The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Lizzie Fletcher does not want government-funded universal health care as Culberson ad claims A new ad from John Culberson, a nine-term Republican congressman from Texas, takes an ad from his opponent Lizzie Pannill F
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PolitiFact→ Troy Balderson – In Ohio, Troy Balderson brings up a seldom-mentioned health care angle
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | In Ohio, Troy Balderson brings up a seldom-mentioned health care angle Obamacare was supposed to make health coverage available to most Americans. But for someone to get coverage, an insurance company must sell i
Internet Archive→ Campaign 2018 Ohio U.S. Senate Debate : CSPAN : October 29, 2018 5:25pm-6:27pm EDT
In Ohio's Senate race, incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown faced Republican Rep. Jim Renacci in their third and last scheduled debate before Election Day. Sponsor: WLWT-TV.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: C
Truth or Fiction?→ The Florida Mail Bombs Are Not ‘False Flags’
In the final days of October 2018, after a series of glass-packed pipe bombs were delivered to high-profile critics of United States President Donald Trump, rumors ran wild about who the suspect was and what he wanted. Few of these theories were organi
PolitiFact→ Congressional Leadership Fund – Despite claim, Minnesota's Dan Feehan isn't throwing the border gates open
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Despite claim, Minnesota's Dan Feehan isn't throwing the border gates open A new ad from a Republican-backed super PAC has a scary message about Democrat Dan Feehan for voters in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional D
PolitiFact→ Erik Paulsen – No, Dean Phillips was not involved in a sexual harassment case at one of his companies
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | No, Dean Phillips was not involved in a sexual harassment case at one of his companies A television ad in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District attempts to tie Democratic candidate Dean Phillips to a congressm
FactCheck.org→ Trump Stump Speeches: Health Care
Editor’s Note: For weeks, President Donald Trump has been campaigning in states that are key to the Republican Party’s chances of maintaining control of the House and Senate. We have reviewed seven speeches he gave from Oct. 10 to Oct. 22. This is
FactCheck.org→ Trump Stump Speeches: Economy
Editor’s Note: For weeks, President Donald Trump has been campaigning in states that are key to the Republican Party’s chances of maintaining control of the House and Senate. We have reviewed seven speeches he gave from Oct. 10 to Oct. 22. This is
PolitiFact→ Marsha Blackburn – Marsha Blackburn falsely says Phil Bredesen lured illegal immigrants to Tennessee
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Marsha Blackburn falsely says Phil Bredesen lured illegal immigrants to Tennessee In the open race for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, Republican candidate Rep. Marsha Blackburn has repeatedly tied Democrat Phil Bre
FactCheck.org→ Trump Stump Speeches: Immigration
Editor’s Note: For weeks, President Donald Trump has been campaigning in states that are key to the Republican Party’s chances of maintaining control of the House and Senate. We have reviewed seven speeches he gave from Oct. 10 to Oct. 22.
