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No, Nancy Pelosi didn’t spend $457 million on office renovations during the shutdown
By Samantha Putterman February 1, 2019

Says Nancy Pelosi spent "$497 Million on office renovations" during the government shutdown.

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Pants on Fire: Robin Vos, Scott Fitzgerald blame Tony Evers for Foxconn changes
By Eric Litke February 1, 2019

Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration

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Warren: Top 0.1% own about as much as the bottom 90%
By Jon Greenberg January 31, 2019

"The top 0.1 percent ... own about the same wealth as 90 percent of America."  

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Is health care the top reason for bankruptcies, as a Florida GOP leader said?
By Amy Sherman January 31, 2019

Health care is the "No. 1 reason for bankruptcy."

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Are paychecks failing to keep up with inflation?
By Louis Jacobson January 30, 2019

"The cost of living is going up, but paychecks aren't keeping up."

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GOP official falsely says Bladen voters didn’t call NC elections board about absentee ballots
By Paul Specht January 30, 2019

Says the NC elections board received "no calls" after alerting Bladen County voters to possible absentee ballot fraud.

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Wisconsin Firearms Coalition misfires with claim against Evers, Kaul and Vos
By Mica Soellner January 30, 2019

"Governor Evers, AG Josh Kaul, and Speaker Robin Vos are demanding ‘Red Flag Gun Seizures’ for Wisconsin, which would allow gun seizures with "no proof,…

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Checking Howard Schultz’s claim that 40 percent of Americans don’t have $400 in the bank
January 29, 2019

"Over 40 percent of the American people don't have $400 in the bank."

Contrary to Eileen Filler-Corn’s claim, Gov. Ralph Northam’s plan budget would hike taxes
By Warren Fiske January 29, 2019

"There is no tax increase in the governor’s budget plan."  

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No, US Rep. Rashida Tlaib wasn’t photographed in front of Osama bin Laden portrait
January 29, 2019

Says U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib was photographed in front of a picture of Osama bin Laden and an ISIS flag.

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Trump tweets that 58,000 noncitizens voted in Texas. That hasn’t been proven
By Amy Sherman January 28, 2019

"58,000 non-citizens voted in Texas, with 95,000 non-citizens registered to vote."

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Fact-checking Trump’s claim on cost of illegal immigration, number of immigrants here illegally
By Miriam Valverde January 28, 2019

"We are not even into February and the cost of illegal immigration so far this year is $18,959,495,168. Cost Friday was $603,331,392. There are at…

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