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5 facts about vaccines

November 1, 2019

The scientific consensus is that vaccines prevent illness and save lives. But vaccinations have been subject to misinformation and confusion that’s having real-world consequences.

Has state’s share of WVU funding fallen from 70% to 12% since 1980?

October 31, 2019

Has the state of West Virginia drastically reduced the amount of state allotted funds to West Virginia University’s budget over the past four decades? The university’s president said so in a recent interview.

Who is Alexander Vindman?

October 30, 2019

President Donald Trump tweeted about a "Never Trumper" witness in the impeachment inquiry. He was talking about Lt. Col. Vindman, and there's no evidence he opposes Trump.

Did George Washington run businesses as president?

October 30, 2019

President Donald Trump said a precedent exists for an active businessman like himself serving as president -- his legendary first predecessor, George Washington.

No evidence photo of Trump watching Baghdadi raid was staged

October 28, 2019

PolitiFact investigated the context of the viral image of Trump watching the Baghdadi raid.

The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it?

October 28, 2019

How much warmer has the Earth really gotten over the past few decades? And what effect would American policy ideas like the Green New Deal actually have?

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Putting Al Green’s comments on impeachment in context

October 25, 2019

President Donald Trump described U.S. Rep. Al Green's comments on impeachment, but he lacked context.

Boosters say Sacramento’s MLS stadium will be an economic game-changer. Economists aren’t so sure.

October 23, 2019

Sacramento leaders are optimistic that the city’s newly-awarded MLS franchise and stadium will be an economic engine for the region. But several economists cautioned that stadium projects can have the effect of concentrating spending in one part of a city, rather than generating new revenue.

Elizabeth Warren’s plans: $7 trillion in new spending over 10 years, before Medicare for All

October 23, 2019

Elizabeth Warren has over 50 plans. We added up their costs, and how she plans to cover them.

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In Context: Hillary Clinton on Tulsi Gabbard, the Trump campaign and Russia

October 22, 2019

Clinton’s remarks prompted news headlines saying Clinton suggested that U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, was being groomed by Russians and was a Russian asset. Here's the context of the Oct. 17 interview, so that readers can decide for themselves whether Clinton said it was Republicans or Russians who were grooming Gabbard, and whether she said that Gabbard is a Russian asset.

Fact-checking Trump on ‘phony’ emoluments, Adam Schiff and Miami airport

October 21, 2019

President Donald Trump spent more than an hour speaking to reporters in the White House on Oct. 21, addressing many topics, from impeachment to Syria to his decision to scrap the G-7 summit he’d proposed to host at the Trump Doral property in Florida.

Is vaping safer than smoking?

October 21, 2019

E-cigarette manufacturers originally marketed vaping devices as a safer alternative to cigarette smoking. Now government regulators are cracking down on the multibillion dollar industry amid a spike in vaping-related injuries and death.

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