E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigSep 19, 2016
Almost 50 years after former Vice President Spiro Agnew launched a conservative campaign against the press, our journalistic institutions are being challenged for being too hard on Hillary Clinton and too timid toward the right in the 2016 election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 30, 2016
Jill Abramson reported in The Guardian on Monday that PolitiFact, a Pulitzer prize-winning fact-checking organization, judged the Democratic candidate to have “the best truth-telling record of any of the 2016 presidential candidates.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMay 9, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including three whistle-blowers testify before a House panel on September's attacks in Benghazi and Michele Bachmann sees more trouble related to her 2012 presidential campaign. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 3, 2012
The six members of the Walton family featured on Forbes’ list of the 400 wealthiest Americans have a combined net worth today of $102.7 billion -- more than the bottom 40 percent of American families combined. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 21, 2011
The Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact.com is supposed to be a neutral referee in the mendacious political arena, but a decision to side with Republicans on 2011's "Lie of the Year" has Paul Krugman pronouncing the fact-checking organization dead. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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