Brooks Jackson

He claims 23 million small-business owners would pay higher tax rates under Obama. He's wrong. The vast majority would see no change, and many would get a cut.

McCain's new Web ad misrepresents some of the Democrat's positions on energy.

Obama says McCain is "fueled" by money from lobbyists and PACs, but those sources account for less than 1.7 percent of McCain's money.

A conservative adman striving to regain his Willie Horton notoriety produces a death-penalty dud aimed at Obama.

Truth is not always self-evident in the latest Clinton-Obama debate.

Clinton and Obama shade the truth as each claims to be tougher on oil companies than the other.

Despite disparagement from political rivals, we find she deserves ample credit for expanding children's health insurance.

Independent pro-Clinton group misrepresents us in one ad and uses a misleading blurb in another.

What the Obama camp said to Canada, and the voters.

Clinton and Obama hit sour notes in the Cleveland debate.

Clinton says Democrats should be "outraged." You be the judge.

The DNC plans "unlimited" spending against McCain; some of its claims are misleading.

Clinton and Obama make an agree-athon of the final Democratic debate.

Mitt Romney commits multiple distortions in Wednesday's GOP debate. Others stumble, too.

The president overlooks some warts and wrinkles while putting the best face he can on the State of the Union.

Factcheck.org deconstructs the Dems' debate

He faults Romney for "providing" state funding for abortions that Romney didn't seek, and courts ordered.

His attack ad appears on three Iowa stations. We find it somewhat misleading. Another ad makes misleading claims about tax cuts.

Factcheck.org reviews political distortions of the year.

The truth is that violent crime was higher at the end of his term than when he took office, and he raised taxes more than he cut them. Summary In the run-up to the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, Huckabee is running a TV ad featuring graphics that claim he was "tough on crime" and "brought Arkansas' crime rate down," and that he "cut taxes over 90 times as governor."In fact, the violent crime rate was higher at the end of his tenure than it was the year he took office.

Romney repeats misleading claims about McCain's stand on immigration and his own record on taxes.

Richardson stands out for exaggerated and inaccurate claims.

More exaggerations and misstatements in the final GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses.

Summary The CNN/YouTube debate among Republicans lacked any talking snowmen, but we did note a few false and misleading statements by the candidates.

Who's right on health care, Social Security?