Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Missouri Team PAC stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad: Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland." Roy Blunt stated on April 4, 2021 in remarks on "Fox News Sunday": The proposal by President Joe Biden would put the U.S. “No. 2 in the world” for the highest corporate tax rate. Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet: Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.” Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 23, 2020 in a web ad: Says Ann Wagner’s campaign "has taken millions of dollars from special interests, more than almost anyone else in Congress.” Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Black Lives Matter demonstrators attack “elderly man wearing oxygen.” Viral image stated on June 29, 2020 in a viral image: Lawyer-couple who pointed guns at protesters are Black Lives Matter backers, Democrats and represent a police brutality victim. Jay Ashcroft stated on April 14, 2020 in a radio interview: “When you look at Wisconsin, in their largest city they normally have roughly 500 polling places. They just had their election a week ago, and they had five. That is ludicrous.” Eric Burlison stated on January 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.” Jeff Jensen stated on November 20, 2019 in an interview with St. Louis Public Radio: "It’s nothing I do, but the probation office here in the Eastern District of Missouri is the best in the country. They have about a 7.5% recidivism rate, compared to national averages of 70 or 80%" Jean Evans stated on October 7, 2019 in Missouri Times article: "Missouri, in general, has more crime, percentage-wise, than the rest of the country. So, we are seeing overall crime throughout the country is going down but not here in Missouri." Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country." Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." Cody Smith stated on February 21, 2019 in a statement: "On our current trajectory, we’ll be 2,000 prison beds short by 2021... We’ll need two new prisons soon, at the cost of $485 million over the next five years." Dave Muntzel stated on February 25, 2019 in legislative remarks: "One-fourth of the vehicles on (Missouri’s) highways are defective." Cindy O’Laughlin stated on February 14, 2019 in an opinion piece: "When comparing state by state, the data clearly demonstrates that over 20 other states with (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) are still substantially worse off than Missouri in terms of curbing the effects of opioid abuse." Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on April 1, 2019 in in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill: "We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers." Vicky Hartzler stated on February 1, 2019 in a claim on Facebook and Twitter: Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes. Denny Hoskins stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview and multiple media reports: The sports betting bill would create "$12.5 million to $30.9 million in additional revenue for the state" Hannah Kelly stated on January 29, 2019 in an education budget hearing at the Missouri state capitol: "The schools in my district don't have a kitchen." Ed Emery stated on January 28, 2019 in legislative testimony: "80 percent of impeachments in Missouri have been against judges." Caleb Rowden stated on October 1, 2018 in a legislative report mailer: "The small cell bill is expected to create more than 20,000 jobs and attract $2 billion in capital investment, resulting in nearly $4 billion in economic growth over the next few years." Josh Hawley stated on October 25, 2018 in a debate: Says a manufacturing operation in his hometown that made gunstock for Remington rifles "closed down, we lost those jobs and it's been devastating for my little town." Claire McCaskill stated on October 2, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Nonpartisan experts have consistently ranked Claire one of the most independent senators — right in the middle." 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.’" Claire McCaskill stated on September 10, 2018 in a Q&A at Truman State University: "I voted to defund sanctuary cities." Renee Hoagenson stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Missouri has the worst roads in the Midwest and nearly the worst roads in the country." Claire McCaskill stated on November 22, 2017 in a press release: "Fentanyl is now killing more Americans than heroin or any other opioid." Patrick McKenna stated on October 19, 2017 in a Kansas City Business Journal article: "Officials at Hyperloop One have referred to the route as one of the best they've ever seen." 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." 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."
Team PAC stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad: Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland." Roy Blunt stated on April 4, 2021 in remarks on "Fox News Sunday": The proposal by President Joe Biden would put the U.S. “No. 2 in the world” for the highest corporate tax rate. Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet: Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.” Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 23, 2020 in a web ad: Says Ann Wagner’s campaign "has taken millions of dollars from special interests, more than almost anyone else in Congress.” Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Black Lives Matter demonstrators attack “elderly man wearing oxygen.” Viral image stated on June 29, 2020 in a viral image: Lawyer-couple who pointed guns at protesters are Black Lives Matter backers, Democrats and represent a police brutality victim. Jay Ashcroft stated on April 14, 2020 in a radio interview: “When you look at Wisconsin, in their largest city they normally have roughly 500 polling places. They just had their election a week ago, and they had five. That is ludicrous.” Eric Burlison stated on January 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.” Jeff Jensen stated on November 20, 2019 in an interview with St. Louis Public Radio: "It’s nothing I do, but the probation office here in the Eastern District of Missouri is the best in the country. They have about a 7.5% recidivism rate, compared to national averages of 70 or 80%" Jean Evans stated on October 7, 2019 in Missouri Times article: "Missouri, in general, has more crime, percentage-wise, than the rest of the country. So, we are seeing overall crime throughout the country is going down but not here in Missouri." Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country." Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." Cody Smith stated on February 21, 2019 in a statement: "On our current trajectory, we’ll be 2,000 prison beds short by 2021... We’ll need two new prisons soon, at the cost of $485 million over the next five years." Dave Muntzel stated on February 25, 2019 in legislative remarks: "One-fourth of the vehicles on (Missouri’s) highways are defective." Cindy O’Laughlin stated on February 14, 2019 in an opinion piece: "When comparing state by state, the data clearly demonstrates that over 20 other states with (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) are still substantially worse off than Missouri in terms of curbing the effects of opioid abuse." Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on April 1, 2019 in in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill: "We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers." Vicky Hartzler stated on February 1, 2019 in a claim on Facebook and Twitter: Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes. Denny Hoskins stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview and multiple media reports: The sports betting bill would create "$12.5 million to $30.9 million in additional revenue for the state" Hannah Kelly stated on January 29, 2019 in an education budget hearing at the Missouri state capitol: "The schools in my district don't have a kitchen." Ed Emery stated on January 28, 2019 in legislative testimony: "80 percent of impeachments in Missouri have been against judges." Caleb Rowden stated on October 1, 2018 in a legislative report mailer: "The small cell bill is expected to create more than 20,000 jobs and attract $2 billion in capital investment, resulting in nearly $4 billion in economic growth over the next few years." Josh Hawley stated on October 25, 2018 in a debate: Says a manufacturing operation in his hometown that made gunstock for Remington rifles "closed down, we lost those jobs and it's been devastating for my little town." Claire McCaskill stated on October 2, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Nonpartisan experts have consistently ranked Claire one of the most independent senators — right in the middle." 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.’" Claire McCaskill stated on September 10, 2018 in a Q&A at Truman State University: "I voted to defund sanctuary cities." Renee Hoagenson stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Missouri has the worst roads in the Midwest and nearly the worst roads in the country." Claire McCaskill stated on November 22, 2017 in a press release: "Fentanyl is now killing more Americans than heroin or any other opioid." Patrick McKenna stated on October 19, 2017 in a Kansas City Business Journal article: "Officials at Hyperloop One have referred to the route as one of the best they've ever seen." 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." 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."
