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PACs, campaigns spent $3 billion on ads. What were the most misleading messages to voters?

Super PACs and campaigns spent nearly $3 billion to influence your vote in the midterm Senate races. Here’s how PolitiFact fact checked the ads.
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In Florida Senate race, Nixon misleads that Moody made $2 million from stock trading in Congress

Florida Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon says GOP Sen. Ashley Moody made $2 million since entering Congress. That’s misleading. Federal data shows broad ranges for Moody's income from ...
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Christina Bohannan says Trump’s tariffs are costing families $4,200. That’s Mostly False.

Christina Bohannan says tariffs are costing the average family $4,200. That’s higher than other, more credible estimates. Here’s why.
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Americans told pollsters they support voter ID. Here’s how that played out in the midterms

Polls show broad support among Americans for voter ID, but survey questions don’t capture the full story. Voter ID measures ...
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Democrats will soon control Congress. How might Trump use veto power? What could override it?

Democrats handily won the U.S. House and Senate from GOP control in the midterm elections. The victory leaves questions about how President Donald Trump may use his veto power, and how much gridlock ...