Latest Fact-checks in Missouri Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Roy Blunt stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In the current law, if you report harassment, you're the one that has to go into 20 hours of counseling before you can decide whether you were really harassed." Missouri Department of Economic Development stated on October 19, 2017 in a proposal to Amazon.com: Among states, Missouri ranks "3rd (in) average yearly growth of high-tech industries." Ann Wagner stated on November 1, 2017 in a campaign website: "Satanists have teamed up with the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in Missouri to roll back the rights of the unborn." Claire McCaskill stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement: Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City." Nick Schroer stated on October 17, 2017 in a tweet: "FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2016 shows more than four times as many people were stabbed to death than were killed with rifles of any kind." Eric Greitens stated on July 12, 2017 in a Facebook post: "When we came into office, we saw that Missouri had 113,000 regulations. That’s more than 7.5 million words; it’s 40 dictionaries worth of regulations." Stacey Newman stated on October 2, 2017 in a Missourinet article: "Part of this omnibus gun bill that year (was) legalizing machine guns in the state of Missouri." Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live video: The University of Missouri saw "the biggest drop in enrollment of any major university in the country" since the 2015 protests. Bernie Sanders stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.: "The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people." Pete Hegseth stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment: "The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics." Eric Greitens stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Seventy-three percent of our veterans are graduating from drug courts. By contrast, I think most of the people in the very good drug court program — the graduation rate’s like 53, 55 percent. The point of that is that drug courts are working for veterans." Roy Blunt stated on September 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Our tax code has nearly doubled since 1985." Andrew Koenig stated on August 18, 2017 in a tweet: "It's time to remove any statue of Margaret Sanger who was a white suprematist (sic), spoke at kkk events & supported by democrats. #prolife" Claire McCaskill stated on August 22, 2017 in a town hall in Monett, Mo.: "We’re the only developed nation in the world that doesn’t have paid maternity leave." Feministing stated on June 21, 2017 in a web post: "Missouri Votes to Let Employers Fire People Who Use Birth Control." Andrew Koenig stated on August 30, 2017 in a tweet: "The bill that I carried cutting MO’s income tax for 1st time in over 100 years will start its 1st phase in jan 1 2018. #moleg @Eric_Schmitt" Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook Live: "Since we took office, we have been outpacing the nation in job growth." Derrick Johnson stated on August 2, 2017 in a travel advisory: "African Americans in Missouri are 75 percent more likely to be stopped and searched by law enforcement officers than caucasians." William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime." Roy Blunt stated on September 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Nearly 2/3 of rural Missourians don’t have access to broadband. That needs to change." Crystal Quade stated on August 9, 2017 in a letter: "The governor’s cuts would kick over 8,000 people out of their homes." Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live conversation: "Just in our first six months in office, Missouri moved up the rankings nine places ... of the best states to do business." Claire McCaskill stated on April 5, 2017 in a news release: "Due to the recent downturn in steel production, more than 13,600 Americans have been laid off and the steel industry is facing billions in losses." Claire McCaskill stated on April 14, 2017 in a town hall: "If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years." Nate Walker stated on March 20, 2017 in on MissouriNet.com: "(Charter schools in Missouri) are actually failing in a greater capacity than the public school systems." Claire McCaskill stated on March 28, 2017 in a tweet: "We have 5 percent of world population. 80 percent of opioids." Claire McCaskill stated on January 31, 2017 in a Senate hearing for Rex Tillerson’s nomination for U.S. Secretary of State: "Nobody applies to the United States for refugee status. They apply to the United Nations." Allen Andrews stated on February 24, 2017 in an article on KMAland.com: "Missouri is actually the only state that has been forced to borrow money from the federal government to pay for unemployment benefits during each of the last five economic downturns." Dan Hegeman stated on March 8, 2017 in a meeting with University of Missouri System Curator nominees: "We don’t give bonuses in the state of Missouri on any level of government." Vicky Hartzler stated on March 14, 2017 in a tweet: "For too long, Obamacare has caused high premiums and dismal coverage. ... Under Obamacare premiums in job-based coverage have increased by $3,775"
