Tag: Glenn Kessler

Washington Post fact-checker finds ‘no evidence’ showing pastor is related to Robert E. Lee

Jeremy Beaman · May 18, 2021 12:00 am

Lingering questions about Jon Ossoff's honesty and resume appear to be escalating. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Jon Ossoff, top Democratic congressional candidate, raises questions with misleading resume

Emily Jashinsky · April 3, 2017 4:30 pm

Obama even promised to end the war when he was running in 2008, when Bush signed the agreement. So what gives? (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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WaPo fact checker knocks Clinton, Kaine for misleading on Iraq departure

Ashe Schow · October 6, 2016 8:25 pm

Carly Fiorina'sÂ team maintains that she has never misrepresented the facts of her personal and professional life, arguing further that it's ridiculous to cite her own book against her to claim she's misleading voters. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

WaPo discounts double check of its Fiorina story

Becket Adams · September 29, 2015 10:00 pm

A Dubious Washington Post Fact Check on Carson and Islam

Mark Hemingway · September 22, 2015 7:05 pm

President Obama signs executive actions, with pending Senate legislation, aimed at closing a compensation genderÂ gap that favors men, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. (AP Photo)Â

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A yearly reminder that the gender wage gap is due to choice, not discrimination

Ashe Schow · April 14, 2015 4:33 pm

The New York Times also reported that "red line" was "unscripted and that some advisers were surprised he uttered those words." [AP Photo

Where the red line came from — before it was crossed

Michael Barone · March 30, 2015 9:00 am

Fact Checkers Reach a Suspicious Agreement on Tom Cotton

Mark Hemingway · September 25, 2014 3:25 pm

A shock claim that "one in five women on college campuses have been sexually assaulted" has been parroted by politicians - including President Obama - hoping to score points and appear to be concerned about the supposed war on women. (iStock Image)

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No, 1 in 5 women have not been raped on college campuses

Ashe Schow · August 13, 2014 2:31 pm

Dan ‘Pinocchio’ Pfeiffer

Daniel Halper · May 21, 2013 12:28 pm

Some Fact Checkers Are Better Than Others

Mark Hemingway · October 24, 2012 6:45 pm

Only Fact Check, Never Explain

Mark Hemingway · September 27, 2012 4:19 pm