PolitiFact→ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee – Democrats fail to mention that things have changed in Kansas
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Democrats fail to mention that things have changed in Kansas That was then. This is now. If ever there was a time for that cliche, it is in the context of a new ad from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commi
PolitiFact→ Don Bacon – Don Bacon's comment on tax revenues increasing needs clarification
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Don Bacon's comment on tax revenues increasing needs clarification In Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, claims about the nation’s finances flew back and forth in a recent debate between Democrati
Lead Stories→ Fake Headline: Deep State NOT PROVEN To Have Sent Explosive Packages To Themselves In Hopes Of Stopping Red Wave
Did so-called deep-state operatives send bombs to several prominent Democrats hoping to influence the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections? Nobody knows yet: at this point no investigation has been able to definitively prove who sent the
Makeshift Bombs Sent to Subjects of Major Conspiracy Theories
In the final weeks of October 2018, following months of increasingly shrill, increasingly baroque conspiracy theories pushed by official after elected official, someone began sending mail bombs out to their favorite subjects. The first person to receive a mail bomb was philanthropist billionaire George Soros, who has been the American far right’s favorite bugbear at least […]
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Truth or Fiction?→ Makeshift Bombs Sent to Subjects of Major Conspiracy Theories
In the final weeks of October 2018, following months of increasingly shrill, increasingly baroque conspiracy theories pushed by official after elected official, someone began sending mail bombs out to their favorite subjects. The first person to recei
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s ‘Greatest Idea’ for a 2014 Law
In his midterm campaign rallies, President Donald Trump has repeatedly made the preposterous claim that he came up with “the greatest idea” for “veterans choice” — a program that was launched in 2014 during the Obama admin
PolitiFact→ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee – Did Andy Barr dismiss military service while boosting serving in political office? Not really
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Did Andy Barr dismiss military service while boosting serving in political office? Not really There are few things worse than belittling military service, and an ad from the Democratic Congressional Campaign C
PolitiFact→ Maine Democratic Party – Maine Democratic Party overstates Poliquin's plans
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Maine Democratic Party overstates Poliquin's plans What’s the difference between a trim, a cut or a jagged, painful gutting? The Maine Democratic Party prompts such a question, thanks to a mailer it sent
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrong that opioid bill didn't get much Democratic backing
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Donald Trump wrong that opioid bill didn't get much Democratic backing Did Democrats try to shirk efforts to pass a bill on opioids that President Donald Trump recently signed? Trump said they did at a rally
Snopes→ Senate Slipping Away as Dems Fight to Preserve Blue Wave
Top operatives in both political parties concede that Democrats' narrow path to the Senate majority has essentially disappeared, a casualty of surging Republican enthusiasm across GOP strongholds.
FactCheck.org→ Graphic Photos Falsely Linked to ‘Caravan’
Q: Are the viral photos of Mexican police being “brutalized” by Central American immigrants accurate? A: No. Those images are old and unrelated to the group of immigrants seeking to come to the U.S. FULL ANSWER As thousands of Central Ame
PolitiFact→ Kevin Cramer – Does no registration make voting easiest in North Dakota?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Does no registration make voting easiest in North Dakota? In the first North Dakota Senate debate, incumbent Heidi Heitkamp and Republican challenger and U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer sparred over the fairness of who
FactCheck.org→ Sinema’s Taliban Comment in Context
Q: Is it true that Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema said it is OK for Americans to join the Taliban and/or terrorists? A: Sinema made what she called an “offhand comment” when a radio interviewer in 2003 posed a hypothetical about making a &
PolitiFact→ Lizzie Pannill Fletcher – Lizzie Fletcher ad misleads on Culberson and telescope money, measures on fixing dams, funding FEMA
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Lizzie Fletcher ad misleads on Culberson and telescope money, measures on fixing dams, funding FEMA Telescopes and natural disasters. That’s what is packed into one of the latest ads from Lizzie Pannill
PolitiFact→ The facts on taxes in 5 charts: a 2018 midterm report
The large tax bill passed by the Republican Congress and signed by President Donald Trump is not getting mentioned much on the midterm campaign trail, perhaps because the public seems to be lukewarm on whether it was a good idea. But taxes, like d
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Did Nevada's Dean Heller break his promise to protect expanded Medicaid?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Did Nevada's Dean Heller break his promise to protect expanded Medicaid? Democrats have been dogging Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller ever since he sided with his party on a couple of key health care votes last
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misleads on Menendez Case
Q: Is Sen. Robert Menendez on trial — and was his co-defendant convicted on prostitution charges — as an online meme says? A: No. Menendez was tried on corruption charges last year, but was not convicted. His co-defendant was found guilty
Did United States President Donald Trump Praise an Elected Official Who Body Slammed Reporter?
In late October 2018, as the hideous story of journalist and United States resident Jamal Khashoggi‘s disappearance and suspected brutal murder at the behest of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince continued to unfold, the Trump administration and its allies appeared to brush off any sense of urgency about ongoing investigations. “My assessment from these meetings is that […]
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