Latest Fact-checks in Missouri Ann Wagner stated on August 18, 2020 in an ad: Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.” Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.” 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. Vicky Hartzler stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter to the president: "Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs." Mike Parson stated on April 27, 2020 in a tweet: "All Missouri businesses can open Monday, May 4, under our new Order as long as new guidelines are followed." 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.” Louis Riggs stated on April 21, 2020 in an opinion piece in the Missouri Times: “Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.” Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.” Adam Schnelting stated on February 24, 2020 in an op-Ed for The Missouri Times: “Replacing marriage licenses with domestic union contracts does not alter state or federal benefits.” Eric Burlison stated on January 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.” Sherill Sellman stated on February 12, 2020 in remarks on the Jim Bakker show: Silver Solution used on strains of coronavirus "totally eliminate it. Kills it. Deactivates it.” Mike Parson stated on February 14, 2020 in a speech: “Right now we have over 40,000 new jobs in a little over 18 months” in Missouri. Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on February 1, 2020 in a House Special Committee hearing on Criminal Justice: “In Boone County (Missouri) with a 1.7% unemployment rate, we can’t find enough people, we can’t fill all the job openings.” Viral image stated on February 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Patrick Mahomes wearing a shirt that says, “The Great State of Kansas.” Eric Schmitt stated on November 25, 2019 in a roundtable: "You have literally 140 people dying every day of opioid-related overdoses." 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." Brian Treece stated on October 17, 2019 in a press conference: Columbia, Mo., is "one of the fastest growing cities in the region, the only city in the state to grow jobs faster than the nation as a whole." Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country." Kay Hoflander stated on October 11, 2019 in a fundraising email: "All signs seem to point to Hillary (Clinton) laying the groundwork to run for president again." Mike Parson stated on September 8, 2019 in a campaign announcement: "Wages are on the rise — in fact we were the top small-business wage growth state in the nation." Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States." Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018." Sam Graves stated on August 29, 2019 in a newsletter: "The average bridge in Missouri is 48 years old — most were only designed to last for 50 years." Vicky Hartzler stated on September 9, 2019 in a congressional newsletter: "Statistics indicate Americans have experienced 29.3 (billion) illegal robocalls so far this year, marking a 64 percent increase since 2016." Nicole Galloway stated on August 12, 2019 in her campaign announcement: Says her office "uncover(ed) $350 million in waste and fraud; it led to 40 criminal charges against both Republicans and Democrats." Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA" Tracy McCreery stated on April 8, 2019 in a legislative debate: "Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds and 25-34 year olds in Missouri."
Ann Wagner stated on August 18, 2020 in an ad: Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.” Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.” 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. Vicky Hartzler stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter to the president: "Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs." Mike Parson stated on April 27, 2020 in a tweet: "All Missouri businesses can open Monday, May 4, under our new Order as long as new guidelines are followed." 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.” Louis Riggs stated on April 21, 2020 in an opinion piece in the Missouri Times: “Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.” Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.” Adam Schnelting stated on February 24, 2020 in an op-Ed for The Missouri Times: “Replacing marriage licenses with domestic union contracts does not alter state or federal benefits.” Eric Burlison stated on January 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.” Sherill Sellman stated on February 12, 2020 in remarks on the Jim Bakker show: Silver Solution used on strains of coronavirus "totally eliminate it. Kills it. Deactivates it.” Mike Parson stated on February 14, 2020 in a speech: “Right now we have over 40,000 new jobs in a little over 18 months” in Missouri. Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on February 1, 2020 in a House Special Committee hearing on Criminal Justice: “In Boone County (Missouri) with a 1.7% unemployment rate, we can’t find enough people, we can’t fill all the job openings.” Viral image stated on February 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Patrick Mahomes wearing a shirt that says, “The Great State of Kansas.” Eric Schmitt stated on November 25, 2019 in a roundtable: "You have literally 140 people dying every day of opioid-related overdoses." 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." Brian Treece stated on October 17, 2019 in a press conference: Columbia, Mo., is "one of the fastest growing cities in the region, the only city in the state to grow jobs faster than the nation as a whole." Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country." Kay Hoflander stated on October 11, 2019 in a fundraising email: "All signs seem to point to Hillary (Clinton) laying the groundwork to run for president again." Mike Parson stated on September 8, 2019 in a campaign announcement: "Wages are on the rise — in fact we were the top small-business wage growth state in the nation." Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits." Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States." Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018." Sam Graves stated on August 29, 2019 in a newsletter: "The average bridge in Missouri is 48 years old — most were only designed to last for 50 years." Vicky Hartzler stated on September 9, 2019 in a congressional newsletter: "Statistics indicate Americans have experienced 29.3 (billion) illegal robocalls so far this year, marking a 64 percent increase since 2016." Nicole Galloway stated on August 12, 2019 in her campaign announcement: Says her office "uncover(ed) $350 million in waste and fraud; it led to 40 criminal charges against both Republicans and Democrats." Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA" Tracy McCreery stated on April 8, 2019 in a legislative debate: "Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds and 25-34 year olds in Missouri."
