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 Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent." Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long." Vicky Hartzler stated on March 24, 2016 in an interview with ABC17 News: "We have less Americans working now than in the ’70s." Eric Greitens stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "We have ten different tax brackets and if you’re making $9,000, you’re already in the top tax bracket." Kip Kendrick stated on February 4, 2016 in a League of Women Voters Town Hall meeting: "Requiring photo ID would keep about 200,000 Missourians from voting." Roy Blunt stated on January 15, 2016 in a news release: "The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work" Caleb Rowden stated on March 4, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall: "Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation." Chris Koster stated on January 20, 2016 in a tweet: "A single mother of two can’t qualify for basic healthcare through Medicaid if she makes more than $3,504 dollars a year." Todd Richardson stated on January 10, 2016 in comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century." Will Kraus stated on August 30, 2015 in an episode of "This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri needs a voter I.D. law because "there’s over 16 people in the state of Missouri who have been convicted of some type of voter fraud." Vicky Hartzler stated on October 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs." Roy Blunt stated on September 4, 2015 in at the Missouri State Fair: "The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070." Peter Kinder stated on November 12, 2015 in in comments on Breitbart: "This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact." Juan Williams stated on November 10, 2015 in episode of Fox News' "The Five": Says a car driving former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe "ran through the students, hit one of them" at the MU Homecoming Parade. Peter Kinder stated on October 16, 2015 in a tweet: "After today, @GovJayNixon will have been overridden more times than all previous governors in #MO history #moleg" Chris Koster stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair as quoted by the Columbia Daily Tribune: "Since 2001, higher education in the state has been cut or allowed to erode ... by 35 or 40 percent." Emanuel Cleaver stated on August 11, 2015 in on 'Up to Date': Two years ago motorists in Ferguson, a city of 20,000 people, "received 31,000 citations. That's at least one citation per person plus 10,000 for visitors. The city is still surviving only on traffic tickets; there's virtually no industry there." Claire McCaskill stated on August 21, 2015 in comments to HBO host Bill Maher: "You wonder why you don't see Rand Paul as much; he's still shopping for his billionaire. He's like the only one who hasn't found a billionaire to fund his super PAC." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 14, 2015: Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is "attending fancy dinners all over the country." Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri." Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing." Jay Nixon stated on August 12, 2015 in a post on Twitter: Missouri is "#1 in the nation for holding down tuition increases at public universities."
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Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent." Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long." Vicky Hartzler stated on March 24, 2016 in an interview with ABC17 News: "We have less Americans working now than in the ’70s." Eric Greitens stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "We have ten different tax brackets and if you’re making $9,000, you’re already in the top tax bracket." Kip Kendrick stated on February 4, 2016 in a League of Women Voters Town Hall meeting: "Requiring photo ID would keep about 200,000 Missourians from voting." Roy Blunt stated on January 15, 2016 in a news release: "The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work" Caleb Rowden stated on March 4, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall: "Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation." Chris Koster stated on January 20, 2016 in a tweet: "A single mother of two can’t qualify for basic healthcare through Medicaid if she makes more than $3,504 dollars a year." Todd Richardson stated on January 10, 2016 in comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century." Will Kraus stated on August 30, 2015 in an episode of "This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri needs a voter I.D. law because "there’s over 16 people in the state of Missouri who have been convicted of some type of voter fraud." Vicky Hartzler stated on October 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs." Roy Blunt stated on September 4, 2015 in at the Missouri State Fair: "The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070." Peter Kinder stated on November 12, 2015 in in comments on Breitbart: "This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact." Juan Williams stated on November 10, 2015 in episode of Fox News' "The Five": Says a car driving former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe "ran through the students, hit one of them" at the MU Homecoming Parade. Peter Kinder stated on October 16, 2015 in a tweet: "After today, @GovJayNixon will have been overridden more times than all previous governors in #MO history #moleg" Chris Koster stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair as quoted by the Columbia Daily Tribune: "Since 2001, higher education in the state has been cut or allowed to erode ... by 35 or 40 percent." Emanuel Cleaver stated on August 11, 2015 in on 'Up to Date': Two years ago motorists in Ferguson, a city of 20,000 people, "received 31,000 citations. That's at least one citation per person plus 10,000 for visitors. The city is still surviving only on traffic tickets; there's virtually no industry there." Claire McCaskill stated on August 21, 2015 in comments to HBO host Bill Maher: "You wonder why you don't see Rand Paul as much; he's still shopping for his billionaire. He's like the only one who hasn't found a billionaire to fund his super PAC." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 14, 2015: Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is "attending fancy dinners all over the country." Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri." Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing." Jay Nixon stated on August 12, 2015 in a post on Twitter: Missouri is "#1 in the nation for holding down tuition increases at public universities."
Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent."
Catherine Hanaway stated on March 17, 2016 in a debate: "The barber regulation here in Missouri is 10,000 words long….the book of Revelation is (also) 10,000 words long."
Vicky Hartzler stated on March 24, 2016 in an interview with ABC17 News: "We have less Americans working now than in the ’70s."
Eric Greitens stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "We have ten different tax brackets and if you’re making $9,000, you’re already in the top tax bracket."
Kip Kendrick stated on February 4, 2016 in a League of Women Voters Town Hall meeting: "Requiring photo ID would keep about 200,000 Missourians from voting."
Roy Blunt stated on January 15, 2016 in a news release: "The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work"
Caleb Rowden stated on March 4, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall: "Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation."
Chris Koster stated on January 20, 2016 in a tweet: "A single mother of two can’t qualify for basic healthcare through Medicaid if she makes more than $3,504 dollars a year."
Todd Richardson stated on January 10, 2016 in comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century."
Will Kraus stated on August 30, 2015 in an episode of "This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri needs a voter I.D. law because "there’s over 16 people in the state of Missouri who have been convicted of some type of voter fraud."
Vicky Hartzler stated on October 9, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "Twenty-five percent of our kids in foster care are there because their parents are involved in drugs."
Roy Blunt stated on September 4, 2015 in at the Missouri State Fair: "The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070."
Peter Kinder stated on November 12, 2015 in in comments on Breitbart: "This incident of supposed feces depicting a swastika on the wall of a bathrooms in one of the halls ... has been supported by zero fact."
Juan Williams stated on November 10, 2015 in episode of Fox News' "The Five": Says a car driving former University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe "ran through the students, hit one of them" at the MU Homecoming Parade.
Peter Kinder stated on October 16, 2015 in a tweet: "After today, @GovJayNixon will have been overridden more times than all previous governors in #MO history #moleg"
Chris Koster stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair as quoted by the Columbia Daily Tribune: "Since 2001, higher education in the state has been cut or allowed to erode ... by 35 or 40 percent."
Emanuel Cleaver stated on August 11, 2015 in on 'Up to Date': Two years ago motorists in Ferguson, a city of 20,000 people, "received 31,000 citations. That's at least one citation per person plus 10,000 for visitors. The city is still surviving only on traffic tickets; there's virtually no industry there."
Claire McCaskill stated on August 21, 2015 in comments to HBO host Bill Maher: "You wonder why you don't see Rand Paul as much; he's still shopping for his billionaire. He's like the only one who hasn't found a billionaire to fund his super PAC."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 14, 2015: Says Missouri Democratic Senate candidate Jason Kander is "attending fancy dinners all over the country."
Jay Nixon stated on August 20, 2015 in comments at the Missouri State Fair: "Almost nine out of every 10 pennies that would be spent" turning a 200-mile stretch of Interstate 70 into a toll road "would be from folks outside Missouri."
Caleb Rowden stated on August 21, 2015 in a tweet: "#GradInsurance debacle is a DIRECT result of #ObamaCare. #MIZZOU has to break the law to do the right thing."
Jay Nixon stated on August 12, 2015 in a post on Twitter: Missouri is "#1 in the nation for holding down tuition increases at public universities."
