"Holiday Tree" Hooey
An e-mail claim about ornaments for the traditional White House Christmas tree (delivered, as expected) is unsubstantiated.
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Sarah Palin
We respond to criticism of the media's fact-checking of Palin's memoir -- and offer a look back at our archive on the former v.p. nominee.
What's Wrong with this Picture?
It's a picture of Obama during "Hail to the Chief," not the national anthem, as a chain e-mail alleges.
Inoculation Misinformation
Claims that the "swine flu" vaccine is dangerous range from seriously overblown to flat-out false.
FactCheck Articles
“Climategate”
Hacked e-mails show climate scientists in a bad light but don't change scientific consensus on global warming.
In late November 2009, more than 1,000 e-mails between scientists at the Climate Research Unit of the U.K.’s University of East Anglia were stolen and made public by an as-yet-unnamed hacker. Climate skeptics are claiming that they show scientific misconduct that amounts to the complete fabrication of …
Obama’s Economic Speech
We deconstruct "shovel ready," "up to" and other misleading phrases.
We’re always alert for signs that the president (any president) is overselling his programs. Here’s what we heard in President Obama’s speech on Tuesday announcing new efforts to create jobs: He highlighted a Congressional Budget Office estimate that “up to” 1.6 million jobs …
Truth on the Cutting Room Floor
A YouTube video edits Obama's words to create a false impression.
A widely viewed video seems to show President Obama stating that he is a Muslim. It is false, and the product of dishonest editing. Although it is titled “Obama Admits He Is A Muslim,” the president in fact has admitted no such thing. The video edits and twists his actual words, sometimes turning what were denials into …
Health Care and the Economy
Experts say the House bill's employer mandate would have a small impact on jobs.
Would the House-passed health care bill make a tough economy worse and wipe out more jobs, as claimed in a TV ad from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce? Or would it help small business and encourage economic growth, as claimed in an ad sponsored by a big labor union …
Court Watch: Pennsylvania Slime
Close contest for a state Supreme Court seat brings misleading charges from both sides.
In another installment of our occasional Court Watch series, we look at mudslinging in the final days of the contest to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in Pennsylvania. In one ad, the state GOP alleges that Democratic candidate Jack Panella, a Superior Court judge, “turned his back” on the wrongful imprisonment of hundreds …
