With business executive Carly Fiorina re-entering the 2016 campaign fray last week as Sen. Ted Cruz's designated running mate, we thought it a suitable moment to update the leading candidates' (and running mates') Truth-O-Meter scorecards, using PolitiFact's system of rating the accuracy of statements they have made. (To learn about the methodology, go to http://tinyurl.com/hp6km47, and to access dynamic scorecards, which update automatically with new fact-checks, go to http://tinyurl.com/zzs9g5f and click on each candidate's name.)
PolitiFact.com is a project operated by the Tampa Bay Times, in which reporters and editors from the Times and affiliated media outlets "fact-check statements by members of Congress, the White House, lobbyists and interest groups." The Star Tribune opinion pages began periodically republishing these reports this spring.
