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Latest Fact-Checks In Ethics

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi bought $1.25 million in Tesla stock the day before Joe Biden signed an order “for all federal vehicles” to be electric.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 2, 2021
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 6, 2020 an ad:
When Sara Gideon “knew the truth about” sexual allegations against a state lawmaker, “she could have called for an immediate investigation, but didn’t…Gideon knew for months, using her power to cover up.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 9, 2020
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon
stated on September 16, 2020 an ad:
Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2020
William Barr
William Barr
stated on December 9, 2019 a statement:
"The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • December 11, 2019
Gil Cisneros
Gil Cisneros
stated on September 17, 2018 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
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 25, 2018 a blog post:
"SHOCK REPORT: Senator McCaskill BUSTED Funneling Millions of Tax Dollars to Her Hubby."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • August 1, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 13, 2018 in an interview:
"I have always condemned … any of these white supremacists or bigots or anything like that."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 20, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 13, 2018 in a tweet:
Says Sen. Tim Kaine "approves of and even applauds his son's participation in a known terrorist organization, #Antifa."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 20, 2018
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on May 18, 2018 a TV ad:
"Jim Renacci has been a lobbyist even while in Congress" and "voted to make it easier for lobbyists to hold key government positions and harder to investigate conflicts of interest."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2018 a tweet:
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt's short-term rental "was about market rate."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 10, 2018
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 12, 2018 a billboard campaign:
Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her."    
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 28, 2018
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway
stated on February 11, 2018 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
"I don’t need a lecture from Kirsten Gillibrand or anybody else who protected and defended and harbored a sitting president who had sexual relations in the Oval Office and was impeached for lying."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • February 16, 2018
Joe Berrios
Joe Berrios
stated on December 11, 2017 a campaign ad:
"(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • December 29, 2017
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on November 30, 2017 a campaign ad:
"In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 6, 2017
Michael Madigan
Michael Madigan
stated on October 31, 2017 a committee hearing:
"The Legislative Ethics Commission continues to function."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • November 9, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 6, 2017 Internet posts:
"California Democrat Maxine Waters charged on 3 counts."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • November 2, 2017
David Frum
David Frum
stated on August 21, 2017 a tweet:
"No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • August 23, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 23, 2017 Fox & Friends:
"I can say that the people that have been hired (for the independent Russia investigation) are all Hillary Clinton supporters, some of them worked for Hillary Clinton."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • June 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 25, 2016 a speech:
"The man who was in charge of the investigation of Hillary Clinton accepted essentially from Hillary Clinton $675,000 that went to his wife."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 26, 2016
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 12, 2016 a web ad:
"Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation --  while plotting another run for U.S. Senate."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2016
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