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Roy Blunt stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In the current law, if you report harassment, you're the one that has to go into 20 hours of counseling before you can decide whether you were really harassed." Missouri Department of Economic Development stated on October 19, 2017 in a proposal to Amazon.com: Among states, Missouri ranks "3rd (in) average yearly growth of high-tech industries." Ann Wagner stated on November 1, 2017 in a campaign website: "Satanists have teamed up with the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in Missouri to roll back the rights of the unborn." Claire McCaskill stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement: Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City." Nick Schroer stated on October 17, 2017 in a tweet: "FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2016 shows more than four times as many people were stabbed to death than were killed with rifles of any kind." Eric Greitens stated on July 12, 2017 in a Facebook post: "When we came into office, we saw that Missouri had 113,000 regulations. That’s more than 7.5 million words; it’s 40 dictionaries worth of regulations." Stacey Newman stated on October 2, 2017 in a Missourinet article: "Part of this omnibus gun bill that year (was) legalizing machine guns in the state of Missouri." Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live video: The University of Missouri saw "the biggest drop in enrollment of any major university in the country" since the 2015 protests. Bernie Sanders stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.: "The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people." Pete Hegseth stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment: "The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics." Eric Greitens stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Seventy-three percent of our veterans are graduating from drug courts. By contrast, I think most of the people in the very good drug court program — the graduation rate’s like 53, 55 percent. The point of that is that drug courts are working for veterans." Roy Blunt stated on September 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Our tax code has nearly doubled since 1985." Andrew Koenig stated on August 18, 2017 in a tweet: "It's time to remove any statue of Margaret Sanger who was a white suprematist (sic), spoke at kkk events & supported by democrats. #prolife" Claire McCaskill stated on August 22, 2017 in a town hall in Monett, Mo.: "We’re the only developed nation in the world that doesn’t have paid maternity leave." Feministing stated on June 21, 2017 in a web post: "Missouri Votes to Let Employers Fire People Who Use Birth Control." Andrew Koenig stated on August 30, 2017 in a tweet: "The bill that I carried cutting MO’s income tax for 1st time in over 100 years will start its 1st phase in jan 1 2018. #moleg @Eric_Schmitt" Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook Live: "Since we took office, we have been outpacing the nation in job growth." Derrick Johnson stated on August 2, 2017 in a travel advisory: "African Americans in Missouri are 75 percent more likely to be stopped and searched by law enforcement officers than caucasians." William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime." Roy Blunt stated on September 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Nearly 2/3 of rural Missourians don’t have access to broadband. That needs to change." Crystal Quade stated on August 9, 2017 in a letter: "The governor’s cuts would kick over 8,000 people out of their homes." Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live conversation: "Just in our first six months in office, Missouri moved up the rankings nine places ... of the best states to do business." Claire McCaskill stated on April 5, 2017 in a news release: "Due to the recent downturn in steel production, more than 13,600 Americans have been laid off and the steel industry is facing billions in losses." Claire McCaskill stated on April 14, 2017 in a town hall: "If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years." Nate Walker stated on March 20, 2017 in on MissouriNet.com: "(Charter schools in Missouri) are actually failing in a greater capacity than the public school systems." Claire McCaskill stated on March 28, 2017 in a tweet: "We have 5 percent of world population. 80 percent of opioids." Claire McCaskill stated on January 31, 2017 in a Senate hearing for Rex Tillerson’s nomination for U.S. Secretary of State: "Nobody applies to the United States for refugee status. They apply to the United Nations." Allen Andrews stated on February 24, 2017 in an article on KMAland.com: "Missouri is actually the only state that has been forced to borrow money from the federal government to pay for unemployment benefits during each of the last five economic downturns." Dan Hegeman stated on March 8, 2017 in a meeting with University of Missouri System Curator nominees: "We don’t give bonuses in the state of Missouri on any level of government." Vicky Hartzler stated on March 14, 2017 in a tweet: "For too long, Obamacare has caused high premiums and dismal coverage. ... Under Obamacare premiums in job-based coverage have increased by $3,775"
Roy Blunt stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In the current law, if you report harassment, you're the one that has to go into 20 hours of counseling before you can decide whether you were really harassed."
Missouri Department of Economic Development stated on October 19, 2017 in a proposal to Amazon.com: Among states, Missouri ranks "3rd (in) average yearly growth of high-tech industries."
