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    Democrats expected to do GOP's dirty work for it

    MAY 29, 2012 6:24AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, republican party, democratic party, president obama, mitt romney, politifact, pants on fire liar, fedeal spending, tea party, deficits, joan walsh, american enterprise institute, ann coulter, wall street journal, david frum, fiscal austerity, economic crisis, herbert hoover, great depression, paul krugman, fiscal stimulus, conservative principles

    • 3 Ratings
    • 1029 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Mitt Romney's Lying is the Real Voter Fraud

    APRIL 9, 2012 9:15AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, right wing, republican party, mitt romney, acorn, voter fraud, voter suppression, conservative movement, atticus finch, to kill a mockingbird, democratic party, fox news, rachel maddow, lying, dana milbank, james fallows, medicare, great depression, president obama, politifact, chevrolet volt, false equivalence, mainstream media, conservative movement

    • 0 Ratings
    • 362 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Did Politifact Opt for the Political Choice?

    DECEMBER 22, 2011 3:42PM

    By Brian Carter


    Topics: ryan, medicare, stimulus, lie of the year, republicans, democrats, politifact, politics

    • 0 Ratings
    • 130 Views
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    Donna Garner Pants on Fire

    SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 11:46AM

    By Real Truth


    Topics: planned parenthood, joe straus, politifact, dona garner

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 2193 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    Assault on Public Employees Begins

    DECEMBER 29, 2010 8:51AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: balancing budgets on the backs of public workers, public employee unions, economy, pension crisis, unions, union-bashing, assault on public employees, daniel patrick moynihan, pension crisis, public employee pensions, public employees, pants-on-fire rating, fact checking, truth-o-meter, wall street journal, tim pawlenty, bill adair, st. petersburg times, politifact, politics

    • 9 Ratings
    • 724 Views
    • 9 Comments
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    And the 2010 PolitiFact Lie of the Year Is…

    DECEMBER 23, 2010 8:29AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: edward r. murrow, fox news, world public opinion survey, john birch society website, wall street journal, haley barbour, john thune, jim demint, john mccain, john boehner, frank luntz, 2010 midterm elections, government takeover, angie drobnic holan, bill adair, st. petersburg times, 2010 lie of the year, health care reform, politifact, politics, fact-checking health care reform, media and politics, media responsibility, lies and democracy, lies, rep. mike pence (r-ind.), backlash, truth-o-meter

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 4392 Views
    • 128 Comments
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    Russ Feingold: A Real Maverick Confronts an Improbable End

    OCTOBER 7, 2010 8:24AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: midterm elections 2010, “fighting bob” la follette, john kraus, citizens united v. federal election commission, committee for truth in politics, senate maverick, campaign finance reform, mccain-feingold act, politifact, james bopp, tea party, wisconsin senate race, ron johnson, russ feingold, reporting the midterms, open call, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 27 Ratings
    • 4338 Views
    • 154 Comments
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    Michele Bachmann: All F’s on Truth-O-Meter Report Card

    SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 8:27AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: bill adair, house tea party caucus, tea party, reporting the midterms, politifact, truth-o-meter, factcheck, pants on fire, michele bachmann, minnesota 6th district house of representatives race, tarryl clark, big lie, $100000 bar bill, nancy pelosi, judicial watch, campaign strategy, 2010 campaign issues, the big lie as a political strategy, sarah palin, open call, bachmann approaches iowa with trail of misstatements

    • 11 Ratings
    • 2176 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    Top 1% as Small Business Owners? I Don't Think So

    SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 8:22AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: economics, finance, financial meltdown, recovery, jobs, job growth, stimulus, bush tax cuts, tax cut debate, bush tax cuts 2001, small business and job growth, s corporations, john boehner, orrin hatch, ending tax cuts for the wealthiest americans, tax policy center, politifact, tax breaks for the wealthy, roberton williams, charles grassley, 2010 campaign issues

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 17731 Views
    • 52 Comments
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    Obama's First Year: a Long List of Underreported Successes

    JANUARY 6, 2010 11:18AM

    By J.E. Robertson


    Topics: healthcare, economic recovery, rights, environment, denuclearization, nobel, diplomacy, politifact, politics, 2009, barack, obama, open call, obama's first year

    • 5 Ratings
    • 690 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    The Obameter: From Salon to Daily KOS to PolitiFact

    FEBRUARY 20, 2009 4:28AM

    By Hipployta


    Topics: obameter, salon, daily kos, brainwrap, politifact

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