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Latest Fact-Checks By Riley Snyder

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2016 a campaign speech.
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 insurer"
Mostly True
By Riley Snyder • November 4, 2016
Joe Heck
Joe Heck
stated on October 25, 2016 a political ad.
Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career"
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • November 1, 2016
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on October 14, 2016 a Nevada U.S. Senate debate.
Says Joe Heck "voted to shut down the government."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 20, 2016 in a debate
Says Donald Trump "used undocumented labor to build the Trump Tower."
True
By Linda Qiu, Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate
"What the District of Columbia was trying to do (with its handgun ban) was to protect toddlers from guns."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • October 20, 2016
Lesley Cohen
Lesley Cohen
stated on September 24, 2016 a political mail piece.
"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 kennels and trained to be pets. But when Silberkraus isn’t acting in films that degrade women, he’s stalking them in his personal time."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • October 6, 2016
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 13, 2016 a television ad
Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • September 28, 2016
LIBRE Initiative
LIBRE Initiative
stated on September 13, 2016 a digital ad
"Latinos in Nevada support Educational Savings Accounts, helping more than 450,000 students access better schools. But Catherine Cortez Masto is against it."
Mostly True
By Riley Snyder • September 19, 2016
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on August 29, 2016 a television ad
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 risk."
Mostly True
By Riley Snyder • September 6, 2016
Ruben Kihuen
Ruben Kihuen
stated on August 15, 2016 a press conference
"In Congress, (Cresent Hardy) voted to defund DACA."
Half-True
By Riley Snyder • August 25, 2016
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
stated on May 25, 2016 in an interview.
On the Iran nuclear deal
Half Flip
By Riley Snyder • August 23, 2016
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on August 10, 2016 a television ad
"In Washington, Congressman Joe Heck supports privatizing (Social Security), turning our savings over to Wall Street and risking it on the stock market."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • August 15, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 2, 2016 a television ad
"In Catherine Cortez Masto's last term as attorney general, Nevada murder went up 11 percent, robbery went up 28 percent, rape 51 percent. When Cortez Masto left office, Nevada ranked as America's third most dangerous state."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • August 10, 2016
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
stated on July 20, 2016 a press release.
Says "Danny Tarkanian … wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a woman's right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest."
True
By Riley Snyder • August 4, 2016
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on July 14, 2016 a news release
"Just on the issue of immigration alone, it is next to impossible to find a policy difference between (Donald) Trump and Congressman (Joe) Heck."
False
By Riley Snyder • July 28, 2016
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the DNC
Says "Donald Trump and Mike Pence want to gamble with your retirement benefits in the stock market."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • July 28, 2016
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on July 11, 2016 remarks on the Senate floor
"(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero."
Mostly True
By Riley Snyder • July 19, 2016
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on July 1, 2016 a television ad first airing on July 1
"(Big banks) have invested over $300,000 in (Joe Heck), and Heck has sponsored $44 million dollars in tax breaks for banks."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • July 12, 2016
Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on June 27, 2016 a television ad
"Many Nevadans relied on Uber for work, but after accepting $70,000 from taxi companies, Catherine Cortez Masto went after Uber ... (driving) them out of town."
Mostly False
By Riley Snyder • July 7, 2016
Roberta Lange
Roberta Lange
stated on June 22, 2016 a press release
Says Donald Trump "literally has no plans to make higher education more affordable."
Mostly True
By Riley Snyder • June 28, 2016
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