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Mike Gallagher

Mike Gallagher

Republican Mike Gallagher of Green Bay was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2016. He is the senior global market strategist at Breakthrough Fuel, a Green Bay supply chain fuel management company. Gallagher previously served as a human intelligence and counterintelligence officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a foreign policy aide to GOP Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's 2016 presidential campaign.  

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Latest Fact-Checks By Mike Gallagher

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Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on June 27, 2023 Interview
China sends “fentanyl into America killing 80,000 Americans a year.”
Half-True
By Sophia Voight • October 6, 2023
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on April 12, 2022 News release
“Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • April 22, 2022
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on May 11, 2021 Public statement
On supporting Liz Cheney for House Republican leadership position
Full Flop
By D.L. Davis • May 14, 2021
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on January 3, 2021 a statement
“Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”
True
By Eric Litke • January 4, 2021
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on December 7, 2020 a tweet
"New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases."
True
By Eric Litke • December 18, 2020
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on June 25, 2020 a TV interview
"The average family in America forks over more of their hard-earned income to their local hospital than to the IRS.”
True
By Madeline Heim • July 22, 2020
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on December 20, 2019 a radio interview
Says the House impeachment vote was the third by Democrats — "They tried to impeach Trump for criticizing the NFL and for some other things." 
False
By Madeline Heim • January 21, 2020
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on July 9, 2017 a TV interview
"We’re spending 18 percent of our GDP on healthcare while the average among industrialized countries is closer to 8 percent."
Mostly True
By Devi Shastri • August 9, 2017
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on September 12, 2016 a TV ad
Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."  
False
September 30, 2016
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Latest Fact-Checks About Mike Gallagher

Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson
stated on September 1, 2016 a TV ad
Says Mike Gallagher’s plan "would cut Social Security benefits for two-thirds of seniors."  
Half-True
September 23, 2016
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