Ann Wagner stated on November 1, 2017 in a campaign website: "Satanists have teamed up with the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in Missouri to roll back the rights of the unborn."
Claire McCaskill stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement: Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City."
Nick Schroer stated on October 17, 2017 in a tweet: "FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2016 shows more than four times as many people were stabbed to death than were killed with rifles of any kind."
Eric Greitens stated on July 12, 2017 in a Facebook post: "When we came into office, we saw that Missouri had 113,000 regulations. That’s more than 7.5 million words; it’s 40 dictionaries worth of regulations."
Stacey Newman stated on October 2, 2017 in a Missourinet article: "Part of this omnibus gun bill that year (was) legalizing machine guns in the state of Missouri."
Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live video: The University of Missouri saw "the biggest drop in enrollment of any major university in the country" since the 2015 protests.
Bernie Sanders stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.: "The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people."
Pete Hegseth stated on September 17, 2017 in a Fox News segment: "The city (of St. Louis) is no stranger to violence. There were 5,762 violent crimes in 2015 alone, including 188 homicides. The highest rate per capita in the country, according to FBI crime statistics."
Eric Greitens stated on August 13, 2017 in a Facebook live video: "Seventy-three percent of our veterans are graduating from drug courts. By contrast, I think most of the people in the very good drug court program — the graduation rate’s like 53, 55 percent. The point of that is that drug courts are working for veterans."
Andrew Koenig stated on August 18, 2017 in a tweet: "It's time to remove any statue of Margaret Sanger who was a white suprematist (sic), spoke at kkk events & supported by democrats. #prolife"
Claire McCaskill stated on August 22, 2017 in a town hall in Monett, Mo.: "We’re the only developed nation in the world that doesn’t have paid maternity leave."
Feministing stated on June 21, 2017 in a web post: "Missouri Votes to Let Employers Fire People Who Use Birth Control."
Andrew Koenig stated on August 30, 2017 in a tweet: "The bill that I carried cutting MO’s income tax for 1st time in over 100 years will start its 1st phase in jan 1 2018. #moleg @Eric_Schmitt"
Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook Live: "Since we took office, we have been outpacing the nation in job growth."
Derrick Johnson stated on August 2, 2017 in a travel advisory: "African Americans in Missouri are 75 percent more likely to be stopped and searched by law enforcement officers than caucasians."
William Lacy Clay stated on August 18, 2017 in an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Calling for the assassination of the president is a federal crime."
Roy Blunt stated on September 8, 2017 in a tweet: "Nearly 2/3 of rural Missourians don’t have access to broadband. That needs to change."
Crystal Quade stated on August 9, 2017 in a letter: "The governor’s cuts would kick over 8,000 people out of their homes."
Eric Greitens stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook live conversation: "Just in our first six months in office, Missouri moved up the rankings nine places ... of the best states to do business."
Claire McCaskill stated on April 5, 2017 in a news release: "Due to the recent downturn in steel production, more than 13,600 Americans have been laid off and the steel industry is facing billions in losses."
Claire McCaskill stated on April 14, 2017 in a town hall: "If Donald Trump would stay home from Mar-a-Lago one weekend, it would pay the entire meals on wheels budget for the state of Missouri for almost two years."
Nate Walker stated on March 20, 2017 in on MissouriNet.com: "(Charter schools in Missouri) are actually failing in a greater capacity than the public school systems."
Claire McCaskill stated on March 28, 2017 in a tweet: "We have 5 percent of world population. 80 percent of opioids."
Claire McCaskill stated on January 31, 2017 in a Senate hearing for Rex Tillerson’s nomination for U.S. Secretary of State: "Nobody applies to the United States for refugee status. They apply to the United Nations."
Allen Andrews stated on February 24, 2017 in an article on KMAland.com: "Missouri is actually the only state that has been forced to borrow money from the federal government to pay for unemployment benefits during each of the last five economic downturns."
Dan Hegeman stated on March 8, 2017 in a meeting with University of Missouri System Curator nominees: "We don’t give bonuses in the state of Missouri on any level of government."
Vicky Hartzler stated on March 14, 2017 in a tweet: "For too long, Obamacare has caused high premiums and dismal coverage. ... Under Obamacare premiums in job-based coverage have increased by $3,775"