Latest Fact-Checks By Emily McCarter

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Roy Blunt
stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"In the current law, if you report harassment, you're the one that has to go into 20 hours of counseling before you can decide whether you were really harassed."

Half-True

By Emily McCarter • December 8, 2017

Claire McCaskill
stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement:

Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City."

Mostly False

By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman • November 24, 2017

Pete Hegseth
stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment:

"The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics."

Mostly True

By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman • October 24, 2017

Claire McCaskill
stated on August 22, 2017 in a town hall in Monett, Mo.:

"We’re the only developed nation in the world that doesn’t have paid maternity leave."

Mostly True

By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman • September 28, 2017

Derrick Johnson
stated on August 2, 2017 in a travel advisory:

"African Americans in Missouri are 75 percent more likely to be stopped and searched by law enforcement officers than caucasians."

Half-True

By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman • September 18, 2017