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Milwaukee Health Fair
Is U.S. Sen. Baldwin right that more Americans are without health insurance?
By D.L. Davis August 13, 2019

"More Americans are uninsured today than when (President Donald) Trump took office."

Van Cleave in ballpark on criminals who had gun background checks
By Warren Fiske August 13, 2019

"Criminals don’t go through (gun) background checks. I think it’s like 3% go through a background check."  

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This viral photo of ice melting in a cup misrepresents icebergs and sea level rise
August 12, 2019

Says that ice melting in a cup illustrates that sea levels don’t rise when icebergs melt.

Trump rally in NC
Did counties hosting a Trump rally in 2016 see a 226% spike in hate crimes?
By Louis Jacobson August 12, 2019

"In 2016, counties hosting a Trump rally saw a 226% spike in hate crimes."

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No, Biden did not ‘leak’ the names of SEAL Team 6 members to al-Qaida
By Samantha Putterman August 12, 2019

Says Joe Biden leaked the names of SEAL Team 6’s families to al-Qaida and that he "cannot be trusted."

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No, an El Paso Fox News affiliate didn’t report on a shooting before it happened
August 12, 2019

A Fox News affiliate reported on a shooting before it happened.

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No, Kevin McCarthy didn’t say Japan has no mass shootings due to a lack of video games
By Samantha Putterman August 12, 2019

Quotes Rep. Kevin McCarthy as saying "there are no mass shootings in Japan because there are no video games there."

Cuomo, Andrew 2019
Cuomo’s claim on property taxes omits mandates
By Jill Terreri Ramos August 10, 2019

Property taxes have "nothing to do with the state."

Biden Burlington Iowa
Joe Biden takes Donald Trump’s words about gang members out of context
By Jon Greenberg August 9, 2019

Says Donald Trump "asserted that immigrants would quote, ‘carve you up with a knife’."  

anti racism photo at rally Aug 6 2019
Fact-checking whether Trump cut money to combat white nationalism
By Amy Sherman August 9, 2019

"The Trump Administration cut funding allocated to the Department of Homeland Security to combat white nationalism."

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Fact-checking Bernie Sanders’ abortion position
August 9, 2019

Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels…

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