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Wisconsin governor takes half-step back on phasing out school vouchers
By Mica Soellner March 12, 2019

On phasing out the private-school voucher program in his first budget

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Ernst uses flabby $93 trillion estimate for Green New Deal
March 12, 2019

"At $93 trillion, the Green New Deal would cost more than the entire recorded spending of the U.S. since the Constitution went into effect in…

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Sinclair Lewis might have liked that quote about fascism and the flag, but it wasn’t his
March 12, 2019

Says Sinclair Lewis said, "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."

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AOC wasn’t fired from ‘Hot Dog on a Stick,’ as meme says
March 12, 2019

Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "was fired from ‘Hot Dog On A Stick’ in 2008 — for incompetence."  

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Did Michelle Obama have a staff of 23 while Melania Trump has just 4?
By Louis Jacobson March 12, 2019

Says Michelle Obama "had a staff of 23" while Melania Trump "has a staff of 4."

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Fact-checking claim about Kansas City Chiefs’ stadium, illegal immigration
By Miriam Valverde March 12, 2019

"In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium."

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Comparing Manafort’s sentence to life sentence for man who sold pot
By Jon Greenberg March 11, 2019

"Trump's campaign manager, Paul Manafort, commits bank and tax fraud and gets 47 months. A homeless man, Fate Winslow, helped sell $20 of pot and…

Is it true that Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium is considered the loudest in the world?
By Adam Reckamp March 11, 2019

Says Arrowhead Stadium "is considered the loudest stadium in the world."

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No, Teddy Roosevelt never said that quote about liberals and conservatives
By Samantha Putterman March 11, 2019

Says President Theodore Roosevelt said "To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth."

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Fact-checking Lightfoot’s record on police discipline
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller March 10, 2019

Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly…

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Gillibrand highlights 9/11 cancer deaths
By Jill Terreri Ramos March 9, 2019

"Almost every day another 9/11 survivor or responder dies from a 9/11-related cancer."

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Which city has the most Fortune 500 companies per capita?
By Madlin Mekelburg March 9, 2019

"On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America."

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