Latest Fact Checks By Riley Snyder

Trump says Nevadans will see a ‘massive’ hike in health care premiums, but some context needed

By Riley Snyder

November 4, 2016

Says Nevadans will have a "double-digit hike in their Obamacare premiums for the year" and "10 of Nevada’s 16 counties will only have one Obamacare...exchange…

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New ad claiming Catherine Cortez Masto indicted Harry Reid’s political opponent needs context

By Riley Snyder

November 1, 2016

Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career"

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Catherine Cortez Masto claims Joe Heck supported the 2013 government shutdown

By Riley Snyder

October 20, 2016

Says Joe Heck "voted to shut down the government."

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Hillary Clinton correctly claims that Trump Tower was in part built by undocumented workers

By Linda Qiu , Riley Snyder

October 20, 2016

Says Donald Trump "used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower."

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Hillary Clinton says Supreme Court gun decision dealt with protecting toddlers

By Riley Snyder

October 20, 2016

"What the District of Columbia was trying to do (with its handgun ban) was to protect toddlers from guns."

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Nevada Assemblyman accused of appearing in fetish film, stalking, but context needed

By Riley Snyder

October 6, 2016

"It’s bad enough that (Stephen) Silberkraus appeared in a sexual fetish film where women were kidnapped from their homes and forced to live naked in…

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Ad accuses Catherine Cortez Masto of not addressing rape kit backlog as Attorney General

By Riley Snyder

September 28, 2016

Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis."

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Group correct that Catherine Cortez Masto opposes new school choice program, but fudges details

By Riley Snyder

September 19, 2016

"Latinos in Nevada support Educational Savings Accounts, helping more than 450,000 students access better schools. But Catherine Cortez Masto is against it."

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Catherine Cortez Masto largely correct about Joe Heck’s votes to defund Planned Parenthood

By Riley Snyder

September 6, 2016

Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at…

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On DACA funding, Ruben Kihuen oversimplifies votes taken by Republican opponent Cresent Hardy

By Riley Snyder

August 25, 2016

"In Congress, (Cresent Hardy) voted to defund DACA."

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Did Jacky Rosen flip-flop on Iran nuclear deal?

By Riley Snyder

August 23, 2016

On the Iran nuclear deal

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Union-backed ad repeats inaccurate claim that Joe Heck wants to privatize Social Security

By Riley Snyder

August 15, 2016

"In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market."

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