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Does the US have stricter ID rules for buying beer than voting? By Amy Sherman • February 16, 2026 Elon Musk’s PAC is paying Wisconsin petition signers before Supreme Court election. Is it legal? By Amy Sherman • March 28, 2025 RFK Jr. has targeted antidepressants for kids. How do SSRIs work? By Natalie Eilbert • March 5, 2025 US Rep. Steil labeled Dane County a ‘sanctuary city,’ but it’s complicated By Ricardo Torres • March 5, 2025 Analysis: How PolitiFact fact-checked 2024 election claims on vote counting, mail ballots, machines By Jeff Cercone • November 26, 2024 In Nov. 1 Milwaukee rally, Trump offers falsehoods on economy, climate change By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2024 Noncitizen voting is already rare in local elections, but 8 states want to ban it By Sara Swann • October 31, 2024 Not knowing all the results on election night is normal. Here's why. By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2024 Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp • September 27, 2024 Ron Johnson called Joe Biden dropping out of the race for president a 'coup.' Is that accurate? By Madeline Heim • August 23, 2024 Ahead of RNC, a look back at our fact-checks of Trump’s Wisconsin claims By Hope Karnopp • July 12, 2024 Can we compare Republicans’ 2020 voter fraud claims with what Clinton said about the 2016 election? By Madeline Heim • May 31, 2024 Here’s a look back at Wisconsin absentee voting trends By Hope Karnopp • May 10, 2024 Were more bills signed into law, vetoed this year than normal in Wisconsin? Here’s our analysis. By Hope Karnopp • May 8, 2024 The Republican Party wants more poll watchers. Here’s what they can, and can’t, do. By Amy Sherman • May 7, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2024 In context: Judging Milwaukee’s crime rate By Elliot Hughes • March 22, 2024 What is Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s stance on abortion? By Hope Karnopp • February 22, 2024 What's going on at the US-Mexico border, and what are asylum and parole? By Sophie Carson • February 16, 2024 Did Democrats want expansion of slavery, while Republicans opposed it? By Laura Schulte • January 9, 2024
