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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 2, 2018 a rally in Southaven, Miss.:
Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal "lied about his service" in Vietnam.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2018
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 25, 2018 an attack ad:
Says Jacky Rosen "voted against stopping criminals from re-entering the United States."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2018 a midterm rally in Johnson City, Tenn.:
Says Republicans "just passed" the Veterans Choice program after 44 years of trying. "They've been trying to pass that one for many, many decades."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2018
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on September 25, 2018 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.:
Under Phil Bredesen, in sexual harassment cases, his administration chose "to shred some of the documents so that women’s voices would never be heard."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 27, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says New Jersey U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance was "rated among the most bipartisan in Congress."  
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • October 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2018 a White House press event:
"Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2018
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 19, 2018 a TV ad:
Says Kansas U.S. House candidate Paul Davis was caught with a stripper during a drug raid and later voted to "allow strip clubs to open near homes, churches, schools and daycare facilities."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • October 1, 2018
Danny O'Connor
Danny O'Connor
stated on September 25, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Ohio U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson backs a "massive tax giveaway" for corporations "by slashing Medicare and Social Security."  
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • September 26, 2018
Mike Bishop
Mike Bishop
stated on September 21, 2018 a TV ad:
Says Elissa Slotkin’s plan is to take Medicare away from current senior recipients.
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 26, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 21, 2018 blog post headline:
Says Brett "Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey exposed for ties to Big Pharma abortion pill maker… effort to derail Kavanaugh is plot to protect abortion industry profits."
Pants on Fire!
By Manuela Tobias • September 25, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost thousands of plants."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity:
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2018
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher
stated on September 19, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says "Texas U.S. Rep John Culberson voted to let insurance companies charge people 50 and over five times more than younger people."  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • September 24, 2018
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on September 10, 2018 a campaign statement :
Says Democratic congressional candidate Tom Malinowski "supports a full repeal of the 2017 tax law, which includes vital tax incentives" for New Jersey communities.
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • September 21, 2018
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 18, 2018 a television ad:
Says Tennessee Senate candidate Phil Bredesen "supports single-payer health care."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 20, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 18, 2018 an exchange with reporters:
On investigating during the Supreme Court confirmation process, "The FBI doesn’t do that."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 20, 2018
Mike Bishop
Mike Bishop
stated on September 19, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 19, 2018
Phil Bredesen
Phil Bredesen
stated on August 24, 2018 a press release:
Says Marsha Blackburn "at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry, co-sponsored a law that weakened DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 18, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 13, 2018 tweets:
Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 18, 2018
House Majority PAC
House Majority PAC
stated on September 12, 2018 campaign ad:
Says Dino Rossi "stripped" health care "from 45,000 children."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • September 18, 2018
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