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Fact-checking claims about California’s rent control measure Prop 10

October 11, 2018

There’s a flood of ads about California’s rent control measure Prop 10 on TV, radio and social media. But which claims are true? PolitiFact California fact-checked some of the most common ones.

Was W.Va. effectively bankrupt when Jim Justice became governor?

October 11, 2018

Has the state of West Virginia really been bankrupt within the past two years?

Donald Trump’s USA Today op-ed, annotated

October 10, 2018

President Donald Trump penned an op-ed in the USA Today attacking Democrats ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. With the help of experts, we annotated his claims.

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s op-ed against Medicare for All in USA Today

October 10, 2018

President Donald Trump brought his battle with Democrats onto politically sacred ground, accusing them of forcing the death of Medicare. Trump moved from 280-character tweets to a 4,900 character op-ed in USA Today to paint a doomsday picture if Medicare for All became the law of the land. With the help of experts, we fact-checked some of his claims.

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Fact checking Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir in first Senate debate

October 9, 2018

Reviewing references to Tomah VA, pre-existing conditions, separating families at the border, Brett Kavanaugh and more. 

El debate entre John Cox y Gavin Newsom en California, chequeado

October 8, 2018

Los candidatos a gobernador en California se reunieron para el único debate del ciclo electoral. John Cox, el candidato republicano, y Gavin Newsom, el demócrata, concordaron en que sostienen posiciones distintas en varios temas, incluyendo regulación e inmigración. Escribimos un resumen de lo que dijo cada candidato en el debate, con mayor contexto verídico.

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Fact-checking the California governor’s debate with John Cox and Gavin Newsom

October 8, 2018

Democrat Gavin Newsom and Republican John Cox meet for their only general election debate.

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Abuse-of-office claim in Ohio’s Chabot-Pureval race raises intrigue

October 8, 2018

Did Aftab Pureval abuse his office, as a Steve Chabot ad says, or was he just a new-style serving the public?

Donald Trump on the campaign trail: His three reasons to fear Democrats, fact-checked

October 8, 2018

Donald Trump rallies his base in four states, saying Democrats are the party of crime and aim to gut Medicare to fuel their socialist agenda. We dissect his super-charged language.

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Fact checking Tammy Baldwin, Leah Vukmir ahead of their first debate

October 7, 2018

All our fact checks in the Wisconsin U.S. Senate race.

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