Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Candidate Biography Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech: “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.” Herschel Walker stated on November 16, 2022 in an ad: “(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect." Senate Majority PAC stated on October 11, 2022 in an ad: A dog endured “unimaginable pain and suffering” during heart research experiments, “just one of 300 killed in (Dr. Mehmet) Oz’s lab.” Arizona Democratic Party stated on September 13, 2022 in a tweet: Abraham Hamadeh misled "about his legal experience.” Jim Lamon stated on June 2, 2022 in a statement posted on Twitter: Blake Masters “unironically quoted a Nazi, called World War II an unjust war, called the Unabomber one of his intellectual influencers, and shared an article attacking Israel as the North Korea of the Middle East.” Zach Nunn stated on May 9, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.” Tim Ryan stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad: “J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.” Our American Century stated on May 13, 2022 in an ad: Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump." Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania." Greg Casar stated on February 8, 2022 in an ad: “Greg Casar passed paid sick leave." Jennifer Carroll Foy stated on March 16, 2021 in a forum.: “Two out of our last three governors in Virginia were investigated by the FBI. One went to jail and one is running for office again in this election.” Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a video shows Joe Biden boasted in 2006 “about voting for ‘700 miles of fence’” and “talking about immigration in some entirely different ways than he does today.” Raphael Warnock stated on December 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Kelly Loeffler “welcomed the support of a QAnon conspiracy theorist, and she sat down with a white supremacist for an interview.” Doug Jones stated on October 1, 2020 in an ad: Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach. Paul Sperry stated on August 12, 2020 in a tweet: “DEVELOPING: Kamala’s sister takes hydroxychloroquine.” Viral image stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “1977: Biden said integrating black students would turn schools into ‘a jungle… a racial jungle.’” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history." Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company. Andrew Gillum stated on October 24, 2018 in a WPBF debate: Says Ron DeSantis has not revealed $145,000 in receipts of public taxpayer money. Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Claire McCaskill "even said this about private planes, ‘that normal people can afford it.’" Marsha Blackburn stated on September 25, 2018 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Under Phil Bredesen, in sexual harassment cases, his administration chose "to shred some of the documents so that women’s voices would never be heard." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2018 in a television ad: Says Sen. Joe Manchin has a "$700,000 D.C. luxury yacht." Mike Bishop stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area." Dan Kohl stated on September 4, 2018 in TV ads: "I'm not a politician." Chele Farley stated on April 23, 2018 in an interview on Capital Tonight: "Kirsten Gillibrand has put forward 331 bills since she's been in Congress. Do you know how many of them have been passed into law? Zero!" Mike Braun stated on April 30, 2018 in GOP debate: Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "You (Evan Jenkins) said your philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’ back in 2003." Evan Jenkins stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "All the things Patrick (Morrisey) is saying — (that I supported) Hillary Clinton, cap and trade, Planned Parenthood — PolitiFact went through each and every allegation and said, ‘False, False, False, False.’ " Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes." Mike DeWine stated on March 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Mary Taylor has a work schedule that is "almost untraceable."
Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech: “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.” Herschel Walker stated on November 16, 2022 in an ad: “(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect." Senate Majority PAC stated on October 11, 2022 in an ad: A dog endured “unimaginable pain and suffering” during heart research experiments, “just one of 300 killed in (Dr. Mehmet) Oz’s lab.” Arizona Democratic Party stated on September 13, 2022 in a tweet: Abraham Hamadeh misled "about his legal experience.” Jim Lamon stated on June 2, 2022 in a statement posted on Twitter: Blake Masters “unironically quoted a Nazi, called World War II an unjust war, called the Unabomber one of his intellectual influencers, and shared an article attacking Israel as the North Korea of the Middle East.” Zach Nunn stated on May 9, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.” Tim Ryan stated on May 10, 2022 in an attack ad: “J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.” Our American Century stated on May 13, 2022 in an ad: Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump." Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania." Greg Casar stated on February 8, 2022 in an ad: “Greg Casar passed paid sick leave." Jennifer Carroll Foy stated on March 16, 2021 in a forum.: “Two out of our last three governors in Virginia were investigated by the FBI. One went to jail and one is running for office again in this election.” Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a video shows Joe Biden boasted in 2006 “about voting for ‘700 miles of fence’” and “talking about immigration in some entirely different ways than he does today.” Raphael Warnock stated on December 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Kelly Loeffler “welcomed the support of a QAnon conspiracy theorist, and she sat down with a white supremacist for an interview.” Doug Jones stated on October 1, 2020 in an ad: Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach. Paul Sperry stated on August 12, 2020 in a tweet: “DEVELOPING: Kamala’s sister takes hydroxychloroquine.” Viral image stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “1977: Biden said integrating black students would turn schools into ‘a jungle… a racial jungle.’” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history." Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company. Andrew Gillum stated on October 24, 2018 in a WPBF debate: Says Ron DeSantis has not revealed $145,000 in receipts of public taxpayer money. Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Claire McCaskill "even said this about private planes, ‘that normal people can afford it.’" Marsha Blackburn stated on September 25, 2018 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Under Phil Bredesen, in sexual harassment cases, his administration chose "to shred some of the documents so that women’s voices would never be heard." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2018 in a television ad: Says Sen. Joe Manchin has a "$700,000 D.C. luxury yacht." Mike Bishop stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area." Dan Kohl stated on September 4, 2018 in TV ads: "I'm not a politician." Chele Farley stated on April 23, 2018 in an interview on Capital Tonight: "Kirsten Gillibrand has put forward 331 bills since she's been in Congress. Do you know how many of them have been passed into law? Zero!" Mike Braun stated on April 30, 2018 in GOP debate: Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals." Patrick Morrisey stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "You (Evan Jenkins) said your philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’ back in 2003." Evan Jenkins stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "All the things Patrick (Morrisey) is saying — (that I supported) Hillary Clinton, cap and trade, Planned Parenthood — PolitiFact went through each and every allegation and said, ‘False, False, False, False.’ " Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes." Mike DeWine stated on March 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Mary Taylor has a work schedule that is "almost untraceable."
Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2023 in a speech: “I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.”
Herschel Walker stated on November 16, 2022 in an ad: “(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect."
Senate Majority PAC stated on October 11, 2022 in an ad: A dog endured “unimaginable pain and suffering” during heart research experiments, “just one of 300 killed in (Dr. Mehmet) Oz’s lab.”
Arizona Democratic Party stated on September 13, 2022 in a tweet: Abraham Hamadeh misled "about his legal experience.”
Jim Lamon stated on June 2, 2022 in a statement posted on Twitter: Blake Masters “unironically quoted a Nazi, called World War II an unjust war, called the Unabomber one of his intellectual influencers, and shared an article attacking Israel as the North Korea of the Middle East.”
Zach Nunn stated on May 9, 2022 in a campaign ad: “Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.”
Our American Century stated on May 13, 2022 in an ad: Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump."
Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
Jennifer Carroll Foy stated on March 16, 2021 in a forum.: “Two out of our last three governors in Virginia were investigated by the FBI. One went to jail and one is running for office again in this election.”
Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says a video shows Joe Biden boasted in 2006 “about voting for ‘700 miles of fence’” and “talking about immigration in some entirely different ways than he does today.”
Raphael Warnock stated on December 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Kelly Loeffler “welcomed the support of a QAnon conspiracy theorist, and she sat down with a white supremacist for an interview.”
Doug Jones stated on October 1, 2020 in an ad: Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach.
Paul Sperry stated on August 12, 2020 in a tweet: “DEVELOPING: Kamala’s sister takes hydroxychloroquine.”
Viral image stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “1977: Biden said integrating black students would turn schools into ‘a jungle… a racial jungle.’”
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in an endorsement announcement: Joe Biden "already has what is the most progressive platform of any major party nominee in history."
Viral image stated on May 2, 2019 in social media posts: When Joe Biden’s son Hunter was serving as "a director to Ukraine’s largest private gas producer," the elder Biden "threatened to withhold $1 BILLION in U.S. aid to Ukraine if they didn’t fire a prosecutor looking into" the gas company.
Andrew Gillum stated on October 24, 2018 in a WPBF debate: Says Ron DeSantis has not revealed $145,000 in receipts of public taxpayer money.
Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Claire McCaskill "even said this about private planes, ‘that normal people can afford it.’"
Marsha Blackburn stated on September 25, 2018 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: Under Phil Bredesen, in sexual harassment cases, his administration chose "to shred some of the documents so that women’s voices would never be heard."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2018 in a television ad: Says Sen. Joe Manchin has a "$700,000 D.C. luxury yacht."
Mike Bishop stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area."
Chele Farley stated on April 23, 2018 in an interview on Capital Tonight: "Kirsten Gillibrand has put forward 331 bills since she's been in Congress. Do you know how many of them have been passed into law? Zero!"
Mike Braun stated on April 30, 2018 in GOP debate: Says Luke Messer and Todd Rokita "voted to fast-track Obama’s trade deals."
Patrick Morrisey stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "You (Evan Jenkins) said your philosophy was ‘progressive mainstream’ back in 2003."
Evan Jenkins stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "All the things Patrick (Morrisey) is saying — (that I supported) Hillary Clinton, cap and trade, Planned Parenthood — PolitiFact went through each and every allegation and said, ‘False, False, False, False.’ "
Todd Rokita stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: "I am the only one onstage who has never voted to raise your taxes. These two, each, a billion dollars worth of votes to raise your taxes."
Mike DeWine stated on March 20, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Mary Taylor has a work schedule that is "almost untraceable."