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Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley took office as U.S. Senator from Missouri in 2019. Hawley previously served as Missouri’s Attorney General. 

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Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on October 7, 2025 a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
“The FBI tapped my phone” and those of other senators.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2025
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on March 21, 2022 an op-ed
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “gave child porn offenders sentences below the guidelines and below what the prosecutors were requesting,” showing she is “soft on child pornography offenders.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 24, 2022
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on January 6, 2021 a U.S. Senate speech
“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2021
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on January 4, 2021 a tweet
Says activists threatened his family and “screamed threats, vandalized, and tried to pound open our door.”
Mostly False
By William Skipworth • January 8, 2021
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 23, 2020 a Facebook post
"USPS currently has the most cash on hand in its history, (approximately) $15 billion."
Mostly True
By Veronica Mohesky • September 16, 2020
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on January 15, 2020 a tweet
“As the State Department warned Mizzou in July 2019, and as I have repeatedly stated, (the Confucius Institute) presented security risks for students & university as a whole.”
Mostly False
By Tyler Messner • February 28, 2020
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 10, 2019 a tweet
"Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018."
True
By Greta Serrin • October 10, 2019
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on October 25, 2018 a debate
Says a manufacturing operation in his hometown that made gunstock for Remington rifles "closed down, we lost those jobs and it's been devastating for my little town."
Half-True
By Titus Wu • November 5, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on October 18, 2018 a debate
Says Claire McCaskill "voted against including health records in the background check system."
Mostly False
By Tom Warhover • November 1, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 25, 2018 a tweet
Says Claire McCaskill "has had Chuck Schumer spend more dark money for her than for any senator in America. $16 million and counting!"
Mostly False
By Theo DeRosa • October 25, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 13, 2018 a foxnews.com op-ed
Says a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill "would give a free pass to any illegal immigrant who brings a child to the border."
False
By Sten Spinella • October 6, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 19, 2018 a video
Says "Claire McCaskill receives the second-most contributions from insurance companies in the entire Senate."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 20, 2018 an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader
Since 2009, "millions of Americans have lost their health care plans."
Mostly False
By Morgan Keith, Ryan Hanrahan • September 20, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on August 7, 2018 a speech
"I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on July 9, 2018 a campaign website
Says "Claire McCaskill voted for 100 percent of President Obama’s judicial nominees."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on June 14, 2016 a campaign ad
Says "he fought Obama at the Supreme Court — and won."
Mostly True
By George Ash • October 7, 2016
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Latest Fact-Checks About Josh Hawley

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Facebook posts
stated on July 9, 2023 a Facebook post
Video shows a Senate committee hearing witness who “cries to Josh Hawley for ‘no jailtime.’”
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July 12, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 6, 2023 a Facebook post
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley made U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland cry at a committee hearing.
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March 8, 2023
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on September 10, 2018 a Q&A at Truman State University
"My opponent is endorsed by Citizens United."
True
By Sten Spinella • October 25, 2018
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on August 23, 2018 an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader
Says a Josh Hawley lawsuit "would take away important prescription drug coverage for seniors through Medicare and end all of the consumer protections under the ACA."
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By Hannah Archambault, Matthew Hall, Theo DeRosa • September 13, 2018
Missouri Democratic Party
Missouri Democratic Party
stated on July 17, 2018 a tweet
If a lawsuit backed by Josh Hawley succeeds, "nearly 2.5 million Missourians with pre-existing conditions could lose their health care coverage."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2018
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on October 10, 2017 a campaign statement
Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City."
Mostly False
By Emily McCarter, Lucille Sherman • November 24, 2017
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