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Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn, a native of Laurel, Miss., was first elected to represent Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District in 2002. Blackburn was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018,

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Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on June 19, 2026 in an X post:
The Obama Presidential Center is "requiring photo ID to enter."
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By Alex Min • June 23, 2026
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on March 22, 2022 in an interview:
Ketanji Brown Jackson "gave a lecture talking about critical race theory as one of the components to consider when you are making decisions on the bench."
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By Tom Kertscher • March 22, 2022
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on March 21, 2022 in a Senate judiciary committee hearing:
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson advocated that “each and every criminal defendant in D.C. Corrections custody should be released.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 22, 2022
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on October 11, 2018 in an attack ad:
Says Phil Bredesen "lured illegal immigrants to Tennessee."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 25, 2018
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on September 25, 2018 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.:
Under Phil Bredesen, in sexual harassment cases, his administration chose "to shred some of the documents so that women’s voices would never be heard."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2018
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 8, 2018 in a speech to farmers:
"Hospitals are closing in rural America because they don't have access to high-speed internet."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 15, 2018
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on November 9, 2017 in a Fox News post:
"When Phoenix dropped its sanctuary city policy in 2008, its murder rate fell 27 percent the following year."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • November 17, 2017
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on April 12, 2014 in a speech to the Freedom Summit in New Hampshire:
A recent Gallup poll found that 72 percent of Americans and 56 percent of Democrats "say the biggest threat to our nation's security is big government."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 16, 2014
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on October 1, 2012 in in a letter co-signed with others in Congress.:
Signs letter saying Consumer Product Safety Commission is acting "without consultation or input from the company" to stop the sale of Buckyballs.
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By Bartholomew Sullivan • October 15, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on August 26, 2012 in an appearance on "Face the Nation" on CBS:
Says that in the U.S. House of Representatives "we’ve had bipartisan support for the repeal of Obamacare … for getting rid of cap and trade … for building the Keystone Pipeline."
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By Bartholomew Sullivan • September 24, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on June 7, 2012:
Says her congressional district has 10,000 medical-device industry jobs and 1,000 will be lost because of health-care law tax.
Mostly False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • June 17, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on February 29, 2012 in a press release announcing her vote against the Independent Payments Advisory Board.:
Says President Obama and his allies in Congress gave "power" to control Medicare patients’ health care decisions to "a commission of 15 unelected bureaucrats in Washington."
False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • March 30, 2012
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
stated on December 16, 2011 in appearance on Fox Business Channel’s “Varney & Co.”:
New energy standards will take away "our freedom of choice and selection in the light bulbs we have in our homes."
Mostly False
By Bartholomew Sullivan • January 13, 2012
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Latest Fact-Checks About Marsha Blackburn

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X posts
stated on April 7, 2022 in a tweet:
Sen. Marsha Blackburn made a white power symbol at Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 13, 2022
Tennessee Democratic Party
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on May 31, 2018 in an email from the Tennessee Democratic Party:
Says Marsha Blackburn "voted against military pay raise."  
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By Jon Greenberg • June 5, 2018
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