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 ...

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, ...

Measles is highly contagious. Without a vaccine, 9 out of 10 people exposed to measles will become infected, the CDC said. About 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children with measles will die, usually from ...

As Musk and his critics toss around statistics, here are some points to know about how the government spends $6.8 trillion taxpayer money. The largest chunks of the federal budget go toward mandatory ...

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 ...

"DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and social security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year," read the text in an image shared on multiple ...

In an extraordinary televised Oval Office meeting, President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shouted and argued about how to end Ukraine’s war with Russia. Trump threatened to ...

USAID did not give millions of taxpayer dollars to Politico. The spending came from agencies across the federal government for subscriptions to Politico Pro, according to USA Spending, the database ...

Trump, Musk claim government 'fraud' without showing proof. How common is federal fraud, abuse? President Donald Trump and Elon Musk say they have uncovered fraud. But the projects the White House ...

The DOGE website’s estimated savings includes workforce reductions and other changes that aren’t detailed. The webpage listed about 1,100 contracts the department says it has terminated, as of Feb. 20 ...

A video claiming Musk began dropping cash from a helicopter in California used clips from two older videos — one from a 2021 highway crash in Carlsbad, California, involving an armored truck, and ...

The Threads post’s assertion that stock image usage is evidence that the outbreak isn’t real misunderstands how photojournalism works. It also ignores the multiple public health departments and ...