Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.
Leon Panetta is the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Earlier in his career, he was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from a district in California. He also served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Bill Clinton.
Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy.
In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.
