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Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Joe Berrios
Joe Berrios
stated on December 11, 2017 a campaign ad:
"(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons."
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • December 29, 2017
defense-usa
defense-usa
stated on December 15, 2017 a headline:
"Roy Moore takes the military vote, pulls ahead by 5,000 votes"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 27, 2017
American Revolution
American Revolution
stated on December 15, 2017 a headline:
"Alabama state police arrest 3 poll workers in Birmingham."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 19, 2017
Verified Politics
Verified Politics
stated on December 13, 2017 an article posted on the website:
Says Sen. Mitch McConnell's delay in seating Alabama Sen.-elect Doug Jones "is a flagrant violation of Senate policy, which requires Jones assume office the instant one of them wins the election."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • December 18, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 13, 2017 a blog post:
"UPDATE: ‘Thousands’ voted for Doug Jones in Alabama town with population of 2,256"
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • December 15, 2017
Alex Jones
Alex Jones
stated on December 13, 2017 a broadcast of the "Alex Jones Show":
Says there won't be a recount in Alabama because a Democratic judge said "we're going to erase all the computer files ... on Wednesday morning."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 14, 2017
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on December 4, 2017 a press conference:
"The candidates controlled by Madigan, all of them have said, ‘The answer to our problems is a massive income tax hike.’ "
Mostly False
By Matt Dietrich • December 14, 2017
nofakenews-online
nofakenews-online
stated on December 12, 2017 a headline:
"Update: van full of illegals caught voting at multiple Alabama polling locations."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 13, 2017
Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
stated on December 3, 2017 a campaign ad:
Says "Obama’s deadliest cover-up (in an explosion that killed 29 miners) has been uncovered" by internal government documents.  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 8, 2017 a fake news website:
"Roy Moore’s accuser arrested and charged with falsification."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • December 11, 2017
Evening World
Evening World
stated on November 13, 2017 a headline:
"Breaking: woman says she was offered big money by Washington Post to accuse Roy Moore of misconduct."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • December 11, 2017
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on December 6, 2017 a candidate forum:
"I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has."
False
By Matt Dietrich • December 11, 2017
Doug Jones
Doug Jones
stated on November 30, 2017 a campaign ad:
"In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 6, 2017
Daniel Biss
Daniel Biss
stated on November 27, 2017 a tweet:
These guys are now pretty much living up to the @BruceRauner standard. And falling dismally short of the @MittRomney standard. Even Romney released his full tax returns.
True
By Matt Dietrich • December 4, 2017
Kayla Moore
Kayla Moore
stated on November 17, 2017 a women for Moore rally:
Says Doug Jones "is for full-term abortion."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 21, 2017
Scot Ross
Scot Ross
stated on November 3, 2017 an interview:
"Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 15, 2017
Amanda Carpenter
Amanda Carpenter
stated on November 13, 2017 a CNN roundtable:
"There are ‘sore loser’ laws that would bar Luther Strange from pursuing a seat" because he already lost the Alabama Republican Senate runoff to Roy Moore.
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 14, 2017
TheLastLineOfDefense.org
TheLastLineOfDefense.org
stated on November 11, 2017 a headline:
"Second Roy Moore Accuser Works For Michelle Obama Right NOW"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • November 14, 2017
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on October 11, 2017 on Twitter:
"Underreported fact: President @realDonaldTrump raised more in small dollar donations than Obama in 2012 and than Clinton and Bernie combined!"
Mostly True
By Sophie Kaplan • November 13, 2017
The Creative Resistance
The Creative Resistance
stated on October 24, 2017 a video:
"IDC members also get tons of campaign money from real estate, charter school, and health care lobbyists, some of whom are Republicans with connections to Trump"
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • November 5, 2017
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