An even handed story on the tendency for politicians across the spectrum to stretch the truth or even lie.

This article has an interesting premise, but it is all fizz. I can't recommend it. The article isn't even about correcting lies (oops - mis-statements of facts) candidates have presented - it's about the perception of these lies. It states but provides no direct documentation that any of the claims are false. I am deeply suspicious of any political article I see in the NYT or WaPo, suspecting it of having a secret agenda, or at the very least, of functioning as a gatekeeper, deciding who is worthy of mention. At least Ron Paul seems to have finally cracked this barrier, as he is accused, with no sourcing, of making a demonstrably false statement. There's already an organization - FactCheck.Org - that does this sort of thing ... More »

Is it any wonder that voters are undecided.

From my memory and knowledge, this was carefully researched.

When a big corporate media outlet claims to be fact checking, one should be on guard about the selectivity and biases that may be present in their fact checking. Their reputation is so tarnished by their love of bush and the right wing that a rehab program should be undertaken and documented. In this case, it looks like the author arbitrarily felt the need to point the finger at both parties, and the examples he presents from democrats seem less serious and counter-evidence to the claims is very lightly documented. In particular, for Edwards, the number of jobs lost due to the so-called free trade agreements has never been accurately tracked and reported, as the clintons and bushies do not want anybody aware of the havoc that ... More »

This is an opinion piece that makes some good points, but is heavily slanted against the Republicans, as would be expected for this reliable Democratic Party media outlet. Triple the amount of space is devoted to "errors" by Republicans as is devoted to "errors" by Democrats, despite the similar number of candidates on both sides. Thus while it is well written it is poor journalism.