Latest Fact-Checks By Stephen Koff

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stated on October 22, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says Brendan Kelly "allowed half of the criminals he faced to walk free" and "failed to protect women who were violently assaulted," allowing "those guilty of sexual assault to cut inexcusable plea deals."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • November 5, 2018
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 30, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says New York Rep. John Faso "cast the deciding vote" to try to kill health care protections provided by Obamacare.  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • November 5, 2018
Environmental Defense Fund Action
Environmental Defense Fund Action
stated on October 29, 2018 in a mailer to Texas homes:
Says Texas U.S. Rep. John Culberson "was caught using campaign cash on collectibles, including Civil War memorabilia and fossils."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • November 3, 2018
Gil Cisneros
Gil Cisneros
stated on September 17, 2018 in a spoof website:
Says California Republican Young Kim is "a tax cheat" who "illegally claimed a $7,000 annual homestead exemption on a house she wasn’t living in," had "multiple tax liens placed on her" as a result and "owes over $10,000 in unpaid federal income taxes."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • November 2, 2018
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 18, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says "billionaire George Soros bankrolls" Minnesota Democrat Dan Feehan, who is "employed by a Soros-funded liberal outfit in D.C." and his campaign is "propped up by out of state super PACs backed by Soros' millions."  
False
By Stephen Koff • October 30, 2018
Troy Balderson
Troy Balderson
stated on October 20, 2018 in a television interview:
"A lot of people are still dealing with lack of access to health care. There are counties out there, in my former Senate district, that didn’t have doctors and providers."  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 30, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on October 26, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says Dan Feehan "would vote with Pelosi for open borders and amnesty, putting Minnesota families at risk."  
False
By Stephen Koff • October 29, 2018
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 22, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says "over 40 Republican leaders denounced" Steve Watkins’ campaign  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 25, 2018
Maine Democratic Party
Maine Democratic Party
stated on October 5, 2018 in a campaign mailer:
Say Maine U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin "voted to gut your retirement benefits."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • October 24, 2018
Defending Main Street
Defending Main Street
stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad:
Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor "would make Columbus a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants."  
False
By Stephen Koff • October 19, 2018
Washington State Democratic Party
Washington State Democratic Party
stated on October 9, 2018 in a tweet:
Says congressional candidate Dino Rossi once suggested "the state build homes for unwed mothers."  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 16, 2018
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 9, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says Washington’s Kim Schrier has a plan to eliminate employer-provided health coverage, double income taxes and put your care "in the hands of government bureaucrats."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2018
VoteVets.org
VoteVets.org
stated on September 27, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says Minnesota congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn supports a plan that would take away health care for 340,000 veterans, with 17,000 in Minnesota possibly losing coverage.  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2018
Tom Malinowski
Tom Malinowski
stated on October 3, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says New Jersey Rep. Leonard Lance voted repeatedly "to let insurance companies charge more to people aged 50 and over."  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 9, 2018
stated on September 14, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says Brendan Kelly "spent his career" supporting Nancy Pelosi.
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • October 5, 2018
Brendan Kelly
Brendan Kelly
stated on September 14, 2018 in a campaign ad:
"While southern Illinois families struggled," Mike Bost "voted to raise his own pay."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • October 3, 2018
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on September 20, 2018 in A campaign ad:
Says Democratic North Carolina House candidate Dan McCready "took money from the Pelosi crowd" and is "with them" in their agenda and "wants to repeal your tax cut."  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 2, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 27, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says New Jersey U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance was "rated among the most bipartisan in Congress."  
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • October 2, 2018
Danny O'Connor
Danny O'Connor
stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson backs a "massive tax giveaway" for corporations "by slashing Medicare and Social Security."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • September 26, 2018
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says "Texas U.S. Rep John Culberson voted to let insurance companies charge people 50 and over five times more than younger people."  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • September 24, 2018
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