Latest Fact-Checks In Virginia

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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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