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All Fact-checks for Michigan

Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer
stated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack:
Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.
Half-True
February 6, 2026
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 15, 2024 in Facebook posts:
Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment.
False
December 20, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 4, 2024 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a Facebook post:
Data shows some voters cast multiple votes, meaning "at least 164,568 illegal votes have been cast” in Michigan.
False
October 31, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 22, 2024 in 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
October 25, 2024
United Auto Workers
United Auto Workers
stated on October 23, 2024 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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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