Latest Fact-Checks By Clara Hendrickson

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Jon Hoadley
Jon Hoadley
stated on October 13, 2020 in a TV ad:
Upton “voted a dozen times to kick thousands of Michigan families off their health insurance and eliminate protections for preexisting conditions”
Mostly True
By Clara Hendrickson • October 28, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 22, 2020 in a debate:
Michigan has been “like a prison” during the coronavirus.
False
By Clara Hendrickson • October 23, 2020
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on September 30, 2020 in a TV ad:
“Hoadley called women ‘breeders.’... wanted to learn about crystal meth and wrote that his sexual partners were his victims. Hoadley even wrote about a four year-old wearing a thong.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • October 16, 2020
John James
John James
stated on September 27, 2020 in a television ad:
Says Sen. Gary Peters “downplayed the pandemic” and “failed to act.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • October 8, 2020
Haley Stevens
Haley Stevens
stated on September 29, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Eric Esshaki “would allow insurance companies to kick people with a preexisting condition off their plans in the middle of a pandemic, including over 100,000 Michiganders who have survived COVID-19.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • October 8, 2020
Gary Peters
Gary Peters
stated on September 21, 2020 in Gary Peters in a Sept. 21 Facebook ad:
Says “John James opposes abortion, even refusing to make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk” and “wants to make it a felony even in cases of rape and incest.”
Half-True
By Clara Hendrickson • October 6, 2020
Fred Upton
Fred Upton
stated on September 8, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says House candidate Jon Hoadley voted to defund the police
False
By Clara Hendrickson • September 28, 2020
Michigan Democratic Party
Michigan Democratic Party
stated on September 24, 2020 in an email:
“James is the only Senate candidate in a battleground state who has refused to take a position” on whether the Senate should promptly vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Mostly True
By Clara Hendrickson • September 25, 2020
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 22, 2020 in a TV interview:
“Only one” Black-owned restaurant in Michigan received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • September 24, 2020
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 4, 2020 in a Facebook ad:
Says “John James supported Betsy DeVos’ agenda to cut public school funding and put it into wealthy private schools instead.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • September 24, 2020
Paul Junge
Paul Junge
stated on September 11, 2020 in an interview on 'Detroit Today':
"Candidate Slotkin had presented herself as a moderate and as someone who’d be independent-minded, but her time in office was making it increasingly clear that no, she was very partisan, voting 96% of the time with Speaker Pelosi."
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • September 21, 2020
Robocaller
Robocaller
stated on August 27, 2020 in a robocall:
“If you vote by mail, your personal information will be part of a public database that will be used by police departments to track down old warrants and be used by credit card companies to collect outstanding debt. The CDC is even pushing to use records for mail-in voting to track people for mandatory vaccines.”
Pants on Fire!
By Clara Hendrickson, Dave Boucher • August 31, 2020
Paul Junge
Paul Junge
stated on July 16, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Rep. Elissa Slotkin “voted against condemning cyber attacks by the Chinese Communist Party on American organizations developing COVID-19 treatments.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • August 24, 2020
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on August 15, 2020 in a tweet:
“8% of the votes cast” in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, 864 mailed ballots, came from dead voters. “NOTHING TO SEE HERE!!!”
Pants on Fire!
By Clara Hendrickson • August 18, 2020
Eric Esshaki
Eric Esshaki
stated on July 10, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Haley Stevens’ plan for “socialized medicine” would “eliminate 100,000 doctors and nurses.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • August 3, 2020
Great Lakes News
Great Lakes News
stated on July 22, 2020 in in a tweet:
Says Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “defunded the Michigan State Police and the prisons.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • July 24, 2020
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on June 18, 2020 in an attack ad:
Says John James "wants to allow insurance companies to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • July 22, 2020
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on July 6, 2020 in website profiteeringpeters.com:
Says Gary Peters "fought against funding for the VA, veterans housing programs, military pay raises, and health care and research for veterans and their families. He also fought against funding for processing veterans’ disability claims.”
False
By Clara Hendrickson • July 8, 2020
Paul Junge
Paul Junge
stated on June 10, 2020 in a campaign website:
“Even so-called moderate Democrats like Joe Biden have endorsed a ban on fracking, which would eliminate 516,000 Michigan jobs and reduce the state’s gross domestic product by $159 billion over five years.”
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • June 19, 2020
Rashida Tlaib
Rashida Tlaib
stated on June 4, 2020 in a tweet:
“Detroit spent $294 million on police last year, and $9 million on health.”
Mostly True
By Clara Hendrickson • June 16, 2020
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