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Milwaukee Mayor Barrett on target with housing creation claim
By D.L. Davis February 17, 2020

Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units.

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Marijuana not shown to treat 2019 novel coronavirus
By Emily Venezky February 17, 2020

Scientists "are shocked to discover that weed kills corona virus”

Have carbon emissions increased under Trump?
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller February 16, 2020

“We’ve also seen in the time that he’s (Donald Trump) been president, an increase in carbon emissions going absolutely in the wrong way.”

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Facebook post invents false Warren quote on immigration and Tibbetts murder
By Jon Greenberg February 14, 2020

Says Elizabeth Warren, asked about the Mollie Tibbetts murder, said “I know this is hard for her family, but they have to remember that we…

Coronavirus: Hong Kong
Medical masks should be worn with the colored side out
By Emily Venezky February 14, 2020

“When using a medical mask you’re supposed to use… white side out (this is the filter part) for when you’re not sick.”

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An image that appears to show Joe Biden groping a woman is altered
February 14, 2020

Says a photo shows Joe Biden groping a woman.

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Fake newspaper clip says a teenage Pete Buttigieg killed dogs. He didn’t
By Samantha Putterman February 14, 2020

Says a teenage Pete Buttigieg was arrested in the late 1990s for killing dogs.

Giant Mekong catfish are not in the Mississippi River
By Emily Venezky February 14, 2020

An Alton, Ill., man caught a 736-pound Giant Mekong catfish in the Mississippi River.

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No, a Colorado school didn’t force students to wear Muslim veils
February 14, 2020

“Colorado school forces students to wear hijabs.”

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No evidence Bill Murray said this about lawmakers lying
February 14, 2020

Says Bill Murray said, “So if we lie to the government, it’s a felony. But if they lie to us it's politics.”

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Pro-Trump site recycles bogus Kamala Harris quote
By Bill McCarthy February 14, 2020

Quotes Kamala Harris as saying: "After we impeach, we round up the Trump supporters."

Nygren on ag cuts
Nygren overreaches on claim Tony Evers tried to raise agriculture taxes
By Eric Litke February 14, 2020

Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."

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