Latest Fact-Checks In Missouri

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Missouri House Democratic Caucus
Missouri House Democratic Caucus
stated on March 22, 2021 a tweet
"An average of nearly 5,000 Missourians were contracting COVID every day in November."
Mostly False
By William Skipworth • April 24, 2021
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on March 21, 2021 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Under H.R. 1, the Federal Election Commission “for the first time ever, instead of being an equal number of Republicans and Democrats (would be) three of one side and two of the other."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2021
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on March 2, 2021 an interview on 97.1 KTFK
By ending the Keystone XL Pipeline project, President Joe Biden “imperiled one of Donald Trump's most significant achievements, which was that we had achieved American energy independence.”
Mostly False
By William Skipworth • March 19, 2021
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on January 6, 2021 a U.S. Senate speech
“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2021
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on January 4, 2021 a tweet
Says activists threatened his family and “screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.”
Mostly False
By William Skipworth • January 8, 2021
Cheri Toalson Reisch
Cheri Toalson Reisch
stated on October 6, 2020 a Facebook post
“The Columbia school buildings in my district have the lowest test scores in all of Boone County.”
Mostly False
By Veronica Mohesky • October 29, 2020
Kelley Dragoo
Kelley Dragoo
stated on August 27, 2020 a YouTube video
Ranked-choice voting “increases voter turnout and voter engagement."
Mostly False
By Noah Crider • September 29, 2020
Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
stated on August 18, 2020 an ad
Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.”
Mostly False
August 26, 2020
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on May 7, 2020 a letter to the president
"Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs."
Mostly False
By Anna Peterson • May 28, 2020
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on April 27, 2020 a tweet
"All Missouri businesses can open Monday, May 4, under our new Order as long as new guidelines are followed."
Mostly False
By Jack Kosowski • May 20, 2020
Adam Schnelting
Adam Schnelting
stated on February 24, 2020 an op-Ed for The Missouri Times
“Replacing marriage licenses with domestic union contracts does not alter state or federal benefits.”
Mostly False
By Julia Garlich • March 20, 2020
Brian Treece
Brian Treece
stated on October 17, 2019 a press conference
Columbia, Mo., is "one of the fastest growing cities in the region, the only city in the state to grow jobs faster than the nation as a whole."
Mostly False
By Libby Stanford • November 16, 2019
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on September 9, 2019 a congressional newsletter
"Statistics indicate Americans have experienced 29.3 (billion) illegal robocalls so far this year, marking a 64 percent increase since 2016."
Mostly False
By Libby Stanford • September 20, 2019
Denny Hoskins
Denny Hoskins
stated on January 31, 2019 an interview with the Columbia Daily Tribune
"Missouri still owes $60 million on bonds issued to build the 23-year-old Edward Jones Dome, the former home of the St. Louis Rams."
Mostly False
By Adam Reckamp • April 16, 2019
Jean Evans
Jean Evans
stated on November 25, 2018 a tweet
"Constituents now face reality that all their personal issues will be made public" under Clean Missouri.
Mostly False
By Ryan Hanrahan • December 6, 2018
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on October 25, 2018 a debate
"The Collins-Nelson bill will not protect pre-existing conditions. It has nothing to do with pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
By Dylan Sherman • November 5, 2018
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 11, 2018 a campaign ad
"In Washington, McCaskill joined the liberals for giving amnesty to 11 million illegal immigrants."
Mostly False
By Tom Warhover • November 4, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on October 18, 2018 a debate
Says Claire McCaskill "voted against including health records in the background check system."
Mostly False
By Tom Warhover • November 1, 2018
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on October 25, 2018 a debate
"I made my decision on Kavanaugh before the allegations surfaced, and it was all about Kavanaugh's alliance and allegiance to dark money and unlimited political contributions."
Mostly False
By Kyra Haas • November 1, 2018
Missouri GOP
Missouri GOP
stated on September 10, 2018 a tweet
Says Sen. Claire McCaskill was named "most likely to be the most unpopular senator in the United States for four months in a row!"
Mostly False
By Dylan Sherman • October 28, 2018
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