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Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell is a U.S. Senator from Kentucky. He became the Republican leader in the Senate 2007 and announced in 2024 that he woud step down from his leadership post. 

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Latest Fact-Checks By Mitch McConnell

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Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 19, 2022 in a Senate hearing:
The Freedom to Vote Act is “a sprawling takeover of our whole political system.”
False
By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2022
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 24, 2021 a Senate floor speech:
In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.”
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • February 26, 2021
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 6, 2021 a Senate floor speech:
"This election actually was not unusually close."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2021
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on September 18, 2020 a statement:
On confirming a Supreme Court nominee in a presidential election year.
Full Flop
By Katie Sanders, Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2020
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on May 11, 2020 a Team Trump Facebook Live:
“Clearly, the Obama administration did not leave any kind of game plan for something like this.”
Pants on Fire!
By Victoria Knight • May 14, 2020
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 26, 2019 a speech:
Says NC absentee voters have "no way" to know if ballots are delivered
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 7, 2019
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on June 4, 2018 a Senate floor speech:
"The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2018
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on February 1, 2017 a tweet:
"Not a single Democrat opposed Neil Gorsuch's confirmation in 2006."
True
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2017
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 9, 2017 an op-ed on FoxNews.com:
"About 8 out of 10 favor changing Obamacare significantly or replacing it altogether."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 10, 2017
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention:
In 2010, Clinton "said Iran could enrich uranium. In 2014 she said she’s always argued against it."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 20, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland:
Says Hillary Clinton "lied about why her parents named her Hillary."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on May 31, 2016 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
Says Obama "called Kagan a moderate. He called Sotomayor a moderate."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 7, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on March 20, 2016 "Fox News Sunday":
Says Senate Republicans are "following a longstanding tradition of not filling vacancies on the Supreme Court in the middle of a presidential election year."  
False
By Lauren Carroll • March 22, 2016
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on March 15, 2015 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says Secretary of State John Kerry, "when he was a senator, flew to Managua and met with a communist dictator there, Daniel Ortega, and accused the Reagan administration of engaging in terrorism."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2015
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on January 7, 2015 a Senate floor speech:
A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2015
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on November 12, 2014 a media availability:
The climate-change agreement between the United States and China "requires the Chinese to do nothing at all for 16 years."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on October 13, 2014 a debate:
Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour "will destroy between half a million and one million jobs."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • October 14, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on August 5, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • August 13, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 17, 2014 a press release:
Says a new report shows the "devastating tax hikes (in the health care law) will have on middle-class Kentuckians."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • July 23, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 10, 2014 remarks to voters in Kentucky:
"More women are graduating from college now than men."
True
By Molly O'Connor • July 18, 2014
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Latest Fact-Checks About Mitch McConnell

Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 16, 2022 a Facebook post:
Video shows Mitch McConnell saying Nancy Pelosi “should be jailed!”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 18, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a post on Facebook:
Says Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron “married his mentor Mitch McConnell's granddaughter."
False
By Madison Czopek • September 25, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 9, 2016 a story:
Ninety pounds of cocaine was found on a boat owned by Mitch McConnell's family and that they are “financing his Senate campaigns with their cocaine drug profits.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • February 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Mitch McConnell was cured of polio when he was a child by government-funded care and now he’s trying to take that same care away from millions of Americans
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 29, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on."
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 14, 2019
Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
stated on May 1, 2018 a debate:
"Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2018
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on January 8, 2017 an interview on 'Face the Nation':
"In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' "
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • January 8, 2017
Roy Zimmerman
Roy Zimmerman
stated on March 13, 2016 a YouTube video:
"Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 17, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 18, 2015 an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
"Republican leadership took the lead confirming Loretta Lynch as attorney general."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 18, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on January 7, 2015 a tweet:
Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2015
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on October 13, 2014 a debate:
Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "would help lift over a million Americans out of poverty."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • October 14, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on October 6, 2014 a campaign ad:
"The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."
False
By Steve Contorno • October 8, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 A campaign ad:
Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • August 25, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on June 3, 2014 a radio ad:
"Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 6, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on October 28, 2013 a campaign ad:
Says Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has "blocked the Senate over 400 times."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 20, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 30, 2010 his weekly address:
"The Republican leader of the Senate said his main goal after this election is simply to win the next one."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • October 30, 2010
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on July 1, 2010 a conference call with Texas reporters:
"Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 11, 2010
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on July 2, 2009 a television ad:
Mitch McConnell opposed "legislation to create and protect Kentucky jobs . . . help for the unemployed. . .  health care for Kentucky's children," and "fair pay for women."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 6, 2009
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on March 9, 2009 a cable TV ad:
Republican leaders said "no" to "tax cuts for 95% of working Americans."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • March 10, 2009
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