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Latest Fact-Checks On Mitch McConnell

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Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 19, 2022 in a Senate hearing
The Freedom to Vote Act is “a sprawling takeover of our whole political system.”
False
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2022
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 24, 2021 a Senate floor speech
In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2021
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 6, 2021 a Senate floor speech
"This election actually was not unusually close."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2021
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on September 18, 2020 a statement
On confirming a Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.
Full Flop
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2020
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on May 11, 2020 a Team Trump Facebook Live
“Clearly, the Obama administration did not leave any kind of game plan for something like this.”
Pants on Fire!
By Victoria Knight • May 14, 2020
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 26, 2019 a speech
Says NC absentee voters have "no way" to know if ballots are delivered
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 7, 2019
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on June 4, 2018 a Senate floor speech
"The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2018
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 1, 2017 a tweet
"Not a single Democrat opposed Neil Gorsuch's confirmation in 2006."
True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2017
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 9, 2017 an op-ed on FoxNews.com
"About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 10, 2017
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention
In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 20, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland
Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on May 31, 2016 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Says Obama "called Kagan a moderate. He called Sotomayor a moderate."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 7, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on March 20, 2016 "Fox News Sunday"
Says Senate Republicans are "following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year."  
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 22, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on March 15, 2015 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
Says Secretary of State John Kerry, "when he was a senator, flew to Managua and met with a communist dictator there, Daniel Ortega, and accused the Reagan administration of engaging in terrorism."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2015
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 7, 2015 a Senate floor speech
A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2015
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on November 12, 2014 a media availability
The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on October 13, 2014 a debate
Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour "will destroy between half a million and one million jobs."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • October 14, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on August 5, 2014 a campaign ad
Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • August 13, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 17, 2014 a press release
Says a new report shows the "devastating tax hikes (in the health care law) will have on middle-class Kentuckians."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • July 23, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 10, 2014 remarks to voters in Kentucky
"More women are graduating from college now than men."
True
By Molly O'Connor • July 18, 2014
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