I appreciate this interface. It looks old-school, but it's very helpful. The "details" links are well sourced. The problem is only that not enough claims were investigated, but they covered the ones I was most worried about during the speech.

I like Factcheck's new modular format better than the inline long story format. They still have fairness, thoroughness, and complete source documentation on their side, and this story about Obama's first Satte of the Unnion address is a great example.

I do wish Politifact would give an overall picture. How truthy was Obama's speech, as compared to past State of the Unions, and the Republican response?

Quality journalism? Not quite. Do you smell something? This author can't seem to conceal his bais. He can't resist to call Obama's attempt to compromise & moderate his approach as a flip flop, for instance. He characterizes the statement on the Supreme Court as an exaggeration, which although somewhat rhetorical is essentially true if "unrestricted" means what I think it does. He could have focused on dozens of undeniable facts & claims of great significance, but instead, he chose things of less importance. And, he had to get a few Republican talking points in by rating McDonnell & Boehner, even though this was ostensibly a review of the real State of the Union address, not the fake one. If a majority of Americans oppose "this" ... More »