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Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on March 10, 2021 a speech
“If you look at the average teacher pay compared to the average pay of your citizens, Virginia ranks last.”
True
By Warren Fiske • March 22, 2021
Barbara Dittrich
Barbara Dittrich
stated on February 16, 2021 Column
"Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking."
True
By Haley BeMiller • March 19, 2021
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
stated on January 22, 2021 public comments
"86% of Americans and 82% of gun owners support requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check."
True
March 12, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2021 a Facebook post
The Georgia House passed a bill that “makes it a misdemeanor to give food or water to voters waiting in line.”
True
By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2021
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on March 7, 2021 remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press"
“The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2021
Energy Transfer
Energy Transfer
stated on February 26, 2021 testimony
“Pipelines do not freeze. They are naturally insulated. They’re buried beneath the ground.”
True
By Brandon Mulder • March 5, 2021
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on February 10, 2021 Twitter
“The National Academy of Medicine points to a significant correlation between marijuana and psychosis, schizophrenia, and other psychotic disorders, particularly in teenagers where the risk of developing schizophrenia increases three fold.”
True
By Haley BeMiller • March 5, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on February 22, 2021 a digital ad opposing Xavier Becerra's nomination to be HHS secretary
“Becerra supports Bernie’s government takeover of your health care, eliminating your employer-provided coverage.”
True
By Victoria Knight • March 1, 2021
Tom Wolf
Tom Wolf
stated on February 22, 2021 a speech
“We’re the only major gas-producing state in the US that doesn’t have a severance tax.”
True
By Jessica Calefati • February 25, 2021
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on February 9, 2021 a statement
“There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century."
True
By Miriam Valverde • February 22, 2021
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 16, 2021 a tweet
“Energy experts and State House Dems, among others, were warning of this (the Texas power blackout) for years.”
True
By Amy Sherman • February 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 16, 2021 a Facebook post
"The Texas power grid is not part of the US power grid because they wanted to avoid federal regulation.”
True
February 18, 2021
Gordon Hintz
Gordon Hintz
stated on February 5, 2021 TV interview
“We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t."
True
By Haley BeMiller • February 12, 2021
Chuck Grassley
Chuck Grassley
stated on January 14, 2021 a tweet
Insulin prices have "gone THRU THE ROOF for patients/taxpayers bc of manufacturer, health plan & PBM biz practices."
True
February 2, 2021
Jenna Wadsworth
Jenna Wadsworth
stated on January 26, 2021 a tweet
North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall "has won more statewide races than probably anyone else alive."
True
By Paul Specht • February 2, 2021
Jennifer Boysko
Jennifer Boysko
stated on January 18, 2021 a committee debate.
“The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.”
True
By Warren Fiske • January 28, 2021
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on January 22, 2021 a tweet
Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.”
True
By Miriam Valverde • January 27, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 12, 2021 Speech
"We put $330 million in general school aids — the largest in more than a decade."
True
By Haley BeMiller • January 26, 2021
Pat Toomey
Pat Toomey
stated on January 19, 2021 a hearing
“There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.”
True
By Jessica Calefati • January 21, 2021
Kirk Cox
Kirk Cox
stated on January 13, 2021 a speech.
Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine.
True
By Warren Fiske • January 20, 2021
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