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Fact-checking Tulsi Gabbard’s attack on new Trump policy for pork inspections, E. coli testing
By Miriam Valverde April 16, 2019

Says President Donald Trump's "effort to roll back regulations means that Big Ag now gets to inspect its own pork" and "they decided to stop…

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State Rep. Stubbs hits target with claim on Wisconsin’s black infant mortality rate
By D.L. Davis April 16, 2019

"Wisconsin (has) the highest infant mortality rate for black babies nationwide."

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No, there was not a man ‘dressed in Muslim garb’ walking in a Notre Dame tower during the fire
By Samantha Putterman April 16, 2019

A video clip from the Notre Dame cathedral fire shows a man walking alone in a tower of the church "dressed in Muslim garb."

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Texas Constitution requires lawmakers to stay under the spending limit
By Madlin Mekelburg April 16, 2019

"Like every budget passed by the Senate since I have been lieutenant governor, Senate Bill 1 is within the spending limit set by the Texas…

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Do all North Carolina teachers get a work-free lunch break?
By Bill McCarthy April 16, 2019

Says all North Carolina teachers do not currently get a "duty free lunch break."

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Did states with campus-carry laws see enrollment drop?
By Erica Anderson, Molly DeCarli April 16, 2019

"The states that have passed (campus carry laws) have seen enrollment drop significantly."

How much debt does Missouri still owe on the formerly named Edward Jones Dome?
By Adam Reckamp April 16, 2019

"Missouri still owes $60 million on bonds issued to build the 23-year-old Edward Jones Dome, the former home of the St. Louis Rams."

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Joe Biden cites study that found 25 percent of ankle sprain patients in ERs were prescribed opioids
By Amy Sherman April 16, 2019

"People show up in the emergency room with a sprained ankle, 25 percent get an opioid prescription."

Warner omits VCU from Final Four hoops history
By Warren Fiske April 16, 2019

Other than University of Virginia’s 2019 basketball team, "We’ve not had a Virginia team even in the Final Four in over a decade. I think…

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U.S. spends 1,000 times more on war than peace, presidential candidate Marianne Williamson says
April 15, 2019

"For every dollar we spend on actual peace creation, we spend over $1,000 on ways to prepare for war."

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Howard Schultz’s flawed swipe at partisan combat over immigration
By Louis Jacobson April 15, 2019

Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was…

Mulvaney: Trump brought down drug prices for the first time in 50 years
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra April 15, 2019

"Drug prices in this country actually came down last year for the first time in 50 years. That’s because Donald Trump’s president." 

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