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Last updated Sept. 7, 2012, at 1:49 p.m. Former President Bill Clinton received a hero's welcome on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, where he spoke issue by issue to try to make...
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The Democrats wrapped up their convention Thursday night in Charlotte with President Barack Obama making his case for four more years on the job. Prior to the president’s culminating speech,...
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"In Context" is an occasional feature of PolitiFact Wisconsin. It is intended to give readers the context of a statement that has received widespread attention. When Gov. Scott Walker proposed...
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On May 21, 2014, five days before Memorial Day, President Barack Obama addressed the growing furor over allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals nationwide. The Department...
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A Washington Post-ABC News poll released Oct. 14, 2014 found that two-thirds of Americans support travel restrictions on people entering the United States from countries stricken by Ebola, the rare...
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The Congressional Black Caucus is weighing whether to ask for a formal condemnation of U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy over comments the Wisconsin Republican made about high rates of abortion among...
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The NRA Carry Guard Expo, a National Rifle Association event for "personal protection, concealed carry and defense tactics," is being held Aug. 25-27, 2017 in Milwaukee. Here are 10 of our NRA- and...
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Our most-clicked fact checks in August 2017 included two on Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturer that is promising Wisconsin up to 13,000 jobs, as well as claims about U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan not...
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In the first hours after the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas, many of the details — including the gunman’s mental state and motive, and any groups he might have been part of — remained...
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Congress is expected to vote as early as Dec. 19, 2017 on a Republican tax plan that is touted for cutting taxes for corporations and individuals, and yet has generated little enthusiasm even in places...
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The U.S. House of Representatives took center stage in December, with four of the top five PolitiFact Wisconsin fact checks getting the most page views involving House bills or House members. Rounding...
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Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz made national headlines and stirred controversy when she sharply criticized Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during an appearance in...
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A Washington Post-ABC News poll released Oct. 14, 2014 found that two-thirds of Americans support travel restrictions on people entering the United States from countries stricken by Ebola, the rare...
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