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PolitiFact→ Scott Walker – Former Wisconsin governor's statement on layoffs is correct, but it’s lacking context
“We just had 100% increase in layoffs.”
Logically→ No, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs was not executed at Guantanamo Bay
PolitiFact→ Robin Vos – Did Wisconsin's governor reject Iowa modeled redistricting plan he had earlier endorsed?
Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed."
PolitiFact→ Julian Bradley – Has Wisconsin's governor vetoed multiple middle-class tax cuts this year?
"Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief."
PolitiFact→ Melissa Agard – Agard correct that GOP Senate more than doubled firings of governor’s appointees in one day
“Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.”
The Dispatch→ GOP Frontrunner for North Carolina Governor Gets a Republican Challenger
Bill Graham will have support from party insiders made nervous by Mark Robinson’s political baggage.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Katie Hobbs is still Arizona’s governor, despite online claims
“Katie Hobbs no longer governor of Arizona.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Governor Katie Hobbs Did NOT ‘Mysteriously’ Step Down — She Left Arizona For One Night For A DC Meeting
Did Katie Hobbs "mysteriously" step down as governor of Arizona? No, that's not true: Hobbs left the state for one night to attend a meeting in Washington, D.C., her office said. State Treasurer Kimberly Yee announced on social media that
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Arizona’s governor didn’t ‘mysteriously’ step down. She was in DC less than a day and is back now
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' brief trip out of state this week has been wildly misrepresented on social media and conservative news sites.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Arizona’s governor hasn’t been ‘indicted’ by the state senate, contrary to viral claim
Social media users are falsely claiming Arizona’s governor has been “indicted” by local lawmakers. But the Republican leadership in Arizona’s state Senate say no such indictment has been issued.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee Governor Did NOT Recently Sign Off On New Internment Camps — This Is Old And Misconstrued News
Did Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee sign an executive order, around September 2023, to build quarantine internment camps as has been done in many other states at the same time, supposedly? No, that's not true: This TikTok video was first posted o
FactCheck.org→ TV Ad Twists Facts to Fit Narrative in Attack on Beshear in Kentucky Governor’s Race
A TV ad from a conservative super PAC attacks Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s decision during the COVID-19 pandemic to release more than 1,800 prisoners convicted of non-violent or non-sexual felonies. But the details of the case feature
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ California’s governor isn’t trying to block Trump from the ballot, despite what fake headline claims
CLAIM: Fox News reports that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballot in 2024 as a candidate for president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Report Gavin Newsom Is First Governor To Call For Bill To Remove Trump From Ballot; Newsom Did NOT Say That
Did Fox News report that California's Gavin Newsom is the first governor to call for a bill to remove Donald Trump from the ballot in his state? No, that's not true: "The Governor did not say this," Newsom's spokesperson told Lead Stories
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Hawaii’s governor did not tell reporters he wants to make Lahaina a ‘smart city’
CLAIM: A video shows Hawaii Gov. Josh Green saying he wants the state to acquire land destroyed in the Maui wildfire so that it can turn the town of Lahaina into a “smart city.”
Logically→ No, the Governor of Hawaii did not say that a ‘bomb and fire went off’ in Lahaina
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hawaii’s Governor Green Did NOT Announce State To Take Ownership Of Lahaina To Turn It Into A ‘Smart City’
Did Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announce in mid-August 2023 that the state will take ownership of Lahaina to convert it into "a smart city"? No, that's not true: The governor discussed a range of measures aimed at protecting housing security f
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Shortened video distorts Hawaii governor’s comments about preserving Lahaina
Video shows Hawaii Gov. Josh Green “wants to turn Lahaina Maui into state lands. All planned for smart city."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Illinois Governor Did NOT Sign Law Allowing ‘Illegal Immigrants To Become Police Officers’
Did Illinois Gov. Jay Robert "J.B." Pritzker sign a law that will allow "illegal immigrants" to become police officers and sheriffs' deputies? No, that's not true: Neither DACA recipients nor lawful permanent residents -- the two categori
AllSides→ CNN’s Bakari Sellers calls Nikki Haley ‘white governor’ after town hall
https://nypost.com/2023/06/05/cnns-bakari-sellers-calls-nikki-haley-white-governor-after-town-hall/ A C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of A Woman At An ‘International Airport’ Does NOT Show The Wife Of Russia’s Belgorod Region Governor Fleeing Country
Does a photo shared on social media during the May 22, 2023, attack on the Russian region of Belgorod by two paramilitary groups show the wife of the region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, at an "international airport" with her "belonging
Truth or Fiction?→ Can the Texas Governor Now Overturn Election Results?
