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Martin Sexton — Water Street Music Hall
Listen to Martin Sexton — Water Street Music Hall in the Music Library
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US-Israel relations: 20 claims we’ve investigated
A long history of collaboration began when the U.S. became the first country to recognize Israel as an independent nation in 1948.
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GOP ‘going nuts’ as deep red states face ‘cataclysmic down-ballot slaughter’: analyst
With just over a week until Election Day, Republicans are playing defense in states they usually don’t have to think about. One political scientist has a theory about why.“My theory on why the GOP is going nuts over the midterms in deep red states: Nobody…
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‘I starred in it’: Obama unloads on vicious attacks targeting Michigan Dem’s Muslim faith
DETROIT — As pundits and commentators question whether Michigan’s Democratic Party base is unified ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, the party brought one of its most formidable communicators — former President Barack Obama — into the Great Lakes state on Saturday to energize…
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When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories
As the Republican National Convention was set to open in Milwaukee, evidence-free assertions ran wild on social media about the suspect in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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Social Media – Claims that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged are baseless
Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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Social Media – No, this photo is not of Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks
A photo from viral social media posts shows Trump rally shooting suspect Thomas Matthew Crooks.
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Ahead of RNC, a look back at our fact-checks of Trump’s Wisconsin claims
When former President Donald Trump takes the stage in Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention, he’ll be retu
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PBS News and PolitiFact announce partnership through 2024 election cycle
PBS News and PolitiFact announced a partnership that will run through the 2024 election cycle, beginning with the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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Michael McCaul – Were immigration agents told not to detain ‘aggravated felons’? Here’s why that’s Mostly False
“(Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro) Mayorkas said, ‘Hey you don’t have to detain aggravated felons,’ those are rapists, child predators, you know, murderers.”
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Martin Sexton — Water Street Music Hall
Listen to Martin Sexton — Water Street Music Hall in the Music Library
Fact Check
US-Israel relations: 20 claims we’ve investigated
A long history of collaboration began when the U.S. became the first country to recognize Israel as an independent nation in 1948.
National News
GOP ‘going nuts’ as deep red states face ‘cataclysmic down-ballot slaughter’: analyst
With just over a week until Election Day, Republicans are playing defense in states they usually don’t have to think about. One political scientist has a theory about why.“My theory on why the GOP is going nuts over the midterms in deep red states: Nobody…
National News
‘I starred in it’: Obama unloads on vicious attacks targeting Michigan Dem’s Muslim faith
DETROIT — As pundits and commentators question whether Michigan’s Democratic Party base is unified ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, the party brought one of its most formidable communicators — former President Barack Obama — into the Great Lakes state on Saturday to energize…
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Buffalo.fm Soundcheck — Week of October 26, 2026
Eighteen songs from artists playing Buffalo October 26–November 1, 2026, including hometown artists Marc Scibilia, Part-Time Genius and The Damone Jackson Outcome. Listen and find the shows.
