Fact Check Posts – Page 9

Sean Hannity
stated on July 16, 2018 on television

"In 2016, when Hillary Clinton appeared to have a firm lead in the polls — oh, just before the election, it was President Obama who laughed off any notion that American elections could possibly be tampered with."

By Bill McCarthy • July 17, 2018

Bloggers
stated on June 11, 2018 in a blog post

"Busted: Obama is holding secret meetings to overtake the White House"

By Bill McCarthy • June 21, 2018

Tim Moore
stated on June 7, 2018 a TV interview

States with voter ID laws have seen "zero decrease" in participation. "Most have seen an increase."

By Paul Specht • June 20, 2018

Randy Bryce
stated on May 6, 2018 an interview

Says he’s not a politician.

May 16, 2018

Jacky Rosen
stated on May 10, 2018 a Rosen campaign press release

Says Dean Heller "has voted for a GOP bill that funded efforts to revive Yucca Mountain."

By Jon Greenberg • May 14, 2018

Scott Walker
stated on April 9, 2018 an interview

Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan."

April 11, 2018

Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 12, 2018 a billboard campaign

Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her."

March 28, 2018

Jack Posobiec
stated on March 20, 2018 a tweet

Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election."

By Jon Greenberg • March 21, 2018

Robert Pittenger
stated on February 19, 2018 an attack ad

"Mark Harris worked to stop Trump from being president."

By Paul Specht • March 16, 2018

Viral image
stated on February 18, 2018 on the Internet

In most states, you can buy an assault rifle with no proof of ID, but in every state, you need proof of ID to vote.

By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2018

Joe Berrios
stated on December 11, 2017 a campaign ad

"(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons."

By Matt Dietrich • December 29, 2017

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.’ "

By Matt Dietrich • December 14, 2017

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."

By Jon Greenberg • December 6, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2017 a tweet

Says Paul Manafort’s alleged crimes were "years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign."

By Jon Greenberg • October 30, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2017 a tweet

"The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!"

By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2017

Eric Bolling
stated on July 11, 2017 comments on 'Fox News Specialists'

"Collusion is not illegal."

By Joshua Gillin • July 12, 2017

X posts
stated on May 23, 2017 a tweet

"Docs: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took $1 million from a pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman—last election cycle."

June 21, 2017

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 31, 2017 an interview

"The best estimate is that 200,000 people in Wisconsin were either denied or chilled in their efforts to vote" in the 2016 presidential election.

June 9, 2017

Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 17, 2017 a tweet

"Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws."

May 24, 2017

Kris Kobach
stated on May 14, 2017 an interview on Fox

The Department of Homeland Security’s database of legal immigrants has "never" been "bounced against a state’s voter rolls."

By Amy Sherman • May 23, 2017

Latest Fact-Checks In Elections