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State Rep. Dale Kooyenga close on ranking but falters on ‘everyone’ has health care claim
By D.L. Davis November 30, 2018

Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care"  

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Nancy Pelosi wrong on legal debate over attorney general Matthew Whitaker
By John Kruzel November 29, 2018

"There’s bipartisan consensus that (Matthew Whitaker’s) appointment violates the Appointments Clause of the Constitution."

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Was West Virginia the eighth fastest-growing state economy last year?
By Patrick Orsagos, Zack Schwehm November 29, 2018

"Last year we had the eighth fastest-growing economy in the country in West Virginia."

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No, the photo of the migrant mother running from tear gas with her children was not staged
By Samantha Putterman November 29, 2018

Photo of migrant mother at U.S.-Mexico border running from tear gas with children "was a staged hoax."

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Donald Trump falsely says family separations were Obama policy
By Miriam Valverde November 29, 2018

Says of immigrant family separations at the border, "we had the exact same policy as the Obama administration."

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Obama’s Border Patrol used tear gas once a month. Is that true?
By Miriam Valverde November 28, 2018

"Tear gas was used on average once a month during the Obama administration for very similar circumstances."

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about spending in Georgia race
By Louis Jacobson November 28, 2018

In her defeat of Republican Rep. Karen Handel, Democratic challenger Lucy McBath "was outspent 5-1."

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Recent cold spells irrelevant to climate change big picture
By John Kruzel November 28, 2018

"We need to also recognize that we just had two of the coldest years, biggest drop in global temperatures that we have had since the…

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State Rep. Hintz hits the target with claim against Republicans seeking to add an election
By D.L. Davis November 28, 2018

"One year ago, (Republicans) would not fill seats vacated for people who went to the administration because of the cost of those elections. Now, they’re…

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Sanctuary jurisdictions ‘violate the laws of our nation’? That’s Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde November 27, 2018

Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation."

Clean Virginia tells half the story about state’s high energy bills
By Warren Fiske November 27, 2018

"Virginians pay the 11th-highest power bills in the nation."

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Is Saudi Arabia to thank for lower oil prices, as Donald Trump said?
By Kyra Haas, Louis Jacobson November 26, 2018

Just before Thanksgiving, oil was $54 a barrel, down from $82. "Thank you to Saudi Arabia."

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