Latest Stories By Becky Bowers

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Fact-checking immigration

June 21, 2013

As the debate over immigration legislation continues, our fact-checks examine fertility, elections, the media and immigration history.

Fact-checking immigration

June 20, 2013

As the debate over immigration legislation continues, our fact-checks examine fertility, elections, the media and immigration history.

Do rapes result in fewer pregnancies than consensual intercourse? A review of the research

June 18, 2013

House debate on an abortion bill raised the issue of how often rapes result in pregnancy.

Scandal-o-rama!

May 24, 2013

Claims about the IRS and the controversy over Benghazi have kept the Truth-O-Meter busy.

Fact-checking claims about the attacks in Benghazi

May 15, 2013

The deaths of four Americans at a diplomatic outpost in Libya have fueled a war of words between Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama. We compare the rhetoric with the facts.

Fact-checking claims about the attacks in Benghazi

May 14, 2013

The deaths of four Americans at a diplomatic outpost in Libya have fueled a war of words between Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama. We compare the rhetoric with the facts.

Looking for the truth on attacks in Benghazi

May 10, 2013

With some information still classified, we look at some basic facts of Sept. 11, 2012, and this week’s congressional testimony.

Is the Pentagon court-martialing Christian soliders?

May 6, 2013

Some blogs are pushing a story that the military will court-martial soldiers who hold the Christian faith. We sort out the facts.

Fact-checking President Obama’s press conference

May 3, 2013

President Obama spoke with reporters on the 100-day mark for his second term. We checked the facts.

Fact-checking President Obama’s press conference

May 2, 2013

President Obama spoke with reporters on the 100-day mark for his second term. We checked the facts. 

Special report: Examining the state of gun research

April 29, 2013

Firearms research has been a battleground for advocacy groups for nearly 20 years, complicating fact-checking and making basic data on guns and gun violence hard to come by. The scarcity of gun research, though, may be coming to an end.

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