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Mueller before judiciary committee
A look at whether Robert Mueller broke the rules for special counsels
By Jon Greenberg July 24, 2019

Says Robert Mueller "didn’t follow the special counsel regulations. It clearly says write a confidential report about decisions reached. Nowhere in here does it say…

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Facebook post compares votes by Rand Paul, Ilhan Omar on Sept. 11 victim compensation fund
By Daniel Funke July 24, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar "voted yes" to "provide further funding for the 9/11 First Responders Victims Fund" while Sen. Rand Paul "voted no."

Bill Stanley errs in boast about Va. concealed gun permit holders
By Warren Fiske July 24, 2019

"How many people have with a concealed carry permit have committed a crime in Virginia? ...The answer is zero."  

Advertiser boycotts art Fox
No, Fox News is not snubbing Mueller’s testimony
By Bill McCarthy July 23, 2019

"Fox ‘News’ just announced that they will not air Mueller’s testimony about his report, which they claim ‘exonerates’ Trump."

children lined up homestead immigrant shelter
Yes, children at Homestead facility get far less time to call family than federal prisoners
By Amy Sherman July 23, 2019

Says children at Homestead migrant facility "get 30 minutes over a month to talk to family members. If they were in a prison — a…

Plastic Trump straw
Yes, the Trump campaign is selling plastic Trump straws
By Stefanie Pousoulides July 23, 2019

"Triggering leftists, Trump's reelection campaign is selling plastic straws."

Trump on Mexico auto industry
No, Mexico didn’t take 30% of U.S. auto business as Trump claims
By Eric Litke July 23, 2019

"Mexico, they took 30% of our automobile business."

Trump Turning Point
No, Ocasio-Cortez didn’t call Americans garbage, as Donald Trump claims
By Jon Greenberg July 23, 2019

Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "called our country and our people garbage."

Sanders GW M4A
Do studies show middle-class families would save $3,000 a year under Medicare for All? Not really
By Jon Greenberg July 22, 2019

With Medicare for All, "study after study has shown that ... the average middle-class families will save $3,000 each and every year on their health…

At Trump rally, Bishop tells half the story of McCready and Omar
By Paul Specht July 22, 2019

Says "Dan McCready took money from Ilhan Omar"

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No, this isn’t a photo of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez crying over a parking lot
By Stefanie Pousoulides July 22, 2019

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "weeps over empty parking lot."

Mendoza close up
Mendoza’s comparison of Indiana and Illinois gasoline taxes veers off course
By Duncan Agnew July 21, 2019

"Indiana actually has a higher gas tax than Illinois does even with the increase in (Illinois’) taxes."

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