The Obama White House vs. the Truth-O-Meter

PolitiFact, St. Petersburg Times by Bill Adair | Apr. 23, 2009 (Special Report)

President Barack Obama and his top administration officials have faced the Truth-O-Meter 21 times since they took office, and they can claim a small victory: They haven't earned any Pants on Fire ratings.

But their record for their first 100 days is far from perfect. We've given the Obama White House four False and two Barely True ratings. The Barely True ratings, along with a couple of the Half Trues, illustrate that the Obama White House has ... Full Story »

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4.2
 by Kelly Garrett - Apr. 23, 2009

A careful and well documented assessment of current adminstration's recent political claims. The brief summary is fair, and the supporting information is thorough and easily accessible.

It's great that PolitiFact (and FactCheck) are continuing to carefully scrutinize political claims now that the election is over.

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5.0
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