Promises kept, broken, stalled in latest Evers-O-Meter updates
We update several promises from Gov. Tony Evers in the wake of his first completed budget.
We update several promises from Gov. Tony Evers in the wake of his first completed budget.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson faced intense blowback for a tweet comparing recent mass shootings to other causes of death. We checked his numbers.
Studies contradict Trump assertion that partly blames gaming for motivating killers behind mass shootings.
Stories show two photos of same suspect.
Psychiatric drugs are a common culprit as people search for answers following horrific violence. But experts say there is no credible research linking medications to mass shootings.
A tweet said the US has had 249 mass shootings this year, while Mexico had just three, and many other countries even fewer. Two problems: There's no standard defiintion of these events, and no hard data globally.
In the hours after the shootings, hoaxes and rumors started spreading on social media platforms.
Following the El Paso attack, a false rumor began circulating online that President Donald Trump had scrubbed his Twitter archive of tweets that mention migrant invasions.
As rumors swirled about the suspects linked to mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, some articles claimed that police in other cities had prevented similar attacks.
Readers of PolitiFact Wisconsin zeroed in on fact-checks on claims that President Donald Trump is deporting veterans, an ad that claims Trump wants to cut Medicare to fund tax breaks for billionaires and more.
Duke Energy has worked with legislators to pass Senate Bill 559, which would help raise funds for grid modernization and coal ash cleanup. Consumer advocates like Energy Justice NC say it could increase rates.
California Sen. Kamala Harris’ record as a prosecutor was attacked at the Democratic presidential debate in Detroit. PolitiFact California took a closer look at that record and the accuracy of the attacks.