Team PAC stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad: Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland."
Roy Blunt stated on April 4, 2021 in remarks on "Fox News Sunday": The proposal by President Joe Biden would put the U.S. “No. 2 in the world” for the highest corporate tax rate.
Roy Blunt stated on February 25, 2021 in a tweet: Says his amendment on a budget bill “would have helped get kids back in school after teachers were vaccinated. Every single Senate Democrat voted against it.”
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on October 23, 2020 in a web ad: Says Ann Wagner’s campaign "has taken millions of dollars from special interests, more than almost anyone else in Congress.”
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Black Lives Matter demonstrators attack “elderly man wearing oxygen.”
Viral image stated on June 29, 2020 in a viral image: Lawyer-couple who pointed guns at protesters are Black Lives Matter backers, Democrats and represent a police brutality victim.
Jay Ashcroft stated on April 14, 2020 in a radio interview: “When you look at Wisconsin, in their largest city they normally have roughly 500 polling places. They just had their election a week ago, and they had five. That is ludicrous.”
Eric Burlison stated on January 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.”
Jeff Jensen stated on November 20, 2019 in an interview with St. Louis Public Radio: "It’s nothing I do, but the probation office here in the Eastern District of Missouri is the best in the country. They have about a 7.5% recidivism rate, compared to national averages of 70 or 80%"
Jean Evans stated on October 7, 2019 in Missouri Times article: "Missouri, in general, has more crime, percentage-wise, than the rest of the country. So, we are seeing overall crime throughout the country is going down but not here in Missouri."
Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country."
Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits."
Cody Smith stated on February 21, 2019 in a statement: "On our current trajectory, we’ll be 2,000 prison beds short by 2021... We’ll need two new prisons soon, at the cost of $485 million over the next five years."
Dave Muntzel stated on February 25, 2019 in legislative remarks: "One-fourth of the vehicles on (Missouri’s) highways are defective."
Cindy O’Laughlin stated on February 14, 2019 in an opinion piece: "When comparing state by state, the data clearly demonstrates that over 20 other states with (Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs) are still substantially worse off than Missouri in terms of curbing the effects of opioid abuse."
Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on April 1, 2019 in in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill: "We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers."
Vicky Hartzler stated on February 1, 2019 in a claim on Facebook and Twitter: Says the University of Missouri "has been cleared of involvement" in academic fraud involving student athletes.
Denny Hoskins stated on February 5, 2019 in an interview and multiple media reports: The sports betting bill would create "$12.5 million to $30.9 million in additional revenue for the state"
Hannah Kelly stated on January 29, 2019 in an education budget hearing at the Missouri state capitol: "The schools in my district don't have a kitchen."
Ed Emery stated on January 28, 2019 in legislative testimony: "80 percent of impeachments in Missouri have been against judges."
Caleb Rowden stated on October 1, 2018 in a legislative report mailer: "The small cell bill is expected to create more than 20,000 jobs and attract $2 billion in capital investment, resulting in nearly $4 billion in economic growth over the next few years."
Josh Hawley stated on October 25, 2018 in a debate: Says a manufacturing operation in his hometown that made gunstock for Remington rifles "closed down, we lost those jobs and it's been devastating for my little town."
Claire McCaskill stated on October 2, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Nonpartisan experts have consistently ranked Claire one of the most independent senators — right in the middle."
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.’"
Claire McCaskill stated on September 10, 2018 in a Q&A at Truman State University: "I voted to defund sanctuary cities."
Renee Hoagenson stated on August 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Missouri has the worst roads in the Midwest and nearly the worst roads in the country."
Claire McCaskill stated on November 22, 2017 in a press release: "Fentanyl is now killing more Americans than heroin or any other opioid."
Patrick McKenna stated on October 19, 2017 in a Kansas City Business Journal article: "Officials at Hyperloop One have referred to the route as one of the best they've ever seen."
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."
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."