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Tuesday, October 23, 2012  FACT CHECK: Romney flubs geography, Obama goofs on rival's record, in final debate

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  FACT CHECK: Facts take some hits in rough-and-tumble presidential debate

Friday, October 12, 2012  FACT CHECK: An unaware Biden on Libya; Ryan slips on stimulus and more in veep debate

Thursday, October 04, 2012  EDITOR'S NOTE: An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Republican candidates flub some history facts during debate at the University of South Florida on Monday night.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  FACT CHECK: Distortions on trade, campaign ads and Romney's record in latest Republican debate

Friday, December 16, 2011  A look at some of the claims in the debate and how they compare with the facts.