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A look at claims about minimum wage

December 10, 2013

Increasingly, state Sen. Nikiya Harris is making a push to raise the minimum wage in Wisconsin.

Here is a recent look at claims related to the minimum wage from elsewhere, and how they fared on the Truth-O-Meter.

Cornyn, Davis tops among fact-checked statewide candidates

December 9, 2013

We’ve identified two Texas leaders--Cornyn and Davis. But we're not forecasting election results.

 

Fact-checking the Dec. 8 Sunday shows

December 8, 2013

Fox analyst Brit Hume said Sunday that President Barack Obama’s decision to start talking about raising the minimum wage and income inequality was a political calculation to shift the discussion away from the health care law. If so, it worked.

Fact-checking the Dec. 8 news shows

December 8, 2013

Fox analyst Brit Hume said Sunday that President Barack Obama’s decision to start talking about raising the minimum wage and income inequality was a political calculation to shift the discussion away from the health care law. If so, it worked.

Gun homicides down after – not due to – 1996 Texas law

December 7, 2013

Running for lieutenant governor, Jerry Patterson claims that not only did predictions of "blood in the streets" fail to come true after a 1996 law let eligible Texans get licenses to carry concealed handguns, but firearms homicides fell 40 percent.

Fact-checking claims on the nuclear deal with Iran

December 6, 2013

A reader sent us a Facebook meme breaking down the Iran nuclear deal reached last month and asked us to take a look at it. We reviewed the complicated agreement and several of its implications for the United States and Iran.

Obamacare half-truths in the Sunday talk shows

December 6, 2013

We sorted out the spin on Obamacare from pundits on the left and right in the Dec. 1, 2013, Sunday shows.

Fact checking claims about low-income workers

December 5, 2013

With a presidential speech on income inequality and strikes by fast-food workers in the news, we fact-check two recent claims about the plight of low-income workers.

High Five for November: Walker and Burke

December 3, 2013

Gov. Scott Walker's property-tax claim, his campaign promises and his new book dominated online traffic at PolitiFact Wisconsin in November. A claim by likely Democratic challenger Mary Burke also drew a big audience.

Cruz, Obama vying with others for Lie of the Year

December 2, 2013

PolitiFact in Washington, D.C., is primed to name its lie of the year, which may have been uttered by Ted Cruz or Barack Obama. And don't forget the Readers' Choice award.

The 2013 Lie of the Year Finalists: Vote in the Readers’ Poll

December 2, 2013

We announce the 10 finalists for PolitiFact's Lie of the Year and invite you to cast your ballot in our Readers' Poll.

The 2013 Lie of the Year Finalists: Vote in the Readers’ Poll

December 2, 2013

We announce the 10 finalists for PolitiFact's Lie of the Year and invite you to cast your ballot in our Readers' Poll.

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