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Latest Fact-Checks In Iowa

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Ron Tusler
Ron Tusler
stated on September 12, 2023 X, formerly Twitter
Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • December 8, 2023
Kari Lake
Kari Lake
stated on December 10, 2022 a tweet
Luana Stoltenberg “originally LOST her race for Iowa State House when Machines declared the Democrat the Winner.”
Half-True
By Liam Halawith • December 20, 2022
Kim Reynolds
Kim Reynolds
stated on October 6, 2022 a campaign ad
"Deidre DeJear refused to stand for police."
Half-True
By Liam Halawith • October 31, 2022
Zach Nunn
Zach Nunn
stated on September 14, 2022 a tweet
“Iowans are paying $5,000 extra for everyday goods under Biden and Axne’s inflation.”
Half-True
By Liam Halawith • October 5, 2022
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on August 24, 2022 a newsletter
“The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says with the supersized staff, the IRS audit rate ‘would rise for ALL taxpayers’ regardless of income, and would even result in audits of innocent Americans who have paid their taxes and don’t owe the IRS anything.”
Half-True
By Lyle Muller • August 31, 2022
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on May 28, 2022 a newsletter
$3 million per day in "your tax dollars" are being spent to guard "unused border wall materials."
Half-True
June 16, 2022
Zach Nunn
Zach Nunn
stated on May 9, 2022 a campaign ad
“Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.”
Half-True
By Lyle Muller • May 27, 2022
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on March 19, 2022 an email newsletter
“Gas prices have been going up since the president’s first day in office, starting with his move to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline.”
Half-True
March 30, 2022
Ashley Hinson
Ashley Hinson
stated on March 6, 2022 a tweet
California has instituted a "bacon ban."
Half-True
March 11, 2022
Abby Finkenauer
Abby Finkenauer
stated on December 9, 2021 a tweet
Chuck Grassley was “voting to slash Medicare” when voting against the debt ceiling bill.
Half-True
By Lyle Muller • December 17, 2021
Dave Loebsack
Dave Loebsack
stated on November 6, 2021 a tweet
Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet."
Half-True
November 22, 2021
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 29, 2021 a speech
“It is a result of the $300 per month that working parents are now receiving for their young children that we have reduced childhood poverty in the United States by 50%.”
Half-True
September 15, 2021
Cindy Axne
Cindy Axne
stated on June 10, 2021 an interview
"We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation."
Half-True
By Lyle Muller • July 1, 2021
Randy Feenstra
Randy Feenstra
stated on April 28, 2021 a tweet
"Only <6% of the $2.1 trillion 'infrastructure' bill contains funding for roads & bridges.”
Half-True
By Lyle Muller • April 30, 2021
Ashley Hinson
Ashley Hinson
stated on January 23, 2021 a tweet
President Joe Biden’s day one approach to immigration included "blanket amnesty and halting border wall construction."
Half-True
February 17, 2021
Iowa Republican Party
Iowa Republican Party
stated on November 27, 2020 a tweet
“Millions of Hubbell and Bloomberg dollars wasn’t enough to overcome the Iowa House Republican avalanche of success."
Half-True
December 17, 2020
Theresa Greenfield
Theresa Greenfield
stated on October 22, 2020 a tweet
Says Joni Ernst "supports the lawsuit that's headed to the Supreme Court that will” repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Half-True
By Caleb McCullough • October 31, 2020
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on September 28, 2020 a debate
“I have been very clear with DACA. Even in my campaign six years ago I stood for those Dreamers.”
Half-True
October 29, 2020
Iowa Democratic Party
Iowa Democratic Party
stated on April 21, 2020 an online statement
Says Joni Ernst "claims she ‘pushed for’ new funding for hospitals and COVID-19 testing after opposing It for weeks.”
Half-True
May 21, 2020
Brad Parscale
Brad Parscale
stated on February 25, 2020 a Tweet
“Did you see President Trump’s RECORD TURNOUT? Iowa - 32,389 Republicans.”
Half-True
By Rylee Wilson • March 20, 2020
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