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Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 25, 2018 a tweet
Says Claire McCaskill "has had Chuck Schumer spend more dark money for her than for any senator in America. $16 million and counting!"
Mostly False
By Theo DeRosa • October 25, 2018
Steve West
Steve West
stated on September 27, 2018 a page on his campaign website
"PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES that manufacture vaccines have IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION!"
Mostly False
By Andrew Withers, Dylan Sherman • September 27, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 20, 2018 an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader
Since 2009, "millions of Americans have lost their health care plans."
Mostly False
By Morgan Keith, Ryan Hanrahan • September 20, 2018
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on August 14, 2018 a tweet
Current school lunch requirements "cause large amounts of food waste and diminished use of school lunches!"
Mostly False
By Tom Warhover • September 9, 2018
Saundra McDowell
Saundra McDowell
stated on August 20, 2018 remarks on "The Weekend Report"
If Missouri Amendment 1 passes, the auditor's office "could take one district, St. Louis here, and merge it with a district in southwest Missouri, a Republican district, and they don't even have to touch."
Mostly False
By Titus Wu, Sten Spinella • September 5, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 7, 2018 a speech
"I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2018
Parker Briden
Parker Briden
stated on November 13, 2017 a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article
"We've seen funding increases for schools. We haven't seen a corresponding performance increase."
Mostly False
By Katelyn Brown • December 26, 2017
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
stated on November 13, 2017 a tweet
"Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981."
Mostly False
By Emma Diltz • December 24, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on October 10, 2017 a campaign statement
Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City."
Mostly False
By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman • November 24, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on August 23, 2017 a Facebook live video
The University of Missouri saw "the biggest drop in enrollment of any major university in the country" since the 2015 protests.
Mostly False
By Riley Newton, Tateanna McCaskill • October 31, 2017
Andrew Koenig
Andrew Koenig
stated on August 18, 2017 a tweet
"It's time to remove any statue of Margaret Sanger who was a white suprematist (sic), spoke at kkk events & supported by democrats. #prolife"
Mostly False
By Allie Pecorin, Katie Parkins • October 5, 2017
Crystal Quade
Crystal Quade
stated on August 9, 2017 a letter
"The governor’s cuts would kick over 8,000 people out of their homes."
Mostly False
By Allie Pecorin, Katie Parkins • September 10, 2017
Nate Walker
Nate Walker
stated on March 20, 2017 on MissouriNet.com
"(Charter schools in Missouri) are actually failing in a greater capacity than the public school systems."
Mostly False
By Jen Para • May 13, 2017
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on March 14, 2017 a tweet
"For too long, Obamacare has caused high premiums and dismal coverage. ... Under Obamacare premiums in job-based coverage have increased by $3,775"
Mostly False
By Gary Garrison • April 13, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on February 2, 2017 a budget speech at Nixa’s Early Childhood Center
  "K-12 education is getting more money this year than they did last year. ... It is a total increase of 4.1 percent."
Mostly False
By Jen Para • March 28, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on January 17, 2017 his state of the state address
"Over 200 of our 520 school districts did not have a single student in physics."
Mostly False
By Grace Hase • February 24, 2017
Kurt Schaefer
Kurt Schaefer
stated on November 13, 2016 an ad in the Columbia Daily Tribune
The 2016 and 2017 Missouri budget includes more funding for the University of Missouri than any time in the last 15 years.
Mostly False
By Ellen Cagle • December 19, 2016
Jason Kander
Jason Kander
stated on August 10, 2016 a campaign ad
Roy Blunt "voted to raise his own pay 12 times" while in Congress.
Mostly False
By George Ash • November 6, 2016
Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on October 12, 2016 a YouTube video
Democrat Stephen Webber "voted to allow sex offenders to be within 500 feet of childcare centers and playgrounds, and even voted to allow sex offenders to be coaches."
Mostly False
By George Ash • November 6, 2016
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on August 3, 2016 a campaign ad
"On three occasions, judges had to stop Jason Kander from manipulating elections."
Mostly False
By Ellen Cagle • November 6, 2016
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