Archive: 3 Pinocchios
The Tuskegee Experiment, Part II
The myth that refuses to die: Rosie O'Donnell joins the Rev. Wright in accusing the U.S. government of deliberately infecting African-Americans with syphilis.
Posted on May 9, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (124)
Bill Shoots from the Hip
Just as the Bosnia sniper controversy is dying down, Bill Clinton steps in to fan the flames. We count at least six factual errors in his defense of his wife's Tuzla tales.
Posted on April 11, 2008 at 05:38 PM ET | Comments (64)
Clinton stumbles on Ohio history
In a swipe at Obama, Clinton claimed last night that nobody has ever won the presidency without carrying the Ohio primary. That is false.
Posted on March 5, 2008 at 11:52 AM ET | Comments (115)
McCain attacks Romney on Iraq
John McCain has accused Mitt Romney of wanting to set a date for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. He has distorted his rival's actual words.
Posted on January 28, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (495)
Barack Obama's 'neighborhood'
Clinton supporter Robert Johnson has now apologized to Obama for bringing up the candidate's past drug use. Previous statements by the Clinton campaign on this issue must now be considered "inoperative."
Posted on January 18, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (62)
Romney's 'Flip, Flop, Flip'
Mitt Romney says he came down "on the side of life" every time the issue came to his desk as governor of Massachusetts. That is not true.
Posted on December 20, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (21)
Pinocchios for Huckabee on Illegal Immigrants
Mike Huckabee is twisting facts in trying to argue that he did not support making illegal immigrants eligible for in-state tuition while governor of Arkansas.
Posted on December 18, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (32)
Obama Tells a Fib
Obama claims that George Bush never left the country prior to his election as president. That is false.
Posted on November 28, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (92)
Aliens Support Clinton, Richardson
Bill Richardson says the government "hasn't come clean" about UFOs. Archives officials say the governor of New Mexico is living on another planet. The Fact Checker adjudicates.
Posted on November 6, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (20)
Barbers for Dodd, Gorbie Endorses Rudy
Which of the following is true? Barbers support Dodd. Rudy's Gorbachev quote. Huckabee on the Founding Fathers. 15 million Americans have seen monsters in their closets.
Posted on October 26, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (29)
'Hillary Care' and 'Socialized Medicine'
Mitt Romney says that Hillary Clinton is planning a government takeover of the health care system. Has he got his facts right?
Posted on October 24, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (59)
The Mitt and Rudy Show, Part II
In delayed verdicts, the Fact Checker awards Pinocchios in the cases of Romney vs Romney and Rudy and Judy vs the National Rifle Association.
Posted on October 15, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (14)
The Mitt and Rudy Show: Lies, damn lies, and statistics
Who is the biggest spender: Gotham or Taxachusetts? We find fault with both Giuliani and Romney in Tuesday's Republican debate.
Posted on October 11, 2007 at 02:00 PM ET | Comments (8)
Giuliani's "Twists and Turns" on Guns
Rudy Giuliani has distanced himself from a June 2000 lawsuit that he filed against America's leading gun manufacturers, saying the suit changed since it was originally filed. Is he telling the truth?
Posted on October 5, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (3)
Romney and Abortion
Mitt Romney has publicly acknowledged changing his views on abortion, from what was an "effectively pro-choice" position to a "firmly pro-life" stand.
Posted on September 21, 2007 at 09:15 AM ET | Comments (57)
General Betray Us?
The anti-war group MoveOn.org said General David Petraeus is "constantly at war with the facts." Is he?
Posted on September 20, 2007 at 09:00 AM ET | Comments (262)
Sam Brownback and Gay Marriage
Sam Brownback posits a strong correlation between the introduction of civil unions and gay marriages and the rise in children being born out of wedlock. We check the facts.
Posted on September 19, 2007 at 06:20 AM ET | Comments (21)
Mike Gravel: Americans Are Getting Dumber
Mike Gravel says Americans are getting dumber and fatter. We look at the facts.
Posted on September 19, 2007 at 06:15 AM ET | Comments (23)
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