Latest Fact-Checks In Virginia

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Ghazala Hashmi
Ghazala Hashmi
stated on October 9, 2019
On whether Gov. Ralph Northam should resign.
Full Flop
By Warren Fiske • October 15, 2019
Kelly McGinn
Kelly McGinn
stated on September 20, 2019
Del. Danica Roem "supported a controversial bill that would have allowed abortion up until the moment of birth.  
False
By Warren Fiske • October 9, 2019
Siobhan Dunnavant
Siobhan Dunnavant
stated on September 30, 2019 a campaign mailer.
Del. Debra Rodman "opposes adoption as an alternative to abortion in event of unplanned pregnancies."  
False
By Warren Fiske • October 8, 2019
Rodman Debra
Rodman Debra
stated on September 20, 2019 a TV ad.
Siobhan Dunnavant "wrote the Republican bill that would let insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions."  
False
By Warren Fiske • October 1, 2019
Sheila Bynum-Coleman
Sheila Bynum-Coleman
stated on September 5, 2019 a TV ad.
Kirk "Cox joined special interests to deny teachers raises."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • September 24, 2019
Tim Hugo
Tim Hugo
stated on September 10, 2019 a campaign mailer.
Dan Helmer "believes in abolishing our private insurance system."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • September 18, 2019
Chris Jones
Chris Jones
stated on August 20, 2019 TV ad.
Says he "led the fight to expand Medicaid."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • September 10, 2019
Jason Miyares
Jason Miyares
stated on August 13, 2019 a radio interview.
"On average, 65% of gun deaths in America are from suicides."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 21, 2019
Philip Van Cleave
Philip Van Cleave
stated on August 8, 2019 a radio interview.
"Criminals don’t go through (gun) background checks. I think it’s like 3% go through a background check."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 13, 2019
Sheila Bynum-Coleman
Sheila Bynum-Coleman
stated on July 26, 2019 a website post.
"African Americans are three to four times more likely to be arrested for drug crimes, and nine times more likely to be imprisoned."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 6, 2019
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on July 15, 2019 a hearing
"Studies show at the minimum wage, you can’t rent a two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the United States...a modest, two-bedroom apartment."  
True
By Warren Fiske • July 30, 2019
Bill Stanley
Bill Stanley
stated on July 9, 2019 a radio interview.
"How many people have with a concealed carry permit have committed a crime in Virginia? ...The answer is zero."  
False
By Warren Fiske • July 24, 2019
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on June 18, 2019 a speech.
 "Five years ago, when I took office, our state was mired in debt - a $2.4 billion debt left over by Republicans."  
False
By Warren Fiske • June 25, 2019
Creigh Deeds
Creigh Deeds
stated on June 11, 2019 radio interview.
Red-flag laws have been "shown to reduce the number of suicides by firearms."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 19, 2019
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on May 29, 2019 a radio interview.
"The e-cigarette vaping phenomenon has wiped out all the progress we’ve made on reducing youth smoking."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 12, 2019
Ralph Northam
Ralph Northam
stated on May 23, 2019 a TV interview
An investigation of a racist photo "confirmed what I said all along, that I’m not in the picture."  
False
By Warren Fiske • June 4, 2019
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on May 20, 2019 a floor speech.
The ceilings of the Virginia Senate and House chambers are "circled by gold-embossed tobacco leaves."
False
By Warren Fiske • May 30, 2019
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on May 14, 2019 a radio interview.
"Richmond was one of the only cities in the state that did not (increase) their real estate tax to those pre-recession rates."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • May 21, 2019
Bob Thomas
Bob Thomas
stated on May 8, 2019
In Virginia, "the woman has the right to talk to the doctor who’s going to perform the abortion and (Democrats) wanted to strip that out."  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • May 17, 2019
Tina Freitas
Tina Freitas
stated on April 8, 2019 a radio interview.
State Sen. Emmett Hanger "has voted for the three largest tax increases - proposed tax increases - in Virginia history."  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • April 30, 2019
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