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Foxconn chairman Terry Gou says extreme weather suspended work last year
By Eric Litke May 2, 2019

"We suspended the (Foxconn) work around October, November last year because the weather there was snowy and icy cold."

Are a quarter of vehicles on Missouri highways defective?
By Laura Murgatroyd May 2, 2019

"One-fourth of the vehicles on (Missouri’s) highways are defective."

Do prescription drug monitoring programs leave states “worse off”?
By Madison Conte May 2, 2019

"When comparing state by state, the data clearly demonstrates that over 20 other states with (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) are still substantially worse off than Missouri…

Bernie Sanders Town Hall
Yes, millions of families spend the bulk of income on housing
By Yanqi Xu May 2, 2019

"You've got millions of families paying 40, 50, 60% of their limited incomes to put a roof over their heads."

Trump in Phoenix
Trump hits pay dirt with claim on Wisconsin’s low unemployment
By Mica Soellner May 2, 2019

"The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows. It’s never been this low before, ever, ever, ever."

Booker’s argument for environmental justice stays within the lines
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra May 1, 2019

"We now have longitudinal data that shows that children born around Superfund sites have dramatically higher rates of birth defects, dramatically higher rates of autism." 

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No, Joe Biden didn’t say the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor
May 1, 2019

Says Joe Biden said, "the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor."

Nixon on phone
No, it was not illegal to profit off U.S. healthcare before a Nixon-era law
By John Kruzel May 1, 2019

"Before 1973 it was illegal in the U.S. to profit off of health care."

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Unfounded Oklahoma City bombing conspiracy theory involving Hillary Clinton resurfaces
By Samantha Putterman May 1, 2019

Says Hillary Clinton was to be indicted over the Whitewater scandal four days before documents related to the case were destroyed in the Oklahoma City…

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That rumor about Facebook going public with your posts and pictures is old, fake news
By Samantha Putterman May 1, 2019

Says Facebook is now a "public entity" that will be able to "use your photos" and "information" unless you post a statement declining your permission.…

Trump speaks in Green Bay
Trump says Wisconsin poverty rate is lowest in 22 years. It’s not.
By Eric Litke April 30, 2019

"The poverty rate for Wisconsin families has reached the lowest rate in 22 years."

Trump in Green Bay
President Trump’s China trade deficit claim doesn’t quite measure up to $500B
By D.L. Davis April 30, 2019

"We have been losing to China for many years, $500 billion a year.

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