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PolitiFact Sheet: What you need to know about Proposition 123

By Anthony Cave May 9, 2016

Headed to the polls to vote on Proposition 123 May 17? Here’s your guide to the critical ballot measure.

Fact-checking a $15 minimum wage

By Louis Jacobson May 9, 2016

Just two and a half years ago, President Barack Obama was proposing a $9 minimum wage. Now the cutting-edge Democratic proposal is $15. How did this happen, and what does it mean?
 

Our April High Five includes (surprise!) an election flavor

By James B. Nelson May 9, 2016

April was such a busy month when it came to politics (Wisconsin’s  April 5 primary was just the start) that it took us some extra time to sort through our most-clicked items for the month.

Julián Castro, Bernie Sanders and the Minutemen ‘hate group’

By W. Gardner Selby May 7, 2016

Julián Castro charged Bernie Sanders with voting to protect the Minutemen "hate group."

 

HALF TRUE.

Anatomy of a talking point: Donald Trump on the JFK assassination

By Linda Qiu May 6, 2016

The way Donald Trump launched an inaccurate and inflammatory attack on Ted Cruz’s father has become a pattern.

Donald Trump’s latest conspiracy theory targets Ted Cruz’s father

By Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu May 3, 2016

Donald Trump has connected the father of Ted Cruz to the JFK assassination. Our fact-check reveals an absurd lack of evidence. 

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