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Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on insurance rates, education and gun laws
In his annual address to the Florida Legislature, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis touted the state as a U.S. leader on the economy, education and immigration. DeSantis repeated talki ...
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No, Elon Musk didn’t say billionaires are tired of ‘subsidizing everyone else’s’ public services
Elon Musk posted on X that billionaires are “tired of subsidizing” public services. A screenshot circulating on Threads and Instagram claims to show a Feb. 14 X post from Elon Musk, in which he claims ...
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Did Maine Gov. Janet Mills tell Trump no federal taxes will be paid? No, that’s a fake quote.
During a recent meeting of governors at the White House, Maine Gov. Janet Mills and President Donald Trump clashed over Trump’s executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. Still, ...
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Fact-check: Trump relies on falsehoods when pushing voting changes in speech to governors
This is misleading. In a statement to PolitiFact, the White House said Trump was referring to the costs of ballot marking devices that let voters select their choices on a touch screen. The device ...
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MPS does indeed have a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee
The mayor’s claim that Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee after the referendum, piqued the interest of PolitiFact Wisconsin, so let’s take a look. When asked to ...
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No, a vaccine campaign did not cause the Gaines County, Texas, measles case spike
The People’s Voice cited South Plains Public Health District vaccination clinics held Feb. 6 and 7 in Gaines County. On Feb. 5, the Texas state health department confirmed Gaines had six cases of ...
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Did DOGE discover a Louisiana man with 34 Social Security numbers? No, that’s unfounded
We rate the claim that DOGE discovered a Louisiana man with 34 different Social Security numbers False. Lead Stories, Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT Announce Discovering Louisiana Man With 34 Names, ...
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Did Republicans propose increasing bank fees, as Buttigieg said? There’s more to the story
If the regulation goes into effect, overdraft fees would be capped at lower levels than what some banks typically charge now. Conversely, if the Republican legislation passes, overdraft fees at some ...
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Is it ‘official’ that Trump approved a $5,000 ‘DOGE dividend’ stimulus? No.
James Fishback, CEO and cofounder of investment firm Azoria Partners, proposed giving American taxpayers a $5,000 "DOGE dividend," using a portion of the money the Department of Government Efficiency ...
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Joe Biden ending the Keystone XL pipeline didn't ‘fire’ 14,000 people on Day 1
"Did we see 14,000 fired keystone pipeline workers fired on day one of the Biden admin paraded on 60 minutes?" read an image shared by several people on Facebook. "Nope, so spare me your tears for the ...
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Do 90% of Wisconsin school districts ban cellphones during class time?
“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time. The 90% figure comes from testimony by the Department of Public Instruction, which conducts an ...
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No, Ilhan Omar wasn’t just removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee
"Breaking news: Rep. Ilhan Omar has been removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee," a Feb. 19 Instagram post said. It showed a C-SPAN clip reflecting that 218 Republicans had voted to oust ...