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What are the facts on police shootings following death of Stephon Clark?

March 29, 2018

Following the shooting death of Stephon Clark by Sacramento police, PolitiFact California examined the facts on how many people, including unarmed black men, are shot each year in America by police.

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Fact checks on Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race

March 29, 2018

Election Day is April 3, 2018.

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What you need to know about the Census’ citizenship question

March 28, 2018

The Trump administration’s plans to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census got immediate pushback from Democratic lawmakers and immigrant rights advocates, who said the question instills fear in immigrant communities and will lead to an undercount of the national population.

PolitiFact decided to explore the issue and reached out to demographers to answer key questions about the Census’ citizenship question.

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Donald Trump vow to build wall funded by Mexico still ‘In the Works’

March 27, 2018

PolitiFact revisited progress on President Donald Trump’s avowed border wall.

Spending bill’s gun research line: Does it nullify Dickey amendment?

March 27, 2018

A line that promotest gun violence research in the $1.3 trillion spending package has gotten a fair bit of press. It grants no new power or money to HHS and the CDC, leaving some to question it's impact.

Does Mike Pence call his wife ‘Mother’?

March 27, 2018

The old-fashioned quality of Vice President Mike Pence’s relationship with wife Karen has made their marriage something of an obsession.

A closer look at Patrick Morrisey’s family ties to ‘big pharma’

March 27, 2018

Late on a Sunday night in mid March, West Virginia Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Morrisey mixed it up on Twitter with a critic. Here's the full story.

Looking at the facts behind Rep. Steve King’s criticism of Emma Gonzalez

March 26, 2018

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, criticized Gonzalez for a patch of the Cuban flag on her jacket.

Fact-checking the March For Our Lives

March 24, 2018

Crowds of young people marched on Washington and other cities to call for more gun restrictions and protest gun violence after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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Ahead of March for Our Lives, our gun-related fact checks since Parkland

March 23, 2018

Background checks, number of school shootings this year, more guns in U.S. than people?

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Free tuition and fees for UT students with family incomes of up to $80,000?

March 21, 2018

Do students get a big tuition break?

Did Donald Trump’s predecessors congratulate Vladimir Putin’s election win?

March 21, 2018

President Donald Trump has taken heat for congratulating Vladimir Putin following his successful bid in Russia’s presidential election, which critics have derided as a sham contest.

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