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2026 Midterms

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All Fact-checks for 2026 Midterms

Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on June 27, 2026 in a campaign speech:
Did Mike Collins help double health insurance premiums for 1 million Georgians?
Mostly True
By Ben Brasch • July 16, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 1, 2026 in remarks to reporters:
"You know why I'm profiting? Because the stock market's going up. ... I'm profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed
stated on June 14, 2026 in an X post:
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “took a $14 million payout as a pharma lobbyist.”
Pants on Fire!
By Caleb McCullough • July 2, 2026
Mike Collins
Mike Collins
stated on June 17, 2026 in an advertisement:
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff “cast the deciding vote for the inflation disaster,” referring to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
False
By Ben Brasch • June 29, 2026
Graham Platner
Graham Platner
stated on June 17, 2026 in an ad:
Sen. Susan Collins “sided with Trump, giving billionaires and corporations a hand out, paid for by cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.”
False
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2026
David Jolly
David Jolly
stated on June 11, 2026 in a speech:
Florida is “49th in avoidable hospital costs.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • June 24, 2026
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on June 19, 2026 in an X post:
The Obama Presidential Center is "requiring photo ID to enter."
False
By Alex Min • June 23, 2026
Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on June 12, 2026 in an interview with the media:
The Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling on abortion “has not had an impact on the state of Maine in that Maine actually expanded its law.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 23, 2026
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on June 17, 2026 in an ad:
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins “admitted” that President Donald Trump is in the Epstein files.
Mostly False
By Ben Brasch • June 18, 2026
Steve Robinson
Steve Robinson
stated on June 5, 2026 in Fox News “The Ingraham Angle”:
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Graham Planter’s “oyster business (is) totally fake.”
False
By Ben Brasch • June 16, 2026
Graham Platner
Graham Platner
stated on June 9, 2026 in a primary night speech:
Sen. Susan Collins votes “with Donald Trump 95% of the time.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 10, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 7, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • June 8, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on June 5, 2026 in social media posts:
This image shows a person stuffing ballots into a California ballot box.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • June 8, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on June 7, 2026 in X posts:
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman had conceded the race as of June 7.
False
By Maria Briceño • June 8, 2026
Ashley Hinson
Ashley Hinson
stated on June 2, 2026 in an ad:
Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek supports “sex changes for kids.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • June 5, 2026
Mallory McMorrow
Mallory McMorrow
stated on May 28, 2026 in a Democratic primary debate:
"Michigan has spent more than $2.5 billion on incentives to companies since 2019, and so far, that fund, the SOAR fund, has created zero jobs."
Half-True
By Caleb McCullough • June 4, 2026
James Talarico
James Talarico
stated on May 28, 2026 in an X post:
“Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • June 3, 2026
Vivek Ramaswamy
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 24, 2026 in an ad:
In 2020, “Amy Acton called off Ohio’s election at the last minute.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2026
Pine Tree Results PAC
Pine Tree Results PAC
stated on April 26, 2026 in an ad:
“Graham Platner blames Maine’s women for getting raped because he says they get f----- up drunk"
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2026
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 27, 2026 in an interview with Fox News Digital:
Since the 2020 census, Florida has "moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • April 29, 2026
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