Friday, April 11th, 2008 at 12:54 p.m.
The Iraq war, for $100 month
We find Obama is right about how much households pay for the war.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 at 01:46 p.m.
Manipulating the bill counts
A chain e-mail uses apples-to-oranges comparisons to assert that Obama is a more active senator than Clinton.
By Adriel Bettelheim :: Published on Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 06:01 p.m.