On May 11 2023, Imgur account u/Lanhdanan shared a meme claiming that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) bas been granted the ability to overturn Texas election results: No link was attached to the post providing context for the claim. However, three of the
Logically→ No, New York governor didn’t issue a memo ‘denying white people’ medical treatment
PolitiFact→ Jared Moskowitz – Did Donald Trump tell governors to close states during the pandemic? The answer is complicated
Former President Donald Trump “instructed all the governors to shut down” because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
AllSides→ Debunking Trump’s Misleading Attacks on DeSantis’s Record as Governor
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/debunking-trumps-misleading-attacks-on-desantiss-record-as-governor/
Logically→ Lagos’ governor invited Igbo business leaders to dinner in an attempt to boost his re-election efforts.
AllSides→ Virginia governor blocks bill banning police from seeking menstrual histories
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/16/virginia-governor-glenn-youngkin-extreme-bill-police-menstrual-histories
PolitiFact→ Scott Walker – Yes, governors who oppose abortion did well in midterms – but so did governors who feel the opposite
“Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won – by a large margin.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arizona Did NOT Vote All Red Except For The Governor
Did Arizona drag out midterm election ballot-counting for a week so that the tally would award the governor's race to Katie Hobbs -- the Democrat in charge of all state elections -- despite voters going "red in every other category"? No,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Win in AZ Governor’s Race NOT Sign of ‘Rigged’ Election Despite Republican Wins In Other Race
If Arizonans voted primarily for Republican candidates in the November 8, 2022, election, but a Democrat still won the race for governor, was the election rigged? No, that's not true: Election data from past years show ticket-splitting is
PolitiFact→ Paul Gosar – No, the law didn’t bar Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs from running for governor
The law prohibits current Secretary of State Katie Hobbs from overseeing the election while she was a candidate for governor.
AllSides→ No, the Arizona governor’s election wasn’t ‘fraudulent’
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/21/instagram-posts/no-the-arizona-governors-election-wasnt-fraudulent/
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the Arizona governor’s election wasn’t ‘fraudulent’
The Arizona gubernatorial race was a “fraudulent election.”
Logically→ Incorrect numbers on RSBN’s live graphic on Election Night are proof of election fraud in the 2022 Pennsylvania governor’s race.
The graphic with the incorrect vote count was an error made by the network and was rapidly corrected. It is not evidence of election fraud.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this map doesn’t delegitimize the New York governor’s race
A New York election results map is evidence of fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Democratic Candidate for AZ Governor, Katie Hobbs, In Ballot Counting Center
Does a photograph show the Democratic candidate for governor of Arizona, Katie Hobbs, walking through a ballot-counting center in Maricopa County, the state's largest voting district? No, that's not true: A spokesman for Maricopa County t
PolitiFact→ Everytown for Gun Safety – Yes, Arizona Republican governor candidate Kari Lake opposes red flag laws
“Kari Lake is opposed to red flag laws.”
FactCheck.org→ Kansas State Art Funding Distorted as ‘Drag Shows for Children’ in Governor’s Race
The Kansas state government awarded grants to two nonprofit arts organizations to fund a visiting artist and operating expenses, according to state contracts and one of the groups. Republican efforts to link the funding to all-ages drag shows don̵
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram video makes false claim about early voting, Arizona governor’s race
In Arizona, early voting would allow Kari Lake’s opponents to see how many votes they “need to fake to catch up and surpass.”