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Budget fluctuated for some city services, but no evidence of defunding

By Jill Terreri Ramos September 24, 2021

Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.”

Yes, Republicans curbed Evers’ plan to raise taxes by $1 billion and inserted the tax-cut provision

By Madeline Heim September 24, 2021

“Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in…

There’s no such thing as a “Liability Warning Acknowledgement Form” for COVID-19 vaccine mandates

By Andy Nguyen September 23, 2021

A "Liability Warning Acknowledgement Form" allows a worker to sue their company if they get injured from the COVID-19 vaccine.

Why Haitians are crossing into the U.S. in Texas, and not somewhere closer

By Amy Sherman September 23, 2021

Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area.

Do low natural gas prices save 11,000 lives a year?

By Jon Greenberg September 23, 2021

“As a result of the massive decline in natural gas prices, we’re saving 11,000 lives per year in the U.S.”

McAuliffe stretches Youngkin’s opaque anti-abortion plans

By Warren Fiske September 23, 2021

“Time and again Glenn Youngkin has made it clear: He would ban abortion as governor.”

No evidence that the Pfizer vaccine causes deaths

September 22, 2021

"Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves."

COVID-19 vaccines work, even if they aren’t 100% effective

September 21, 2021

Says the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t “prevent catching or spreading” the virus “and only lasts months.”

Would Joe Biden’s clean energy plan bring 20,000 jobs to West Virginia?

By Duncan Slade September 21, 2021

“West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia…

No, health officials aren’t using Census data to target unvaccinated people

September 21, 2021

“The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.”

Biden has overseen a large increase in jobs, but he’s not really the one creating them

By Laura Schulte September 21, 2021

“President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.”

Did the U.S. spend $2 trillion to support the Afghan military?

By Trenton Straight, Zach DeLuca September 21, 2021

The United States spent “2 trillion dollars to train and equip the Afghan military over the past 20 years. They fell in a week.”

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