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7 questions about the Green New Deal

February 12, 2019

You may have heard a lot recently about the "Green New Deal," championed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and co-sponsored by more than 60 Democratic members of the U.S. House. But what’s it all about? Let’s take a closer look.

Do NC, Texas face more election lawsuits than all other states combined?

February 8, 2019

"North Carolina and Texas have more (redistricting) litigation than the other 48 states, combined," NC Rep. David Lewis recently said.

Vice: What the movie gets right and wrong about Dick Cheney

February 8, 2019

The Oscar-nominated movie Vice blends the real and the surreal to tell the story of Vice President Dick Cheney and the run-up to the Iraq War. We sort it out for you.

Pelosi and Democrats unveil HR 1 in 2019

House Democrats and HR 1: Voting rights expansion or federal power grab?

February 8, 2019

HR 1 has drawn strong reactions from those on opposite sides of battles over laws about voting rights

Fact-check: How true is Green Book?

February 7, 2019

The movie snatching hearts and Oscar nominations feels especially good when audiences learn it’s based on a true story. But how accurate is Green Book?

Why it feels like wages aren’t outpacing inflation, even though they are

February 7, 2019

Democrats like to talk about struggling families who find wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living. But our fact-checking has found that the economic data clashes with their argument.

Fact-checking the State of the Union for 2019

February 6, 2019

PolitiFact is fact-checking the State of the Union on Feb. 5, 2019. 

Did the NC elections board ‘decline to comply’ with ICE request? Here are the facts.

February 5, 2019

Between planning the November elections and then launching an investigation into the 9th District Congressional race, the board in August received a subpoena from the office of Robert Higdon, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

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PolitiFact Wisconsin’s ‘High Five’ for January

February 4, 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin readers in January 2019 were interested in all things Tony Evers.

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Trump disagrees with his own intelligence team. We catalog the differences

January 31, 2019

During testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, several intelligence officials testified about security threats to the United States in a way that was sometimes at odds with what President Donald Trump has said. It didn’t take long for Trump to push back against them on Twitter.

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Fact checking Foxconn

January 30, 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin looks at claims on Taiwan tech giant Foxconn

Kamala Harris: Criminal justice reformer, or defender of the status quo? The record is mixed

January 29, 2019

Early in her run for president, Sen. Kamala Harris has crafted an image as a ‘progressive prosecutor,’ one who championed criminal justice reforms. But does her record as San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general match that image? PolitiFact California examined her past and found a mixed record of reform-minded achievements and places she wasn’t so progressive.

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