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How political ambitions could support, or sink, pushes to protect abortion rights By Rachana Pradhan • March 20, 2024 Why Gavin Newsom’s claim about 65,000 births from rape is not as conclusive as he made it sound By Samantha Putterman • March 7, 2024 What is Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s stance on abortion? By Hope Karnopp • February 22, 2024 Health care is front and center as Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom prepare for Fox News debate By Daniel Chang • November 27, 2023 Fact-checking the third GOP presidential debate in Miami By PolitiFact Staff • November 9, 2023 Las falsedades de Trump en 'Meet the Press' sobre el aborto, el 6 de enero y el precio del tocino By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2023 Fact-check: Trump’s ‘Meet the Press’ falsehoods about abortion, Jan. 6 security and bacon prices By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2023 Fact-check: Did Fox News debate moderators paint an accurate picture of America? By Madison Czopek • August 25, 2023 Untangling Ron DeSantis’ debate anecdote about an improbable abortion survival story By Samantha Putterman • August 24, 2023 Checking GOP presidential candidates' attacks on Joe Biden, Democrats ahead of first primary debate By Amy Sherman • August 21, 2023 Where do the GOP candidates stand on a federal abortion ban? By Sevana Wenn • July 6, 2023 All abortion bans include exceptions for a mother’s life. But are they working? By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • June 23, 2023 How state abortion laws changed after the Dobbs decision reversed Roe v. Wade By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • June 21, 2023 Anti-abortion advocates turn to the environment: Is mifepristone in wastewater a threat? By Samantha Putterman • May 31, 2023 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s CNN town hall claims on Jan. 6, abortion, Mar-a-Lago documents By Matthew Crowley • May 11, 2023 President Joe Biden will run for re-election in 2024. How accurate are his recent claims? By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2023 Public opinion on abortion: What’s changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned? By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2023 The top claims about abortion, fact-checked By Samantha Putterman • March 2, 2023 With Roe reversed and Congress deadlocked, states take up new abortion laws By Julie Rovner • January 23, 2023 PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks By D.L. Davis • January 9, 2023