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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, an early morning influx of Milwaukee votes doesn't prove the Wisconsin Senate race was stolen
A “ballot dump” around 4 a.m. in Milwaukee shows the Wisconsin Senate election was stolen from the Republican candidate.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Out-of-Left-Field Nominations Set Up Potential Senate Fight
His selection of Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general threw Republican lawmakers for a loop.
The Dispatch→ Who Will Fill J.D. Vance’s Senate Seat?
Jockeying for the vice president-elect’s post has begun in Ohio.
The Dispatch→ Trump Confirms That the New Senate Is in for a Wild Ride
The president-elect pushes for the right to make recess appointments.
The Dispatch→ Donald Trump and Elon Musk Look to Steer the Senate Leadership Race
Will Rick Scott, John Thune, or John Cornyn take the chamber’s top job?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, it’s not suspicious that Democrats won Senate races in states Donald Trump won
“Something stinks” that Donald Trump won in several battleground states while Democrats won Senate or governor races in those states.
The Dispatch→ Despite Trump Wins, GOP Sees Handful of Senate Races Slip Away
Plus: How the Democrats’ miscalculation on abortion cost them.
PolitiFact→ WinSenate – Democratic ad misleads on Kari Lake’s support for Social Security and Medicare
“Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”
PolitiFact→ Senate Leadership Fund – No, Jon Tester did not vote to let men compete against girls in sports
Sen. Jon Tester “voted to let men compete against our girls in their sports.”
PolitiFact→ 5 ways Senate candidates in toss-up races tried to mislead voters, fact-checked
PolitiFact has checked dozens of claims in Senate races across the country. Here’s a look at some of the most common misleading claims we found.
PolitiFact→ Jon Tester – In Montana Senate race, Jon Tester exaggerates Tim Sheehy’s stance on public lands
“In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.”
PolitiFact→ Mike Rogers – Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers uses faulty data to warn of big job losses from EV transition
“About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Nevada Senate debate between Jacky Rosen and Sam Brown
Sen. Jacky Rose, D-Nev., and her Republican opponent, retired U.S. Army captain Sam Brown, sparred over Brown’s record on abortion and about border legislation.
The Dispatch→ Wisconsin Senate Candidates Stick to the Issues as Polls Tighten
Eric Hovde and Tammy Baldwin ignore the fight at the top of the ticket.
The Dispatch→ Wisconsin’s Senate Race Could Come Down to One Key Demographic
Plus: Why both Democrats and Republicans in Pennsylvania are so optimistic.
PolitiFact→ WinSenate – Democratic ad overstates Dave McCormick’s abortion position in Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race
“Dave McCormick is fully against abortion.”
The Dispatch→ Sizable Senate Majority in Reach for GOP
Look out for Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
PolitiFact→ Senate Leadership Fund – Senate Republicans stretch Sherrod Brown’s comments on gender-affirming care
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown “supported allowing puberty blockers and sex-change surgeries for minor children.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake
In a combative debate, the two candidates vying for Arizona’s open U.S. Senate seat, Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego, sparred over immigration and abortion. We fact-checked several of their claims.
PolitiFact→ Senate Leadership Fund – Republican super PAC twists Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown’s votes on transgender athletes
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to “allow transgender biological men to compete in girls’ sports.”
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Did Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate brag about “being in the 1%”? His campaign doesn’t deny it
Says Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde "brags about being in the 1%."
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin
Michigan Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers squared off Oct. 8 in their first debate in their race for a soon-to-open Michigan U.S. Senate seat. We fact-checked their claims.
PolitiFact→ Eric Hovde – Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate circulates false Hurricane Helene claims debunked by FEMA
"FEMA is out of money and doesn't have money to transfer to those people affected by the hurricane ... they used the money to assist illegal immigrants."
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Pennsylvania Senate debate between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick
The candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick, met for their first debate on Thursday night. We fact-checked some of their claims.
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – In Arizona Senate race, Kari Lake fabricates link between Ruben Gallego and drug cartels
Rep. Ruben Gallego is “controlled by the cartels. His own father was a Colombian drug trafficker, and so he’s got links to the cartel.”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Montana Senate debate between Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy
In what’s likely the final debate of their closely watched race, Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester faced off against his Republican challenger, Tim Sheehy. Both candidates made inaccurate claims.
PolitiFact→ Tim Sheehy – In Montana Senate race, Tim Sheehy airs inaccurate illegal immigration attack on Jon Tester
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester “voted to give taxpayer-funded health care to illegal immigrants."
PolitiFact→ Senate Leadership Fund – GOP campaign group distorts the timeline to blame Inflation Reduction Act for spiking inflation
“Two years ago, Bob Casey promised us his vote will reduce inflation. ... Casey’s vote for reckless spending” made inflation worse.
PolitiFact→ Jon Tester – In Montana U.S. Senate race, Jon Tester exaggerates Tim Sheehy’s Medicare position
“Tim Sheehy told us his health care plan: ‘We need to return health care to pure privatization.’ That would eliminate Medicare.”
PolitiFact→ Bernie Moreno – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno pushes unfounded migrant pet-eating narrative
“Illegal” Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are “reportedly killing and eating pets.”
PolitiFact→ Tim Sheehy – Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy wrongly blames Inflation Reduction Act for higher inflation
The “‘Inflation Reduction Act’ increased inflation and drove prices sky high!”
The Dispatch→ The Texas Senate Race Is Too Close for Ted Cruz’s Comfort
And why former Rep. Liz Cheney is supporting Cruz’s challenger.
FactCheck.org→ Senate Majority PAC
Political leanings: Democratic 2022 total spending: $327.4 million The Senate Majority PAC, or SMP, is a super PAC that describes its “one mission” as helping Democrats “win Senate races.” The super PAC is headed
PolitiFact→ Jon Tester – In Montana Senate race, Democrat Sen. Jon Tester misleads on Republican Tim Sheehy’s abortion stance
Tim Sheehy “would let politicians like him ban abortion, with no exceptions for rape or to save a woman’s life, and criminalize women.”
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Senate Republicans’ ad claiming Elissa Slotkin gave ‘tax money to illegal immigrants’ is misleading
Elissa Slotkin “gave your hard-earned tax money to illegal immigrants.”
PolitiFact→ Mike Rogers – Michigan Republican surfaces inaccurate claim about noncitizen voters in Senate race
Rep. Elissa Slotkin “voted recently to let illegals vote in U.S. elections.”
PolitiFact→ Kari Lake – Arizona Senate candidate Ruben Gallego has not advocated for Social Security cuts
Ruben Gallego wants to “cut your Social Security.”
PolitiFact→ Elissa Slotkin – Claim that Senate candidate Mike Rogers worked to give Chinese companies U.S. access lacks evidence
Mike Rogers “left Michigan to trade on his D.C. connections, helping Chinese tech companies get access to the U.S.”
PolitiFact→ Jacky Rosen – Jacky Rosen oversimplifies Sam Brown’s abortion statements in Nevada Senate race
Sam Brown “said abortion should be banned without any exceptions for rape or incest.”