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From @WisconsinWatch, 10 fact-checks on the backgrounds and positions of the candidates in the April 1 Wisconsin Supreme Court election. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/03/w…
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@EconoFactOrg has just launched its Premium Subscription. Subscribers receive our Weekend Reading & can join monthly Ask Me Anything webinars. Just $50/year to support EconoFact - because facts still matter.
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Here’s our latest fact brief, which we produce in partnership with @GigafactProject to correct misinformation and amplify factual information. Was Fort Bliss reactivated in response to the Salt War?
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Here’s our latest fact brief, which we produce in partnership with @GigafactProject to correct misinformation and amplify factual information.
elpasomatters.org/2025/02/13…
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Does Colorado have one of the lowest tax burdens in the country? coloradosun.com/2025/01/06/d… #copolitics
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FACT CHECK: Are noncitizens voting in significant numbers in Nevada?
NO.
Read the fact brief by @bella_tweetss:
thenevadaindependent.com/art…
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Are undocumented immigrants filling Oklahoma prisons?
@OklahomaWatch: NO
oklahomawatch.org/2024/12/17…
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4 misdemeanors. wisconsinwatch.org/2024/04/c…...
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People talk about being in a "post-truth" world, and wonder, "Is there even such a thing as a fact anymore?" I get the anxiety about it, but my view is that problem while big, is much more prosaic.
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why we are right to think about our factual information ecosystem as being in a bad place, but wrong to think about it as irredeemable. It's just a big organization problem.
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Latest from @WisconsinWatch and @GigafactProject: No, a late-night Milwaukee ballot dump did not cause Eric Hovde's loss to Tammy Baldwin; Yes, Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford has opposed Wisconsin's voter ID law. wisconsinwatch.org/series/fa… #wisen #scowis
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Would Nevada’s abortion ballot question now allow for abortions through all 9 months of a pregnancy?
Find out on this Fact Brief: thenevadaindependent.com/art…
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Nevada’s ballot question to enshrine abortion access in the state Constitution would protect the right to an abortion until “fetal viability,” which is considered roughly six months into the pregnancy.
Read the full Fact Brief here: thenevadaindependent.com/art…
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Would Nevada’s abortion ballot question now allow for abortions through all 9 months of a pregnancy?
@TheNVIndy: NO
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Yes. A group of aspen trees, known as an aspen stand, are often connected to a single root system.
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No, the Biden-Harris administration has not imprisoned pro-life activists for praying; Yes, 90% of the illegal fentanyl seized in the US is seized at legal ports of entry. The latest from @wisconsinwatch and @gigafactproject. wisconsinwatch.org/series/fa… #abortion #immigration
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We have two more fact briefs out which are closely related to each other:
#1: Is recent global warming part of a natural cycle? - NO
#2: Does manmade CO2 have any detectable fingerprint? - YES
Read them here:
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![Screenshots of two fact briefs:
Question 1: Is recent global warming part of a natural cycle?
Answer: NO - While natural cycles explain some historical periods of climate change, the current one is due to human activity. [...]
Question 2: Does manmade CO2 have any detectable fingerprint?
Answer: YES - Atmospheric chemistry shows that humans are driving the recent CO2 increase. [...]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GXb8OV_XkAAtuD7.jpg?name=orig)
ALT Screenshots of two fact briefs: Question 1: Is recent global warming part of a natural cycle? Answer: NO - While natural cycles explain some historical periods of climate change, the current one is due to human activity. [...] Question 2: Does manmade CO2 have any detectable fingerprint? Answer: YES - Atmospheric chemistry shows that humans are driving the recent CO2 increase. [...]
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No, Tammy Baldwin didn’t fund a transgender clinic; No, Wisconsin US Rep Bryan Steil hasn’t stated support for pregnancy surveillance. From @WisconsinWatch and @GigafactProject wisconsinwatch.org/series/fa… #abortion #LGBTQ #wipolitics
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Are most abortions in the US done with medications?
@WisconsinWatch: YES
wisconsinwatch.org/2024/08/a…
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Fact-checking @EricHovde on how many abortions are done with medications. wisconsinwatch.org/2024/08/a… #wisen