Latest Fact-Checks In Missouri

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Crystal Quade
Crystal Quade
stated on August 9, 2017 a letter
"The governor’s cuts would kick over 8,000 people out of their homes."
Mostly False
By Allie Pecorin, Katie Parkins • September 10, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on August 23, 2017 a Facebook live conversation
"Just in our first six months in office, Missouri moved up the rankings nine places ... of the best states to do business."
Half-True
By Carolina Vargas, Emma Diltz • September 10, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on April 5, 2017 a news release
"Due to the recent downturn in steel production, more than 13,600 Americans have been laid off and the steel industry is facing billions in losses."
True
May 30, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on April 14, 2017 a town hall
"If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years."  
False
By Grace Hase • May 23, 2017
Nate Walker
Nate Walker
stated on March 20, 2017 on MissouriNet.com
"(Charter schools in Missouri) are actually failing in a greater capacity than the public school systems."
Mostly False
By Jen Para • May 13, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on March 28, 2017 a tweet
"We have 5 percent of world population. 80 percent of opioids."
False
By Gary Garrison • May 10, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on January 31, 2017 a Senate hearing for Rex Tillerson’s nomination for U.S. Secretary of State
"Nobody applies to the United States for refugee status. They apply to the United Nations."
False
By Aleissa Bleyl • April 24, 2017
Allen Andrews
Allen Andrews
stated on February 24, 2017 an article on KMAland.com
"Missouri is actually the only state that has been forced to borrow money from the federal government to pay for unemployment benefits during each of the last five economic downturns."
True
By Jen Para • April 23, 2017
Dan Hegeman
Dan Hegeman
stated on March 8, 2017 a meeting with University of Missouri System Curator nominees
"We don’t give bonuses in the state of Missouri on any level of government."
Half-True
By Allison Colburn • April 21, 2017
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on March 14, 2017 a tweet
"For too long, Obamacare has caused high premiums and dismal coverage. ... Under Obamacare premiums in job-based coverage have increased by $3,775"
Mostly False
By Gary Garrison • April 13, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on February 8, 2017 a television interview
"Over the past 25 years, job growth in right-to-work states has been twice as high as in non-right-to-work states. ... The facts are just so clear that this is going to lead to more jobs and higher pay for the people of Missouri."
Half-True
By Allison Colburn • April 6, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on February 2, 2017 a budget speech at Nixa’s Early Childhood Center
  "K-12 education is getting more money this year than they did last year. ... It is a total increase of 4.1 percent."
Mostly False
By Jen Para • March 28, 2017
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on February 8, 2017 a speech
"Somebody observed this week that you have to go back to the very founding of the government to the first administration of George Washington to find a time when it’s taken longer to put a Cabinet in place."
False
By Grace Hase • March 25, 2017
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on March 14, 2017 a press release
"Roughly one-fourth of rural Missourians are unable to purchase high-speed internet, which puts them at a disadvantage in everything from education to entertainment to health care."
Half-True
By Gary Garrison • March 20, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on February 14, 2017 a press release on her website
Small businesses "create two out of every three American jobs."
True
March 18, 2017
Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on January 20, 2017 a statement at a legislative breakfast
"And this would be the first year, if everything holds true, we will spend over $10 billion of our state budget on Medicaid out of the $28 billion budget."
Mostly True
March 12, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on January 17, 2017 State of the State address
"Three of the 11 most violent cities in the U.S. are in Missouri — St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield."
Half-True
By Allison Colburn • March 3, 2017
Kip Kendrick
Kip Kendrick
stated on January 20, 2017 an interview on KMIZ’s “This Week”
"Corporate entities are paying a lot less taxes this year than they have in the past. Part of that is from a loophole in a bill that was passed in 2015."
Mostly True
By Jen Para • March 2, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on January 17, 2017 his state of the state address
"Over 200 of our 520 school districts did not have a single student in physics."
Mostly False
By Grace Hase • February 24, 2017
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on January 11, 2017 a press release
"This year, 97 Missouri counties have only one insurer participating in the Obamacare exchanges. Last year, every Missouri county had at least two insurance options. In addition, most Missourians will see an increase in their premiums, with some facing an increase upward of 40 percent"
Half-True
By Gary Garrison • February 22, 2017
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