Latest Fact-Checks In Missouri

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Instagram posts
stated on March 3, 2024 an Instagram post
A new Missouri bill “would put teachers on the sex offense registry if they ‘contribute to social transition’” of transgender students, including by using gender-affirming pronouns.
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By Grace Abels • March 11, 2024
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stated on April 18, 2023 a Tweet
Missouri’s attorney general has a website “where people can report trans individuals and the people who help them.”
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By Grace Abels • April 20, 2023
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on November 12, 2020 a press conference
“Schools that are consistently implementing COVID-19 mitigation strategies remain among the safest places for our students.”
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By Simone Esters • December 17, 2020
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on November 6, 2020 a tweet
Unemployment report shows “America is bouncing back.”
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By Veronica Mohesky • November 18, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on September 26, 2020 a campaign ad
"Mike Parson opposes protections for pre-existing conditions.”
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By William Skipworth • October 30, 2020
Jill Schupp
Jill Schupp
stated on September 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner “voted five times against protecting pre-existing conditions."
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By Noah Crider • October 29, 2020
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on October 4, 2020 a Facebook post
Says "Gov. Parson’s administration purged 100,000 kids from Medicaid rolls."
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By William Skipworth • October 23, 2020
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 23, 2020 a Facebook post
"USPS currently has the most cash on hand in its history, (approximately) $15 billion."
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By Veronica Mohesky • September 16, 2020
Cheri Toalson Reisch
Cheri Toalson Reisch
stated on February 1, 2020 a House Special Committee hearing on Criminal Justice
“In Boone County (Missouri) with a 1.7% unemployment rate, we can’t find enough people, we can’t fill all the job openings.”
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By Sean Na • March 10, 2020
Eric Schmitt
Eric Schmitt
stated on November 25, 2019 a roundtable
"You have literally 140 people dying every day of opioid-related overdoses."
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By Madison Czopek • December 31, 2019
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on September 8, 2019 a campaign announcement
"Wages are on the rise — in fact we were the top small-business wage growth state in the nation."
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By Joe Noser • October 31, 2019
Sam Graves
Sam Graves
stated on August 29, 2019 a newsletter
"The average bridge in Missouri is 48 years old — most were only designed to last for 50 years."
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By Madison Czopek • October 2, 2019
Nicole Galloway
Nicole Galloway
stated on August 12, 2019 her campaign announcement
Says her office "uncover(ed) $350 million in waste and fraud; it led to 40 criminal charges against both Republicans and Democrats."
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By Madison Czopek • September 20, 2019
Cody Smith
Cody Smith
stated on March 6, 2019 a capitol report
"Our state transportation department already has a heavy debt load and has paid more than $700 million in debt payments in just the last two years."
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By Zara McDowell-Barker • May 8, 2019
Eric Burlison
Eric Burlison
stated on February 13, 2019 a Senate hearing
Says SJR 11 "seeks to fix what is very quickly becoming a problem in Missouri — initiative petitions and referendums are being filed at record highs."
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By Yue Yu • April 17, 2019
Kiki Curls
Kiki Curls
stated on January 22, 2019 a hearing
Says Arrowhead Stadium "is considered the loudest stadium in the world."
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By Adam Reckamp • March 11, 2019
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
stated on January 30, 2019 a tweet
Federal workers "are paid well above the HOUSEHOLD income in southern Missouri."
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By Olivia Garrett • February 21, 2019
Cort VanOstran
Cort VanOstran
stated on August 21, 2018 a press release
Says "Rep. Ann Wagner, a three-term incumbent, has never held a town hall in the Second District."
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By Titus Wu, Sten Spinella • September 22, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 19, 2018 a video
Says "Claire McCaskill receives the second-most contributions from insurance companies in the entire Senate."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2018
Cora Faith Walker
Cora Faith Walker
stated on November 9, 2017 a guest commentary in the St. Louis American
"The average life expectancy for African Americans in Saint Louis and Saint Louis County varies by as much as 18 years compared to the white population, with nearly half of all African-American kids under the age of 18 living in poverty."
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By Emily Sanderson, Tessa Weinberg • December 25, 2017
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