Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Sean Casten
stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate:

Under the GOP tax law, "if you live in Hinsdale, Illinois … you are now being double-taxed to the tune of $35,000."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 31, 2018

Peter Roskam
stated on October 22, 2018 in a debate appearance:

Says the Washington Post fact-checked a charge he opposed pre-existing condition protections for health insurance "and gave that Four Pinocchios."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 28, 2018

Jeff Sessions
stated on October 19, 2018 in a speech:

An agreement between the city of Chicago and the ACLU caused "virtually all of the rise in homicides" in 2016.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 23, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on October 1, 2018 in a campaign ad:

"For decades, Madigan kept property taxes high and made a fortune helping cronies like Pritzker dodge them."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 7, 2018

Rahm Emanuel
stated on September 25, 2018 in remarks at an event:

Says three research universities "came out and said (CPS is) the best public school system in the United States of a major urban system."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 5, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on September 13, 2018 in a TV ad:

"Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 30, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on September 6, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says "J.B. Pritzker’s tax plan" includes a "new tax per mile you drive with government tracking device."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 23, 2018

Kwame Raoul
stated on September 4, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 17, 2018

Erika Harold
stated on August 13, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 16, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on August 22, 2018 in a radio interview:

"Every state that has put in a graduated income tax, the middle class always pays more."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 9, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on August 24, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Bruce Rauner is "misquoting newspapers to lie about J.B. Pritzker."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 2, 2018

Tammy Duckworth
stated on August 7, 2018 in remarks during a press conference:

"If you are a gun store owner and you decide to go out of business … you right now are allowed to convert your entire gun store inventory to ‘personal use’ and once it is a personal use weapon, you can sell it without background checks."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 26, 2018

Peter Roskam
stated on July 1, 2018 in in a Facebook ad:

Says Sean Casten supports "doubling premiums" and "cutting current health care plans."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 12, 2018

Rudy Giuliani
stated on August 6, 2018 in a tweet:

There were "63 murders this weekend" in Chicago and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s legacy is "more murders in his city than ever before."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 7, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on July 31, 2018 in a video on Twitter:

"We have the most educated … workforce in the entire nation."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 5, 2018

Dorothy Brown
stated on July 15, 2018 in a radio interview:

"Pre-K has gone down since the current mayor took office."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 29, 2018

Juliana Stratton
stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview:

Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 16, 2018

Rahm Emanuel
stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview:

"Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 9, 2018

Evelyn Sanguinetti
stated on June 26, 2018 in a radio interview:

Says a progressive income tax proposal from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker "is wholly regressive."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 2, 2018

JB Pritzker
stated on June 7, 2018 in a campaign ad:

"$1 billion—that’s how much Bruce Rauner has wasted with his budget crisis."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 25, 2018

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