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Yes, Missouri is in the minority of states without a ban on powdered alcohol
By Gaëlle Fournier May 10, 2019

"Over 30 states passed the legislation to ban powdered alcohol," and Missouri is not one of them

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Joe Biden did not say quote about Americans not caring about constitutional rights
By Samantha Putterman May 10, 2019

Quotes Joe Biden as saying "no ordinary American cares about constitutional rights."

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Skeptic of Elizabeth Warren’s plan says 10 European countries scrapped wealth taxes
By Jon Greenberg May 10, 2019

"Of the 14 wealthy OECD countries with a wealth tax in 1996, 10 have since then abandoned it."

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Trump wrongly says Democrats oppose hurricane disaster aid for Florida
By Amy Sherman May 9, 2019

Democrats "don’t want money" to go to the Florida Panhandle for Hurricane Michael aid

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NC Republican claims credit for ‘born alive’ veto override
By Paul Specht May 9, 2019

Says he "cast the deciding vote" to override a vetoed ‘born alive’ bill

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Was Joe Biden a climate change pioneer in Congress? History says yes
By John Kruzel May 8, 2019

"I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87."

Fact-checking prison capacity in Missouri
By Lauren Richey May 8, 2019

"On our current trajectory, we’ll be 2,000 prison beds short by 2021... We’ll need two new prisons soon, at the cost of $485 million over…

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No, an American Indian group did not jokingly give Donald Trump a disparaging Indian name
By Samantha Putterman May 8, 2019

Says chiefs from the American Indian Nation gave Donald Trump a plaque of his new Indian name, "Walking Eagle," which actually depicts "a bird so…

Smith’s statement on MoDOT’s debt adds up, but needs context
By Zara McDowell-Barker May 8, 2019

"Our state transportation department already has a heavy debt load and has paid more than $700 million in debt payments in just the last two…

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Beto O’Rourke says 60 million Americans have unsafe drinking water. That’s exaggerated
By Miriam Valverde May 7, 2019

"60 million Americans live in a place where the water they drink is unsafe."

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Yes, small businesses account for 99% of all Wisconsin companies
By Eric Litke May 7, 2019

"99.4% of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses," and they employ "nearly half of our workforce."

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Fact-checking Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, and Ukraine
By Louis Jacobson May 7, 2019

When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in…

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