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Marco Rubio’s claim that Obama wants to ‘take away our guns’

Rubio makes two odd statements about Obama's gun plan and ex-Guantanamo detainees that earn him Three Pinocchios.

Obama’s claim that Internet gun sellers ‘operate under a different set of rules’

A line in the president's gun speech sparked outrage from some readers.

Right to Rise Super PAC’s series of misleading claims about Jeb Bush’s record

A new ad by a pro-Jeb Bush Super PAC cobbles together a series of out-of-context claims about Bush's record.

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The Four-Pinocchio claim that ‘on average, girls first become victims of sex trafficking at 13 years old’

Once again, politicians and the media blithely repeat a Four-Pinocchio statistic on sex trafficking that does not hold up to scrutiny.

Fact-checking the 2016 presidential hopefuls

See a visual analysis.

Why you should be wary of statistics on ‘modern slavery’ and ‘trafficking’

Depending on the estimate cited, the number of victims changes by tens of millions.

What Benghazi family members say Hillary Clinton said about the video

This is obviously a difficult issue to fact check. But most family members interviewed said she did not mention a video.

A guide to the allegations of Bill Clinton’s womanizing

Donald Trump says that former president Bill Clinton has a history of abuse toward women. What is he referring to?

The most popular fact checks of 2015

Here the the 10 fact checks that most captivated -- or angered -- readers in 2015.

Chris Christie’s claim that ‘I spent my life protecting our country’ against terrorism (Fact Checker biography)

Christie earns One Pinocchio for this shift in rhetoric to fit the presidential issue du jour.

Rubio’s inaccurate claim that he ‘inserted’ a provision restricting Obamacare ‘bailout’ funds

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is falsely taking credit when the real work was done by other lawmakers.

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