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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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