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Ask PolitiFact: Are more people dying at the hands of law enforcement now than ever?

By Samantha Putterman

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February 6, 2023

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The state of the US economy under Joe Biden, in 15 charts

By Louis Jacobson

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February 6, 2023

Doctor with stethoscope for COVID Medicaid story Feb. 2, 2023

As pandemic-era provisions lapse, millions of Americans to lose Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz

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February 2, 2023

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Here’s what you should know about the claim that Tyre Nichols was ‘reckless driving’

February 1, 2023

Documents seized in Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022

Comparison of presidents’ classified records handling distorts cooperation with authorities

By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero

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January 31, 2023

Biden classified docs

Joe Biden classified documents timeline: Where, when were files found?

By Amy Sherman

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January 25, 2023

DeSantis in Las Vegas for AP Black history story 11-19-2022

‘Indoctrination’? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class

By Gabrielle Settles, Yacob Reyes

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January 25, 2023

Abortion debate March for Life, January 2023

With Roe reversed and Congress deadlocked, states take up new abortion laws

By Julie Rovner

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January 23, 2023

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Joe Biden is halfway through his term. Here’s how many campaign promises he’s kept so far.

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe

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January 19, 2023

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The debt limit fight: Why does it matter? How could it be resolved?

By Louis Jacobson

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January 19, 2023

Fourth Pfizer, bivalent booster shot Nov. 1 2022

Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say

By Gabrielle Settles

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January 18, 2023

Kim Reynolds annual speech

Checking claims in Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ sixth Condition of the State address

By Liam Halawith

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January 12, 2023

Biden classified documents location 1-10-23

Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman

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January 11, 2023

PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks

By D.L. Davis, Laura Schulte, Madeline Heim

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January 9, 2023

Migrants waiting in El Paso on Dec. 12 crossing before Title 42 possible Dec. 21 deadline

In context: What Biden said about migrants at the southern US border and Jews fleeing the Holocaust

By Amy Sherman

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January 6, 2023

Trump 2018 tax return AP

Group says tax returns show Trump paid what he owed, but only audits can confirm that

January 6, 2023

Reading names in speaker vote

Why ousting the House speaker could be easy in 118th Congress

By Louis Jacobson

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January 5, 2023

Byron Donalds House speaker rival to Kevin McCarthy

Who is Byron Donalds, the Florida politico in the House speaker scramble?

January 5, 2023

George Santos in the House

What could be next for George Santos in the House?

By Louis Jacobson

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January 4, 2023

COVID-19 vaccine disinformation, 1-4-2023

As they fight misinformation, public health agencies try to restore trust

By Lauren Sausser

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January 4, 2023

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