Latest Fact-Checks In Illinois

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Independent Voice for Illinois PAC
stated on August 9, 2016 an attack video advertisement of Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth

"...Secret documents reveal that Iran could obtain a nuclear weapon far sooner than we were told. And Tammy Duckworth voted ‘yes’ (on the Iran nuclear deal)."

Mostly False

By Marc Filippino • August 23, 2016

Michael Madigan
stated on August 8, 2016 a press release

"Gonzales’ losing campaign against me last spring was funded with more than $1 million from supporters and allies of Governor Bruce Rauner."

Mostly False

By Kevin Hoffman • August 18, 2016

Michael Madigan
stated on August 1, 2016 Interview with WSIU and WBBM, published Aug. 1.

"Bruce Rauner is of record that he will fully support the Trump candidacy. It's documented. It’s available."

Mostly True

By Marc Filippino • August 10, 2016

Richard Durbin
stated on July 20, 2016 a press release

"Illinois suffered 1,652 overdose deaths in 2014 ... of which 40 percent were associated with heroin. Illinois is ranked number one in the nation for a decline in treatment capacity between 2007 and 2012, and is now ranked the third worst in the country for state-funded treatment capacity."

True

By Kevin Hoffman • August 4, 2016

Kelly Cassidy
stated on May 31, 2016 a Facebook post

"Then, the Republican leader theatrically introduced new bills with stopgap budget language, declaring that we could stay until midnight and pass this compromise. Except under our constitution, a bill has to be read on 3 different days, so that's not possible."

Mostly False

By Matt Dietrich • August 4, 2016

John Shimkus
stated on June 7, 2016 a tweet

"When LBJ started #WarOnPoverty, 14% of Americans lived in poverty. 50 yrs later, 14% still do. There's a #BetterWay."

Mostly False

By Marc Filippino • July 28, 2016

Luis Gutierrez
stated on May 12, 2016 in a speech

"Every single strawberry that is served to Members of Congress will have passed through the rough hands of an undocumented immigrant."

Half-True

By Taylor Leighton • July 22, 2016

Mark Kirk
stated on June 15, 2016 a website press release

Says Rep. Tammy "Duckworth has been a staunch supporter of expanding the spending, size and reach of the IRS."

False

By Madeleine Doubek • July 21, 2016

Tammy Duckworth
stated on June 8, 2016 a tweet

Says Mark Kirk "called for the mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans" and "was apparently fine with Trump’s #StillTooRacist call for mass deportation."

False

By Kevin Hoffman • July 15, 2016

Bill Mitchell
stated on April 20, 2016 a speech

"Over the last six years, the state of Illinois spent about $320 million on illegal immigrants."

True

By Joseph Cariz • July 14, 2016

Bruce Rauner
stated on June 1, 2016 a press conference

"We have lower family incomes in Illinois today than we had 17 years ago in Illinois ... because of the control of (House) Speaker (Michael) Madigan and his Democrats."

Half-True

By Matt Dietrich • July 13, 2016

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