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Governance & Legislation

Does it take six months on average for the Senate to confirm a president's nominees?

Tom Kertscher, Wisconsin Watch

Dec 06, 2024

Migrants sits on the ground facing Border Patrol agents

Governance & Legislation

Do mass deportations cause job losses for American citizens?

Keshav Srikant, EconoFact

15 November 2024

Cargo ships designed to look like Chinese and U.S. flags

Governance & Legislation

Did the Trump tariffs increase U.S. manufacturing jobs?

Gabriel Vinocur, EconoFact

14 November 2024

Donald Trump speaking at a podium

Civic Engagement & Education

Did Donald Trump threaten to withhold funding to schools based on how they teach history?

Tom Kertscher, Wisconsin Watch

13 November 2024

Houses with price tags

Governance & Legislation

Are housing costs driving inflation in 2024?

Miles Guerin, EconoFact

13 September 2024

Person dropping off a ballot

Rule of Law

Are there hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants on Arizona’s voter rolls?

Carmela Guaglianone, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

10 September 2024

Peopel crossing the border at night

Governance & Legislation

Have 25 million undocumented immigrants entered the U.S. and stayed during the Biden-Harris administration?

Tom Kertscher, Wisconsin Watch

09 September 2024

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Civic Engagement & Education

Can ballot counts vary among races in the same election?

Carmela Guaglianone, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

Aug 21, 2024

Bar graph of shopping carts

Governance & Legislation

Have prices increased 40 percent to 50 percent since Trump left office?

Hallie Claflin, Wisconsin Watch

Jul 04, 2024

Are 'almost all of the new jobs' in the U.S. 'going to illegals'?

Ethics & Leadership

Are 'almost all of the new jobs' in the U.S. 'going to illegals'?

Ava Menkes, Wisconsin Watch

Jun 27, 2024

Protestors call for health care beneifts

Governance & Legislation

Has Medicaid expansion in states improved health outcomes?

Keshav Srikant, EconoFact

Jun 25, 2024

People at a press conference. One has a sign that reads "Contraception is health care."

Governance & Legislation

Do about 90 percent of Americans support access to contraception?

Tom Kertscher, Wisconsin Watch

Jun 24, 2024

Sen. Ron Johnson in front of a chart

Media & Technology

Has President Joe Biden ‘let in’ nearly 1,700 people with links to terrorism?

Tom Kertscher, Wisconsin Watch

Jun 20, 2024

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Governance & Legislation

Do immigrants have constitutional rights?

Sue Bin Park, Oklahoma Watch

Jun 06, 2024

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Media & Technology

Were gas prices higher in April 2024 than a year prior?

Luke Heald, EconoFact

Jun 06, 2024

Ketanji Brown Jackson testifying before Congress

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Has Joe Biden appointed more Black women as federal appeals court judges than all previous presidents combined?

Tom Kertscher, Wisconsin Watch

Jun 04, 2024

People taking citizenship oath

Civic Engagement & Education

Have more immigrants become U.S. citizens in recent decades than in past decades?

Tom Kertscher, Wisconsin Watch

Jun 03, 2024

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Media & Technology

Is Antarctica gaining land ice?

Sue Bin Park, Skeptical Science

May 21, 2024

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