Latest Fact-Checks In Missouri

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Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on September 4, 2020 a post on Medium
“Over three months after receiving CARES Act relief funds from the state, the county has still not made those dollars available to help struggling Mid-Missourians.”
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By Paul Schloesser • September 18, 2020
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 10, 2019 a tweet
"Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018."
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By Greta Serrin • October 10, 2019
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on August 13, 2019 a Facebook post
"U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA"
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By Greta Serrin • September 17, 2019
Tracy McCreery
Tracy McCreery
stated on April 8, 2019 a legislative debate
"Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds and 25-34 year olds in Missouri."
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By Gaëlle Fournier, Zara McDowell-Barker • May 15, 2019
Patricia Pike
Patricia Pike
stated on April 11, 2019 a legislative debate
"Over 30 states passed the legislation to ban powdered alcohol," and Missouri is not one of them
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By Gaëlle Fournier • May 10, 2019
Maxine Lipeles
Maxine Lipeles
stated on February 24, 2019 a newspaper article
"All the ponds in Missouri for which we have data are causing groundwater contamination. … This is a statewide issue."
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By Kennedy Simone • April 26, 2019
Clif Smart
Clif Smart
stated on February 14, 2019 a tweet
"Missouri ranks 45th in the nation in per capita state fiscal support for higher education and Missouri State is last among Missouri schools."
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By Zara McDowell-Barker • April 10, 2019
Tommie Pierson Jr.
Tommie Pierson Jr.
stated on February 18, 2019 a Missouri Legislative Black Caucus press conference
Says "zero" African Americans have presented to the House Budget Committee in 2019.
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By Sidney Steele • March 26, 2019
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on January 24, 2019 an interview on KCUR
"We are always going to need architects, doctors, we’re going to need professionals with four-year degrees. But 65 to 70 percent of the people in Missouri don’t have degrees."
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By Magdaline Duncan • March 22, 2019
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on January 16, 2019 his state of the state speech
"We maintain this (Missouri highway) system with one of the lowest levels of funding in the country."
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By Sidney Steele • March 7, 2019
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on December 1, 2018 a tweet
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 "includes the largest pay raise in nearly 10 years."
True
By Morgan Keith • December 13, 2018
Crystal Quade
Crystal Quade
stated on December 8, 2018 an interview
Missouri "had the largest amount of millennial Democrats running than any other state in the country."
True
By Ryan Hanrahan • December 6, 2018
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
stated on November 9, 2018 a tweet
"In fact 7 out of 10 new jobs in America are created by small businesses."
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By Titus Wu • November 19, 2018
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on September 10, 2018 a Q&A at Truman State University
"My opponent is endorsed by Citizens United."
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By Sten Spinella • October 25, 2018
Ann Wagner
Ann Wagner
stated on August 27, 2018 a tweet
"Since passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Walmart 'increased their starting wage to $11/hr & has given about $400 million in bonuses.'"
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By Hannah Archambault, Matthew Hall • October 5, 2018
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on August 23, 2018 an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader
Says a Josh Hawley lawsuit "would take away important prescription drug coverage for seniors through Medicare and end all of the consumer protections under the ACA."
True
By Hannah Archambault, Matthew Hall, Theo DeRosa • September 13, 2018
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on September 8, 2017 a tweet
"Our tax code has nearly doubled since 1985."
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By Katelyn Brown • October 17, 2017
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on September 8, 2017 a tweet
"Nearly 2/3 of rural Missourians don’t have access to broadband. That needs to change."
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By Katelyn Brown, Patrick Mueller • September 15, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on April 5, 2017 a news release
"Due to the recent downturn in steel production, more than 13,600 Americans have been laid off and the steel industry is facing billions in losses."
True
May 30, 2017
Allen Andrews
Allen Andrews
stated on February 24, 2017 an article on KMAland.com
"Missouri is actually the only state that has been forced to borrow money from the federal government to pay for unemployment benefits during each of the last five economic downturns."
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By Jen Para • April 23, 2017
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