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[Tom Kertscher @KertscherNews]

From ⁦@WisconsinWatch, 10 fact-checks⁩ on the backgrounds and positions of the candidates in the April 1 Wisconsin Supreme Court election. https://t.co/TjOPZMxanZ

[Michael W. Klein @MKleinEF]

@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.
https://t.co/gHQzvmurQh

[El Paso Matters @elpasomatters]

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?
https://t.co/OUORoCEGvQ

[El Paso Matters @elpasomatters]

Here’s our latest fact brief, which we produce in partnership with @GigafactProject to correct misinformation and amplify factual information.
https://t.co/tL2Ts2z0SJ

[Colorado Sun Politics @PoliticsSun]

Does Colorado have one of the lowest tax burdens in the country? https://t.co/0kfJSs77il #copolitics

[Nevada Independent @TheNVIndy]

FACT CHECK: Are noncitizens voting in significant numbers in Nevada?

NO.

Read the fact brief by @bella_tweetss:

https://t.co/JdTs5hZ0c4

[Gigafact Feed @GigafactFeed]

Are undocumented immigrants filling Oklahoma prisons?

@OklahomaWatch: NO
https://t.co/np1xwgtJVy

[Tom Kertscher @KertscherNews]

4 misdemeanors. https://t.co/Bg1Nu0toP2...

[Chandran Sankaran @chandransank]

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.

[Chandran Sankaran @chandransank]

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.

https://t.co/2vZ9P074j2

[Tom Kertscher @KertscherNews]

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. https://t.co/8IyM1MsOd2 #wisen #scowis

[Nevada Independent @TheNVIndy]

Would Nevada’s abortion ballot question now allow for abortions through all 9 months of a pregnancy?

Find out on this Fact Brief: https://t.co/qSDSLd3c8X

[Nevada Independent @TheNVIndy]

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: https://t.co/qSDSLd3c8X

[Gigafact Feed @GigafactFeed]

Would Nevada’s abortion ballot question now allow for abortions through all 9 months of a pregnancy?

@TheNVIndy: NO
https://t.co/Vs7PuNHmX0

[The Colorado Sun @ColoradoSun]

Yes. A group of aspen trees, known as an aspen stand, are often connected to a single root system.

https://t.co/kKzolkkEKi

[Tom Kertscher @KertscherNews]

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. https://t.co/8IyM1Msgnu #abortion #immigration

[Skeptical Science @skepticscience]

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:
https://t.co/RMUK7trpI7
https://t.co/TwLx83nfy6

[Tom Kertscher @KertscherNews]

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 https://t.co/8IyM1Msgnu #abortion #LGBTQ #wipolitics

[Gigafact Feed @GigafactFeed]

Are most abortions in the US done with medications?

@WisconsinWatch: YES
https://t.co/KqbNjUVHSl

[Tom Kertscher @KertscherNews]

Fact-checking @EricHovde on how many abortions are done with medications. https://t.co/0IdDuODSxB #wisen