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stated on September 30, 2020 a political ad:
“Donald Trump and Thom Tillis opposed legislation that would lower the price of insulin and other prescription drugs.”
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By Aneri Pattani • October 19, 2020
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AFSCME
stated on October 7, 2020 a Facebook ad:
Says "David Schweikert took over $120,000 from the drug industry and voted against legislation to lower prescription drug prices."
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By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2020
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham
stated on October 16, 2020 a website post:
"Nancy Mace denies climate change."
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By Tom Kertscher • October 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 30, 2020 a post:
“Federal law requires people to speak English to be naturalized as American citizens.”
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By Ilana Strauss • October 19, 2020
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on September 9, 2020 a tweet:
"Nearly 800 million opioid pills were shipped to WV, amounting to 433 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.”
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By Camren Gandee, Julia Manley • October 15, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 Speech:
“All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic.
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By Nusaiba Mizan • October 12, 2020
David Zuckerman
David Zuckerman
stated on September 29, 2020 a debate:
“You were going to cut schools, when you were going to cut teachers and educators in our schools.”
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By Colin Meyn • October 8, 2020
United Association’s Union Plumbers and Pipefitters Vote! PAC
United Association’s Union Plumbers and Pipefitters Vote! PAC
stated on September 15, 2020 a TV ad.:
Nick Freitas “voted to let businesses discriminate and fire expecting mothers for no other reason but their pregnancy. ”
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By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 a speech:
“If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.”
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By Madeline Heim • October 1, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 29, 2020 in comments during the first presidential debate:
“There's 100 million people that have preexisting conditions.”
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By Victoria Knight • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2020 an executive order:
“For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.”
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By Julie Appleby • October 1, 2020
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Viral image
stated on September 27, 2020 a Facebook post:
In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 28, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 a speech:
Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.”
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2020
Michigan Democratic Party
Michigan Democratic Party
stated on September 24, 2020 an email:
“James is the only Senate candidate in a battleground state who has refused to take a position” on whether the Senate should promptly vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
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By Clara Hendrickson • September 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 9, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump funded a Veterans Day parade 26 years ago in New York City after the city refused to pay.
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By Samantha Putterman • September 17, 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
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 15, 2020 a media briefing:
“Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.”
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By Eric Litke • September 16, 2020
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on September 2, 2020 campaign website:
Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.”
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By Miriam Valverde • September 14, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 13, 2020 radio interview:
For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19
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By Madeline Heim • September 8, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 31, 2020 a speech in Pittsburgh:
“More cops have died from COVID this year than have been killed on patrol.”
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By Jon Greenberg • September 2, 2020
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