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Are Americans being ‘targeted’ for surveillance?

July 2, 2013

Comments from President Barack Obama and leaker Edward Snowden about "targeting" seemed at odds. So we took a deep dive into the legal issues behind what the word means.

The High Five: Our most-clicked items for June

July 2, 2013

It's time for our monthly recap of the five items that received the most page-views at PolitiFact Wisconsin during the previous month.

In June, the NRA, junk food, Scott Walker and Obamacare were on top of the list.

Perry: Wendy Davis born to unwed mother, later gave birth out of wedlock

July 1, 2013

Rick Perry described Wendy Davis today as born to an unwed mother and having given birth out of wedlock. News to us.

When the Truth-O-Meter combusts

July 1, 2013

We've fact-checked several claims recently that have received our worst rating -- Pants on Fire! Here's a quick rundown of the inaccuracies on topics from abortion to the federal income tax.

Rick Perry’s ‘Half True’ description of Wendy Davis

June 28, 2013

Time ran out on legislation pitched as improving abortion regulation in Texas. But Gov. Rick Perry called another special session, starting Monday.

We spent the filibuster week on a quartet of related fact checks, including whether Perry accurately described Sen. Wendy Davis' childhood and early adulthood.

Cuyahoga County budget claim leads to confusion for Ed FitzGerald’s gubernatorial campaign

June 28, 2013

PolitiFact Ohio discovered an erroneous statement when we were asked to check a claim on Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald's gubernatorial campaign website. It turned out to be a mistake that was quickly corrected, but it led to further confusion about a similar statement FitzGerald made in a speech. We try to clear things up.

The Truth-O-Meter and the 2013-15 state budget

June 28, 2013

Gov. Scott Walker has said he will sign the 2013-15 state budget into law on June 30, 2013.

The two-year tax-and-spending plan takes effect the next day.

We’ve covered the budget terrain with a number of Truth-O-Meter items.

Here’s a roundup of claims on school vouchers, bail bonds, tax cuts and more.

A look back at our climate-change fact-checks

June 25, 2013

As President Barack Obama unveils a series of planned executive actions on climate change, we recap some of our many fact-checks on the issue.

A look back at our climate-change fact-checks

June 25, 2013

As President Barack Obama unveils a series of planned executive actions on climate change, we recap some of our many fact-checks on the issue.

Laubenberg says her “rape kit” claim may have come out muddled

June 25, 2013

With the fate of legislation limiting abortions in Texas in question, a legislator who likened rape kits and a surgical procedure advised us that she knows that's not correct and did not intend to say as much.

UPDATED: Truth-O-Meter and abortion claims

June 24, 2013

The wee-hours debate in Texas over changes in law related to abortion generated one claim we found smoky. Meantime, we're sharing past fact checks regarding abortion.

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