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Mike Bishop
Mike Bishop
stated on September 19, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 19, 2018
Kyrsten Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema
stated on September 8, 2018 a tweet:
Says she voted to stop a new "age tax" under which "Arizonans age 50 & over could be charged 5 times more for their health care."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 19, 2018
Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on September 12, 2018 a Facebook post:
"Most Americans don’t own stocks."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2018
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on September 2, 2018 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 11, 2018 press conference:
"Puerto Rico’s electric grid and their electric generating plant was dead before the storms ever hit. It was in very bad shape. It was in bankruptcy. It had no money. It was largely -- you know, it was largely closed."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • September 13, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on September 5, 2018 a tweet:
"Nearly 7 million Floridians have pre-existing conditions — but Rick Scott and Florida Republicans wants to take away their health care coverage by ending the Affordable Care Act."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2018
AFSCME People
AFSCME People
stated on September 5, 2018 an ad:
Says Mike DeWine took $40,000 from ECOT and "did nothing while the online for-profit school lied about enrollment and took millions meant for our kids."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2018
A Stronger Wisconsin
A Stronger Wisconsin
stated on August 20, 2018 a TV ad:
"When two judges said it was illegal to fire a teacher" who viewed pornography at school, "Tony Evers worked with Republicans and Democrats and changed the law."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 12, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on September 2, 2018 a radio interview:
Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 11, 2018
Mark Meadows
Mark Meadows
stated on August 31, 2018:
"Bruce Ohr's wife, Nellie Ohr, worked for Fusion GPS – which was the firm hired by the Clinton campaign to write the dossier. Bruce Ohr gave the dossier to the FBI. The FBI then used the same dossier to spy on the Trump campaign."
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • September 11, 2018
Fight for the Future
Fight for the Future
stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet:
"We saw the true danger of the FCC's net neutrality repeal when Verizon was caught throttling California fire fighters."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • September 7, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on August 8, 2018 an ad:
Says Amy McGrath "wants to fund more welfare for people who can work, but don’t."
Half-True
By Katie Akin • September 7, 2018
John Cox
John Cox
stated on July 30, 2018 a Fox Business Network interview:
"Fully half the people — our research is showing half the people — in (California) want to leave."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • September 6, 2018
Dan Kohl
Dan Kohl
stated on September 4, 2018 TV ads:
"I'm not a politician."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 6, 2018
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on August 22, 2018 a TV ad:
"While Richard Cordray was Attorney General, 12,000 rape kits like Allyssa's were left untested. Cordray's failure left serial rapists free to strike again. Then Mike DeWine became Attorney General. He tested all 12,000 rape kits. Now hundreds of rapists are behind bars."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 30, 2018
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 15, 2018 a speech:
Studies are showing California’s wildfires "are producing more emissions than all of our cars are doing."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • August 29, 2018
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 20, 2018 a TV ad:
"When the law stopped Tony Evers from revoking a teacher's license for viewing pornography, Tony worked with lawmakers from both parties to change the law so offenders could be kicked out of the classroom."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 29, 2018
Heidi Heitkamp
Heidi Heitkamp
stated on August 16, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Kevin Cramer voted to let insurance companies go back to denying coverage for 300,000 North Dakotans with pre-existing conditions.
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • August 24, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 22, 2018 a blog post:
"Omarosa Exposed: Turns out she was actually working for Hillary"
Half-True
By Katie Akin • August 23, 2018
Unite Here Florida PAC
Unite Here Florida PAC
stated on August 16, 2018 a TV ad:
"Gwen Graham owns a $14 million stake in her family’s company that’s behind the American Dream Mall. ... While Graham and her family will make millions, Florida will be stuck with poverty wage jobs, endangered wildlife and massive traffic congestion."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2018
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