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Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly is a U.S. senator from Arizona. Kelly is a retired astronaut and husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., who was injured in a January 2011 shooting. The couple founded advocacy group Americans for Responsible Solutions.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Mark Kelly

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Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on October 26, 2022 a newspaper interview
Blake Masters “wants to privatize” Social Security.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 28, 2022
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on August 5, 2022 an ad
Blake Masters “wants to pass a national ban on abortion.”
Mostly True
August 26, 2022
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on October 6, 2020 a debate
Says Martha McSally “voted to take away money from Fort Huachuca to pay for the border wall.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • October 14, 2020
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on September 2, 2020 campaign website
Says Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.”
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • September 14, 2020
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on October 4, 2015 an interview on "State of the Union"
"We sell 40 percent of our guns without a background check."
Half-True
By Linda Qiu • October 4, 2015
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on August 12, 2013 an opinion column on NJ.com
"Polls show that 96 percent of New Jerseyans – and 95 percent of gun households in the state – support expanding background checks to keep guns away from those who shouldn’t have them."
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By Caryn Shinske • August 18, 2013
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
stated on March 31, 2013 an interview on 'Fox News Sunday'
Says "94 percent of (Marco Rubio's) constituents support a universal background check."
True
By Becky Bowers • April 2, 2013
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Latest Fact-Checks About Mark Kelly

Saving Arizona PAC
Saving Arizona PAC
stated on October 11, 2022 an ad
Mark Kelly "voted to allow prison inmates to receive stimulus checks five separate times."
Mostly False
October 20, 2022
Saving Arizona PAC
Saving Arizona PAC
stated on September 8, 2022 a campaign ad
“Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • September 16, 2022
Blake Masters
Blake Masters
stated on July 22, 2022 remarks at a Trump rally in Arizona
Sen. Mark Kelly “voted to legalize abortion up until the moment of birth.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 1, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on April 25, 2022 an ad
Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 2, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on October 24, 2020 online posts
A yearbook photo shows Mark Kelly dressed as Adolf Hitler.
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By Miriam Valverde • October 25, 2020
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