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Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 16, 2021 a debate.:
On qualified immunity
Full Flop
By Warren Fiske • September 29, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 17, 2021 a tweet.:
“Time and again Glenn Youngkin has made it clear: He would ban abortion as governor.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • September 23, 2021
Jason Miyares
Jason Miyares
stated on September 2, 2021 a tweet:
“The Parole Board operates with Mark Herring’s advice and consent.”
False
By Warren Fiske • September 14, 2021
Ralph Northam
Ralph Northam
stated on August 18, 2021 a speech.:
The Virginia Employment Commission is sixth in the nation for getting benefits to eligible people quickly…”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • September 7, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on August 23, 2021 a TV ad.:
Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • September 1, 2021
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on August 10, 2021 radio interviews.:
On ending Virginia's income tax.
Half Flip
By Warren Fiske • August 25, 2021
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on August 6, 2021 a radio interview.:
“We watched Terry McAuliffe, when he was governor, lower the (accreditation) standards in our schools...”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 18, 2021
David Suetterlein
David Suetterlein
stated on August 9, 2021 a floor speech.:
The General Assembly gave Gov. Ralph Northam “a $1 billion blank check.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • August 16, 2021
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on July 9, 2021 a speech.:
“We actually have this critical race theory moved into all our schools in Virginia.”
False
By Warren Fiske • August 10, 2021
Bob Good
Bob Good
stated on July 26, 2021 a Facebook post.:
“Wearing masks has not been demonstrated to make a significant impact in preventing the spread of COVID.”
False
By Warren Fiske • August 5, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on July 21, 2021 a TV ad:
“Under Terry McAuliffe (there was a) record investment in education.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • August 2, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 23, 2021 a speech.:
When Terry McAuliffe was governor, “Unemployment went down in every single county, including rural Virginia by nearly 50%.
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • July 30, 2021
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on July 12, 2021 a tweet.:
“Every Republican in Congress voted to defund the police when they voted against the American Rescue Plan.”
False
By Warren Fiske • July 22, 2021
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on May 21, 2021 a radio interview.:
“Over the last few years, more Virginians are moving away from Virginia than are moving to Virginia from the other 49 states.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 17, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on June 10, 2021 a tweet.:
“I inherited the largest budget deficit in the history of the state from the Republicans.”
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • June 15, 2021
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on May 4, 2021 TV interview:
Terry McAuliffe favors “taking the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4th of July out of the (school) curriculum.”
False
By Warren Fiske • June 3, 2021
Winsome Earle-Sears
Winsome Earle-Sears
stated on May 13, 2021 a TV interview.:
“The very first Republican convention after the Civil War was held in Virginia in a Black church.”
False
By Warren Fiske • May 27, 2021
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on May 13, 2021 campaign statement:
On the legitimacy of President Joe Biden's election.
Half Flip
By Warren Fiske • May 19, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on May 6, 2021 a debate.:
“Every single Petersburg (Va.) school was accredited when I left office.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • May 12, 2021
Ben Cline
Ben Cline
stated on April 22, 2021 a floor speech.:
The Green New Deal “costs an average American household almost $700,000 through 2029.”
False
By Warren Fiske • May 5, 2021
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