Obama stretched the facts in his final SOTU on jobs, deficits, health care, military spending and carbon emissions.
FactChecking the State of the Union
Stories by FactCheck.org
Obama’s Executive Actions on Guns
Claims about President Obama’s executive actions on background checks are the subject of this week’s fact-checking collaboration with CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Christie’s Contradictions
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on CBS’ “Face the Nation” contradicted two of his previous statements, on Planned Parenthood and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Jan. 10: Drug Prices, Guns, Gitmo
The Whoppers of 2015
FactCheck.org Director Eugene Kiely appeared on CBS’ “This Morning” to discuss our annual article on some of the biggest political whoppers of the year.
False Debate Claims Put in Ads
Two claims from the fifth Republican debate that we flagged as misleading are now being used in new TV ads.
Video: Whoppers of the Year
This week, CNN’s Jake Tapper picks a whopper of the year from the top Democratic and Republican candidates for president to discuss in his weekly fact-checking video.
The ‘King of Whoppers’: Donald Trump
He dominates our annual review of political falsehoods.
FactChecking the Third Democratic Debate
The Saturday night showdown featured misleading claims on guns, the minimum wage and Wall Street.