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PolitiFact’s Top 5 for April 2015

PolitiFact’s Top 5 for April 2015

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 30, 2015
New research on politics fact-checking shows growth and influence

New research on politics fact-checking shows growth and influence

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 22, 2015
A presidential shout-out for the Obameter

A presidential shout-out for the Obameter

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 21, 2015
PolitiFact’s top 5 reports for March

PolitiFact’s top 5 reports for March

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 1, 2015
Fact-checking a deal with Iran

Fact-checking a deal with Iran

By Lauren Carroll • March 30, 2015
The scorecards so far

The scorecards so far

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 24, 2015
The federal health care law: What came true and what didn’t

The federal health care law: What came true and what didn’t

By Steve Contorno • March 20, 2015
Global fact-checkers investigate claims about women

Global fact-checkers investigate claims about women

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 9, 2015
Rick Scott's 2015 State of the State speech annotated

Rick Scott's 2015 State of the State speech annotated

By Joshua Gillin • March 3, 2015
PolitiFact's 5 most-viewed fact checks from January

PolitiFact's 5 most-viewed fact checks from January

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 16, 2015
Jon Stewart’s epic rundown of PolitiFact’s fact-checks of Fox News

Jon Stewart’s epic rundown of PolitiFact’s fact-checks of Fox News

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 11, 2015
Coming soon: PolitiFact California

Coming soon: PolitiFact California

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 9, 2015
Coming soon: PolitiFact California

Coming soon: PolitiFact California

By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 9, 2015
Fact-checking the 2015 Super Bowl

Fact-checking the 2015 Super Bowl

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 29, 2015
Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address: annotated

Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address: annotated

By Lauren Carroll • January 21, 2015
PolitiFact's live blog for the 2015 State of the Union and GOP response

PolitiFact's live blog for the 2015 State of the Union and GOP response

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 21, 2015
Joni Ernst's 2015 State of the Union rebuttal: annotated

Joni Ernst's 2015 State of the Union rebuttal: annotated

By Lauren Carroll • January 20, 2015
Fact-checking the 2015 State of the Union and GOP Response

Fact-checking the 2015 State of the Union and GOP Response

By Bill Adair • January 19, 2015
The Lie of the Year: Exaggerations about Ebola

The Lie of the Year: Exaggerations about Ebola

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2014
PolitiFact names its 2014 Lie of the Year

PolitiFact names its 2014 Lie of the Year

By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 15, 2014