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Michigan

PolitiFact Michigan is a project of the Detroit Free Press to fact-check statements about Michigan issues and claims made by Michigan politicians. Statements are rated on the Truth-O-Meter, which measures the accuracy of a claim from True to Pants on Fire false.

Scorecard

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mostly true
0% 4 Checks
half true
0% 8 Checks
mostly false
0% 16 Checks
false
0% 70 Checks
Pants on Fire
0% 18 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Michigan

Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer
stated on February 2, 2026 a Substack:
Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2026
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 15, 2024 Facebook posts:
Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • December 20, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 4, 2024 a Facebook post:
"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.
False
By Maria Briceño • December 17, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 12, 2024 a video:
FEMA brought 300 semi trucks to Michigan’s Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 21, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 30, 2024 a post:
“It’s now been confirmed by Dominion that their voting machines have a programming issue that will affect vote counts.”
False
By Sara Swann • November 5, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 30, 2024 a Facebook post:
Data shows some voters cast multiple votes, meaning "at least 164,568 illegal votes have been cast” in Michigan.
False
By Jeff Cercone • October 31, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 22, 2024 a Threads post:
“The cheat has begun” because “Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania have officially announced that they will not have election results available on election night.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 25, 2024
United Auto Workers
United Auto Workers
stated on October 23, 2024 a Meta ad:
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • October 24, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on October 19, 2024 a post:
Michigan has “more registered voters than eligible citizens. This creates a huge risk of election fraud.”
False
By Sara Swann • October 23, 2024
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on October 14, 2024 a debate:
“About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • October 18, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on October 15, 2024 an X post:
Detroit’s Oct.15, 2024, absentee ballot return rate proves election fraud.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • October 17, 2024
Michigan Republican Party
Michigan Republican Party
stated on October 8, 2024 an X post:
Elissa Slotkin “signed a secret agreement with a CCP-linked Chinese battery company.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • October 17, 2024
Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin
stated on September 30, 2024 a Meta ad:
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “believes he should make that decision” about whether to end pregnancies.
Mostly False
By Caleb McCullough • September 30, 2024
Americans for Prosperity Action
Americans for Prosperity Action
stated on September 4, 2024 a Meta ad:
The Inflation Reduction Act, which Rep. Elissa Slotkin supported, “drove inflation higher.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • September 26, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on September 24, 2024 a post:
Image of people boarding up a window shows Michigan election officials are “preparing to steal this election”
False
By Grace Abels • September 26, 2024
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on September 21, 2024 an event in Bethlehem, Pa.:
“The last union member on a national ticket (was) Ronald Reagan.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2024
Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin
stated on September 11, 2024 a TV ad:
Mike Rogers supported “laws that could eliminate IVF and birth control.”
Half-True
By Caleb McCullough • September 13, 2024
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 28, 2024 an Instagram ad:
Elissa Slotkin “gave your hard-earned tax money to illegal immigrants.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • September 6, 2024
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on August 27, 2024 a campaign rally:
Rep. Elissa Slotkin “voted recently to let illegals vote in U.S. elections.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • September 3, 2024
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on August 16, 2024 a blog post:
Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s vote for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act was a vote to “cut Medicare benefits for seniors.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • August 28, 2024
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