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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 16, 2018 an attack ad:
Says Dean Heller "broke that promise" to protect expanded Medicaid.  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2018
stated on October 4, 2018 a website:
Says Rep. Martha McSally "has repeatedly tried to limit women’s access to birth control, and she even cosponsored a bill to make contraception more expensive for women."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • October 19, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 16, 2018 a Senate debate:
With the Republican-backed tax cut, "we’re seeing the result, and to date, federal tax revenues have gone up."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 16, 2018 in a tweet:
"I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • October 18, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 26, 2018 an ad:
"In Congress, Ron DeSantis demanded that any new health law eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 26, 2018 an ad:
"When (Ron DeSantis) was asked what cancer patients should do without health insurance, DeSantis said 'show up to the emergency room.'"
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2018
George Holding
George Holding
stated on September 27, 2018 a TV ad:
Orange County "released" a sex offender instead of turning him over to immigration authorities - "like a sanctuary city."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • October 18, 2018
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 16, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Claire McCaskill "even said this about private planes, ‘that normal people can afford it.’"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2018
Alexander Strenger
Alexander Strenger
stated on October 1, 2018 response cited in an interactive voter guide:
Says 60 percent of Austin’s "waterways are found to be contaminated with fecal matter and deemed unsafe to swim."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 16, 2018
House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC
stated on October 9, 2018 a TV ad:
Says U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters "took $213,000 from insurance interests" and that she supported a plan that "strips protections for people with pre-existing conditions and slaps an age tax on older Californians."  
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • October 16, 2018
Washington State Democratic Party
Washington State Democratic Party
stated on October 9, 2018 a tweet:
Says congressional candidate Dino Rossi once suggested "the state build homes for unwed mothers."  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 16, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 30, 2018 in an interview:
Says Florida's economy "is largely propped up on low-wage work."
Half-True
By Kyra Haas • October 15, 2018
Kanye West
Kanye West
stated on October 11, 2018 remarks at the White House:
In Wisconsin, Foxconn has "4,000 jobs, people making $53,000 a year."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2018
National Taxpayers Union
National Taxpayers Union
stated on October 10, 2018 Washington Examiner op-ed:
"The latest round of tariffs now means that the total tax increase on Americans from enacted tariffs exceeds the tax increases from the Affordable Care Act."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • October 12, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 20, 2018 a TV ad:
Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 11, 2018
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
stated on September 28, 2018 a TV ad.:
Says Dave Brat "voted against protecting pre-existing conditions."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • October 11, 2018
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 5, 2018 a TV ad:
Says that Steve Watkins "bragged to voters that he built his company from scratch, but it was all a lie."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • October 11, 2018
VoteVets.org
VoteVets.org
stated on September 27, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Minnesota congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn supports a plan that would take away health care for 340,000 veterans, with 17,000 in Minnesota possibly losing coverage.  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2018
With Honor
With Honor
stated on September 10, 2018 a TV ad:
Says Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr "would let shady payday lenders take advantage of our troops" and that he took "$36,550 from payday lenders."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • October 9, 2018
Tom Malinowski
Tom Malinowski
stated on October 3, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says New Jersey Rep. Leonard Lance voted repeatedly "to let insurance companies charge more to people aged 50 and over."  
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By Stephen Koff • October 9, 2018
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