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Latest Fact-Checks In Candidate Biography

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West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on August 25, 2022 a tweet
“Carol Miller is a multi-millionaire worth over $16 million.”
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By Emily Oiler, Savannah Quinn • October 27, 2022
American Leadership Action
American Leadership Action
stated on September 1, 2022 an ad
As a mayor, "John Fetterman chased down an innocent, unarmed Black man," wielded a shotgun and "falsely accused the man, triggering a confrontation with police."
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September 12, 2022
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on October 15, 2020 comments at a debate
Says she is ranked "one of the most bipartisan senators in the Senate in the last 25 years."
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By Rachel Schilke, Rylee Wilson • October 26, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 7, 2020 a debate in Manchester, N.H.
“Everyone on this stage except Amy (Klobuchar) and me is either a billionaire or is receiving help from PACs that can do unlimited spending.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2020
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on October 30, 2019 an interview
"When it comes to electability, every single time my party has won the presidency in the last 50 years, it’s been with a candidate who was new on the national scene, hadn’t spent a lot of time in Washington, and represented a new generation of leadership."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • November 5, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 16, 2019 answering questions from reporters
"I entered as one of the poorest men in Congress, left one of the poorest men in government, in Congress and as vice president."
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October 30, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on April 7, 2019 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"We cut unemployment by more than half" in South Bend, Ind.
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By Louis Jacobson • April 10, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on November 3, 2018 a tweet
"What did Joe Manchin say about civility? Today, he said he wanted to ‘beat the living crap out of’ his Republican opponent during their debate."
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By Adrianne Uphold • November 5, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 2, 2018 a rally in Southaven, Miss.
Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal "lied about his service" in Vietnam.
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By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2018
Cort VanOstran
Cort VanOstran
stated on August 21, 2018 a press release
Says "Rep. Ann Wagner, a three-term incumbent, has never held a town hall in the Second District."
Mostly True
By Titus Wu, Sten Spinella • September 22, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on August 21, 2018 a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.
Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’"
Mostly True
By Kristen Mohammadi • September 13, 2018
M.J. Hegar
M.J. Hegar
stated on August 21, 2018 an interview on Spectrum Cable's "Capital Tonight"
Says U.S. Rep. John Carter "hasn’t held a town hall in five years."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on June 20, 2018 a debate
Under Philip Levine, Miami Beach "passed a resolution to ban assault rifles, which was not enforceable and never enforced. He passed a resolution to raise the minimum wage, which actually no one got the benefit of because it was not enforced."  
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 9, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on April 11, 2018 an interview with Austin American-Statesman commentator Ken Herman
"I come from the poorest ZIP code in San Antonio."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 3, 2018
Rebecca Dallet
Rebecca Dallet
stated on March 19, 2018 a TV ad
Says Michael Screnock "let a child predator walk without time and let a rapist who preyed on an underage girl go free after only an eight-month sentence."  
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March 23, 2018
Michael Screnock
Michael Screnock
stated on March 2, 2018 a debate
Says Rebecca Dallet "has talked about her interest in advocating for policies that need to be changed to achieve her political objectives."
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March 21, 2018
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on August 2, 2017 an ad
In addition to his compensation as a judge, "Roy Moore and his wife (paid themselves) over $1 million from a charity they ran."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • September 5, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on June 8, 2017 a radio interview
Says Scott Walker recently said "he got his bald spot from hitting his head on a cabinet, and it's not a joke, he actually said that his bald spot came because he hit his head on a cabinet."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • July 3, 2017
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 27, 2017 a tweet
"The ‘tax plan’ rolled out by @realDonaldTrump would have cut his taxes by $30 million in 2005 (the only year we have returns for)."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2017
Jay Chaudhuri
Jay Chaudhuri
stated on April 5, 2017 an interview explaining his bill
Says the T.R.U.M.P. Act, which would force presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in North Carolina, "has a lot of support – by a majority of North Carolinians and members of both parties."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 19, 2017
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