Latest Fact-Checks In Missouri

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Team PAC
Team PAC
stated on February 7, 2022 an ad
Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland."
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February 9, 2022
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on April 4, 2021 remarks on "Fox News Sunday"
The proposal by President Joe Biden would put the U.S. “No. 2 in the world” for the highest corporate tax rate.
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By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2021
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on February 25, 2021 a tweet
Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.”
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By William Skipworth • March 10, 2021
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 23, 2020 a web ad
Says Ann Wagner’s campaign "has taken millions of dollars from special interests, more than almost anyone else in Congress.”
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By Paul Schloesser • October 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Black Lives Matter demonstrators attack “elderly man wearing oxygen.”
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July 7, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 29, 2020 a viral image
Lawyer-couple who pointed guns at protesters are Black Lives Matter backers, Democrats and represent a police brutality victim.
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July 1, 2020
Jay Ashcroft
Jay Ashcroft
stated on April 14, 2020 a radio interview
“When you look at Wisconsin, in their largest city they normally have roughly 500 polling places. They just had their election a week ago, and they had five. That is ludicrous.”
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By Sara Dingmann • May 15, 2020
Eric Burlison
Eric Burlison
stated on January 20, 2020 a tweet
“Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.”
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By Anna Peterson • March 18, 2020
Jeff Jensen
Jeff Jensen
stated on November 20, 2019 an interview with St. Louis Public Radio
"It’s nothing I do, but the probation office here in the Eastern District of Missouri is the best in the country. They have about a 7.5% recidivism rate, compared to national averages of 70 or 80%"
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By Libby Stanford • December 31, 2019
Jean Evans
Jean Evans
stated on October 7, 2019 Missouri Times article
"Missouri, in general, has more crime, percentage-wise, than the rest of the country. So, we are seeing overall crime throughout the country is going down but not here in Missouri."
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By Greta Serrin • November 25, 2019
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on October 12, 2019 a mass email
"Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country."
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By Caitlyn Rosen • November 16, 2019
Glenn Kage
Glenn Kage
stated on September 16, 2019 a Missouri Times interview
"General Motors is making record profits."
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By Caitlyn Rosen • October 25, 2019
Cody Smith
Cody Smith
stated on February 21, 2019 a statement
"On our current trajectory, we’ll be 2,000 prison beds short by 2021... We’ll need two new prisons soon, at the cost of $485 million over the next five years."
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By Lauren Richey • May 8, 2019
Dave Muntzel
Dave Muntzel
stated on February 25, 2019 legislative remarks
"One-fourth of the vehicles on (Missouri’s) highways are defective."
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By Laura Murgatroyd • May 2, 2019
Cindy O’Laughlin
Cindy O’Laughlin
stated on February 14, 2019 an opinion piece
"When comparing state by state, the data clearly demonstrates that over 20 other states with (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) are still substantially worse off than Missouri in terms of curbing the effects of opioid abuse."
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By Madison Conte • May 2, 2019
Cheri Toalson Reisch
Cheri Toalson Reisch
stated on April 1, 2019 in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill
"We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers."
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By Olivia Garrett • April 30, 2019
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on February 1, 2019 a claim on Facebook and Twitter
Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes.
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By Laura Murgatroyd • March 16, 2019
Denny Hoskins
Denny Hoskins
stated on February 5, 2019 an interview and multiple media reports
The sports betting bill would create "$12.5 million to $30.9 million in additional revenue for the state"
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By Zara McDowell-Barker • March 15, 2019
Hannah Kelly
Hannah Kelly
stated on January 29, 2019 an education budget hearing at the Missouri state capitol
"The schools in my district don't have a kitchen."
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By Gaëlle Fournier • March 14, 2019
Ed Emery
Ed Emery
stated on January 28, 2019 legislative testimony
"80 percent of impeachments in Missouri have been against judges."
Half-True
By Yue Yu • February 25, 2019
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