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Hartzler’s claim about MU’s NCAA sanctions requires context
By Laura Murgatroyd March 16, 2019

Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes.

Did Sanders get more primary votes from young minorities than Clinton and Trump?
By Kit Norton March 16, 2019

I received "more votes from young people — black, white, Latino, Asian American and Native American — than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combined."

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Airhorn-blasting congressman mostly right about seismic airgun intensity
By Jon Greenberg March 15, 2019

"Seismic airgun blasting (used for energy exploration) is ... 16,000 times louder than" a conventional airhorn.

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No, that isn’t a nearly naked photo of Beto O’Rourke
March 15, 2019

A photograph shows Beto O’Rourke nearly nude with the words "feminist," "atheist" and "slut" on his body.

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No, Prince did not invest in Nike or design the first Air Jordan sneaker
By Samantha Putterman March 15, 2019

Says Prince invested in Nike in 1971, recruited Michael Jordan to the company in 1983 and designed the first Air Jordans.

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NC GOP falsely says Democrats ‘forced’ a special election
By Paul Specht March 15, 2019

"Democrats have forced a special election"

How lucrative would sports betting be in Missouri?
By Zara McDowell-Barker March 15, 2019

The sports betting bill would create "$12.5 million to $30.9 million in additional revenue for the state"

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The Pants on Fire claim that two courts backed Trump’s claim of no collusion with Russia
By Louis Jacobson March 14, 2019

Says Paul Manafort’s sentencing judge, Amy Berman Jackson, "conceded that there was absolutely no evidence of any Russian collusion in this case. So that makes…

Do Missouri schools for the severely disabled need a kitchen?
By Gaëlle Fournier March 14, 2019

"The schools in my district don't have a kitchen."

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No, this photo doesn’t show Joe Biden engaging in disturbing behavior with a boy
March 14, 2019

A photograph shows Joe Biden engaging in disturbing behavior with a boy.

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No, Beto O’Rourke’s father in law did not buy him his congressional seat
By Madlin Mekelburg March 14, 2019

Says Beto O'Rourke's "father-in-law, a billionaire real estate developer who bankrolled a Super PAC to buy Beto a congressional seat…"

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Did Beto O’Rourke cause a crash while driving drunk?
By Madlin Mekelburg March 14, 2019

Says Beto O’Rourke crashed into barriers, "causing a collision while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene to avoid accountability."

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