Latest Fact-Checks In Iowa

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Deidre DeJear
Deidre DeJear
stated on August 13, 2022 remarks at the Iowa State Fair
“$1.5 billion of your taxpayer money is sitting in an account” that can be used for other purposes.
Mostly False
By Lyle Muller • August 29, 2022
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
stated on July 17, 2022 a newsletter
The Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 “would permit abortion up until delivery.”
Mostly False
By Lyle Muller • August 1, 2022
Cindy Axne
Cindy Axne
stated on June 14, 2022 a campaign ad
“Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.”
Mostly False
By Lyle Muller • June 18, 2022
Iowa GOP state legislators
Iowa GOP state legislators
stated on February 2, 2021 comments to the press
Tenured professors are guaranteed a job.
Mostly False
March 15, 2021
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on July 23, 2020 a TV aad
The estate tax "would punish family farms and small businesses, forcing them to be sold off instead of passed on to the next generation.”
Mostly False
By Caleb McCullough • July 23, 2020
Jim Mowrer
Jim Mowrer
stated on September 6, 2016 In a television ad
"After 9/11, Jim put us all first by serving for 23 months in Iraq, the war’s longest tour."
Mostly False
By Brianne Pfannenstiel • September 9, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2016 comments at the University of Iowa
"We’re spending tremendous amounts of money to educate our kids. In the world, we're No. 1 per pupil by a factor of four."
Mostly False
By Daniel Lathrop • February 9, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on December 5, 2015 a speech at the Rising Tide Summit in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"The Democrats in the Senate last year introduced a constitutional amendment to repeal the free speech protections of the First Amendment."
Mostly False
By Jason Noble • December 22, 2015