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Defending Main Street
stated on October 12, 2018 an ad:

Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor "would make Columbus a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants."

False

By Stephen Koff • October 19, 2018

Senate Leadership Fund
stated on October 11, 2018 a campaign ad:

"Washington Heidi supports sanctuary cities, where illegal immigrants can be released on our streets, like this criminal, who was let go and then sexually assaulted a child."

Mostly False

By Manuela Tobias • October 19, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 16, 2018 in a tweet:

"I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia."

Half-True

By John Kruzel • October 18, 2018

Washington State Democratic Party
stated on October 9, 2018 a tweet:

Says congressional candidate Dino Rossi once suggested "the state build homes for unwed mothers."

Half-True

By Stephen Koff • October 16, 2018

National Taxpayers Union
stated on October 10, 2018 Washington Examiner op-ed:

"The latest round of tariffs now means that the total tax increase on Americans from enacted tariffs exceeds the tax increases from the Affordable Care Act."

Half-True

By Manuela Tobias • October 12, 2018

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 9, 2018 a campaign ad:

Says Washington’s Kim Schrier has a plan to eliminate employer-provided health coverage, double income taxes and put your care "in the hands of government bureaucrats."

Mostly False

By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2018

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 5, 2018 a TV ad:

Says that Steve Watkins "bragged to voters that he built his company from scratch, but it was all a lie."

Half-True

By Samantha Putterman • October 11, 2018

VoteVets.org
stated on September 27, 2018 a campaign ad:

Says Minnesota congressional candidate Jim Hagedorn supports a plan that would take away health care for 340,000 veterans, with 17,000 in Minnesota possibly losing coverage.

Half-True

By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2018

Joe Donnelly
stated on October 8, 2018 Indiana Senate debate:

"At (Mike Braun’s) company, the deductible on his health care is $10,000."

Mostly True

By Manuela Tobias • October 11, 2018

With Honor
stated on September 10, 2018 a TV ad:

Says Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr "would let shady payday lenders take advantage of our troops" and that he took "$36,550 from payday lenders."

Half-True

By Samantha Putterman • October 9, 2018

Taylor Swift
stated on October 7, 2018 an Instagram post:

Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape."

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2018

Tom Malinowski
stated on October 3, 2018 a campaign ad:

Says New Jersey Rep. Leonard Lance voted repeatedly "to let insurance companies charge more to people aged 50 and over."

Half-True

By Stephen Koff • October 9, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2018 a campaign rally:

"Every single Democrat in the U.S. Senate has signed up for the open borders, and it's a bill, it's called the ‘open borders bill.’"

False

By Miriam Valverde • October 8, 2018

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on September 15, 2018 a TV ad:

Says that Minnesota Democratic congressional candidate Dean Phillips doesn’t offer health insurance for his employees.

Mostly False

By Samantha Putterman • October 8, 2018

Heidi Heitkamp
stated on September 26, 2018 a campaign ad:

Says "On the Public Service Commission, (Kevin Cramer) raised his pay to over $93,650."

False

By Manuela Tobias • October 8, 2018

Josh Hawley
stated on September 13, 2018 a foxnews.com op-ed:

Says a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill "would give a free pass to any illegal immigrant who brings a child to the border."

False

By Sten Spinella • October 6, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 4, 2018 a rally in Rochester, Minn.:

"Some of the Democrats have been talking about ending (coverage for) pre-existing conditions."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2018

Jon Tester
stated on October 4, 2018 in a debate:

"Dark money is paying for over 80 percent of (Kavanaugh’s) ads."

Half-True

By John Kruzel • October 5, 2018

Maine Democratic Party
stated on October 1, 2018 a mailer:

Says Bruce Poliquin "voted to strip 117,000 Mainers of their insurance."

Half-True

By Samantha Putterman • October 5, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 2, 2018 a rally in Southaven, Miss.:

Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he served in Vietnam in "Da Nang Province. Soldiers dying left and right as we battled up the hill." And "then he cried when (the press) caught him."

False

By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2018

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