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Vanessa Swales
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Latest Fact-Checks by Vanessa Swales
- Was the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in 30 years under Biden? June 28, 2024
- Has Wisconsin really had 12 elections since 2000 decided by 30,000 votes or less? April 5, 2024
- Did Wisconsin’s governor reject Iowa-modeled redistricting plan he had earlier endorsed? December 22, 2023
- Van Orden half-flips opinion on abortion ban June 1, 2023
- Sen. Ron Johnson again says Social Security is a Ponzi scheme May 5, 2023
- Wisconsin Republicans take credit for reining in deficit, despite federal and grant relief February 3, 2023
- Wisconsin schools chief touts silver lining, but scores did not buck national trend December 5, 2022
- NRSC wrong that Mandela Barnes has come out “in favor of abortion up until the moment of birth.” October 20, 2022
- Wisconsin Gov. Evers is not a career politician October 7, 2022
- GOP Senate group off the mark with claim that Barnes backs abolishing ICE August 29, 2022
Latest Stories by Vanessa Swales
- Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
- United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
- Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
- Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
- What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
- A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
- PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
- PolitiFact Wisconsin ‘High Five’ for July 2022 August 4, 2022
- PolitiFact Wisconsin ‘High Five’ for May 2022 June 6, 2022
- Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later August 24, 2021