Latest Fact-Checks In Virginia

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 10, 2020 a Facebook post
More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets
False
By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2020
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 26, 2020 a TV ad.
Nick Freitas “supports a plan letting insurance companies deny coverage for preexisting conditions like asthma or diabetes.”
True
By Warren Fiske • September 3, 2020
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
stated on August 4, 2020 a TV ad.
“When I ran for Congress, I promised to refuse money from corporate PACs. I’ve kept that promise.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 19, 2020
The Family Foundation
The Family Foundation
stated on July 9, 2020 a blog.
“...Virginia, more than any other state, had the steepest drop in the number of abortions between 2011 and 2017.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 5, 2020
Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas
stated on July 11, 2020 a radio interview.
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez votes with President Trump more than Abigail Spanberger does.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • July 21, 2020
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on June 16, 2020 a news conference.
On conducting a national search for a new Richmond police chief.
Full Flop
By Warren Fiske • July 1, 2020
Joe Morrissey
Joe Morrissey
stated on June 18, 2020 a radio interview.
Protest vandalism in Richmond “all started two weeks ago when Mayor Stoney’s police gassed - tear gassed - a peaceful crowd of protesters, moms and children, at 7:30 p.m. sharp.”
False
By Warren Fiske • June 25, 2020
Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas
stated on April 28, 2020 a Facebook post.
“VA Democrats authorized for early release over 4,000 inmates, 60% of which are incarcerated for violent offenses.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • May 20, 2020
Ralph Northam
Ralph Northam
stated on May 1, 2020 a news conference.
Technology coming to Virginia allows COVID-19 personal protection equipment to be “decontaminated and reused 20 times without degrading performance.”
Half-True
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra, Warren Fiske • May 12, 2020
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on April 10, 2020 a radio interview.
Virginia has “lagged behind other states when it comes to (covid-19) testing.”
True
By Warren Fiske • April 22, 2020
Kim Gray
Kim Gray
stated on March 3, 2020 a radio interview.
“Even Fairfax County doesn’t pay the kind of (school administration) salaries that Richmond is paying right now.”
False
By Warren Fiske • April 1, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 30, 2019 a Facebook post
Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia.
False
February 27, 2020
Denver Riggleman
Denver Riggleman
stated on January 23, 2020 a radio interview.
“Over 50% of the people now in the House and state Senate have not been born in Virginia.”
True
By Warren Fiske • February 12, 2020
Virginia House Democratic Caucus
Virginia House Democratic Caucus
stated on January 10, 2020 a committee meeting.
The State Capitol Police "recommended" banning guns at the Capitol.
False
By Warren Fiske • January 15, 2020
Philip Van Cleave
Philip Van Cleave
stated on December 9, 2019 a speech.
U.S. and Virginia murders are "usually gangbangers killing gangbangers."   
False
By Warren Fiske • January 9, 2020
Mike Adams
Mike Adams
stated on November 27, 2019 a blog.
A state senate bill would "criminalize a father teaching his own son how to use a hunting rifle."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • December 17, 2019
Kellyanne Conway
Kellyanne Conway
stated on November 20, 2019 a radio interview.
"We now have the first decline in overdose deaths due to drugs in 30 years - since 1990."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • November 26, 2019
Rob Wittman
Rob Wittman
stated on November 11, 2019
"There’s actually been more subpoenas issued by the (U.S. House) majority than bills passed."  
False
By Bill McCarthy, Warren Fiske • November 19, 2019
GayDonna Vandergriff
GayDonna Vandergriff
stated on October 22, 2019 a campaign mailer.
Schuyler VanValkenburg co-sponsored a bill that would have "allowed abortion until the moment of birth."  
False
By Warren Fiske • October 30, 2019
Kirk Cox
Kirk Cox
stated on October 13, 2019 a TV ad.
"Sheila Bynum-Coleman said, ‘We need to get the police out of the schools.’"  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • October 22, 2019
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