Latest Fact-Checks In Virginia

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Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on October 21, 2018 a radio interview.
On Abigail Spanberger: "She got $2.2 million from ActBlue...That is the George Soros resistance group."  
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • November 2, 2018
Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on October 11, 2018 Facebook post.
Abigail Spanberger "wants a tax increase of $32 trillion - that’s with a `T,’ to pay for her socialist health care plan."  
False
By Warren Fiske • October 23, 2018
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
stated on September 28, 2018 a TV ad.
Says Dave Brat "voted against protecting pre-existing conditions."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • October 11, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on July 21, 2018 a debate.
Tim Kaine: "opposes everything President Trump does."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • September 26, 2018
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2018 a debate.
"The national economy was strong in its largest expansion of private sector jobs before President Trump came into office."  
True
By Warren Fiske • September 25, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on July 21, 2018 a debate.
"It is only under President Trump that we have become the largest producer of oil and gas resources."  
False
By Warren Fiske • September 11, 2018
Larry Pratt
Larry Pratt
stated on December 15, 2016 a radio interview.
Says President Barack Obama "has not condemned" shootings targeting police.
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • December 27, 2016
Bryce Reeves
Bryce Reeves
stated on December 4, 2016 a radio interview.
"If you’re a single mom, and you’ve two kids in the city of Richmond, you can almost make $50,000 a year on the public dole."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • December 19, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 2, 2016 a radio interview.
"We adopted the modern Social Security system at a time when the average person died before they were old enough to get Social Security."
True
By Warren Fiske • December 12, 2016
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on November 30, 2016 a radio interview.
"We would be just like North Carolina with HB2-like (transgender bathroom) legislation. It actually passed our chamber and I vetoed it."  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • December 5, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 27, 2016 a tweet.
There was "serious voter fraud" in Virginia. 
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • November 29, 2016
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on November 8, 2016 an interview.
"We have trade agreements with 20 countries, and we have trade surpluses with each one of those 20."
False
By Warren Fiske • November 28, 2016
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on November 9, 2016 an interview.
Ed Gillespie "would not mention (Donald Trump’s) name unless he was condemning him."
False
By Sean Gorman • November 21, 2016
Pat Robertson
Pat Robertson
stated on November 8, 2016 a TV broadcast.
Margaret Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • November 14, 2016
Kai Degner
Kai Degner
stated on October 17, 2016 a debate.
"The Declaration of Independence was written on paper made out of hemp."
False
By Sean Gorman • November 7, 2016
Michelle Mosby
Michelle Mosby
stated on October 11, 2016 a radio ad.
Joe Morrissey "has been a delegate in the General Assembly for eight years with no laws passed to help our black community with education or workforce."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • November 1, 2016
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on October 17, 2016
"Jack Berry voted for a plan to cut $23.8 million from our schools."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • October 31, 2016
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on October 17, 2016 a debate.
As executive director of the Democratic Party of Virginia there were "300 people on my payroll in 2008."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • October 25, 2016
Joe Morrissey
Joe Morrissey
stated on October 17, 2016 a debate.
The city of Richmond "built the second richest team in the NFL a $14 million stadium."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • October 24, 2016
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on October 8, 2016 a flier.
Hillary Clinton said gun confiscation "would be worth considering."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • October 17, 2016
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