Ann Wagner stated on August 18, 2020 in an ad: Says Jill Schupp has shown a “disturbing pattern of putting sex offenders over our safety.”
Patricia McCloskey stated on August 24, 2020 in a speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention: Democrats and Joe Biden “want to abolish the suburbs altogether by ending single-family home zoning.”
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.
Vicky Hartzler stated on May 7, 2020 in a letter to the president: "Right now, China controls 80% of all ingredients and raw materials going into our generic prescription drugs."
Mike Parson stated on April 27, 2020 in a tweet: "All Missouri businesses can open Monday, May 4, under our new Order as long as new guidelines are followed."
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.”
Louis Riggs stated on April 21, 2020 in an opinion piece in the Missouri Times: “Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.”
Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.”
Adam Schnelting stated on February 24, 2020 in an op-Ed for The Missouri Times: “Replacing marriage licenses with domestic union contracts does not alter state or federal benefits.”
Eric Burlison stated on January 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Remember, the American Revolution began when they came for the guns.”
Sherill Sellman stated on February 12, 2020 in remarks on the Jim Bakker show: Silver Solution used on strains of coronavirus "totally eliminate it. Kills it. Deactivates it.”
Mike Parson stated on February 14, 2020 in a speech: “Right now we have over 40,000 new jobs in a little over 18 months” in Missouri.
Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on February 1, 2020 in a House Special Committee hearing on Criminal Justice: “In Boone County (Missouri) with a 1.7% unemployment rate, we can’t find enough people, we can’t fill all the job openings.”
Viral image stated on February 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Patrick Mahomes wearing a shirt that says, “The Great State of Kansas.”
Eric Schmitt stated on November 25, 2019 in a roundtable: "You have literally 140 people dying every day of opioid-related overdoses."
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."
Brian Treece stated on October 17, 2019 in a press conference: Columbia, Mo., is "one of the fastest growing cities in the region, the only city in the state to grow jobs faster than the nation as a whole."
Nicole Galloway stated on October 12, 2019 in a mass email: "Missouri has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country."
Kay Hoflander stated on October 11, 2019 in a fundraising email: "All signs seem to point to Hillary (Clinton) laying the groundwork to run for president again."
Mike Parson stated on September 8, 2019 in a campaign announcement: "Wages are on the rise — in fact we were the top small-business wage growth state in the nation."
Glenn Kage stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview: "General Motors is making record profits."
Chain email stated on October 25, 2019 in a chain email: "14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States."
Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018."
Sam Graves stated on August 29, 2019 in a newsletter: "The average bridge in Missouri is 48 years old — most were only designed to last for 50 years."
Vicky Hartzler stated on September 9, 2019 in a congressional newsletter: "Statistics indicate Americans have experienced 29.3 (billion) illegal robocalls so far this year, marking a 64 percent increase since 2016."
Nicole Galloway stated on August 12, 2019 in her campaign announcement: Says her office "uncover(ed) $350 million in waste and fraud; it led to 40 criminal charges against both Republicans and Democrats."
Roy Blunt stated on August 13, 2019 in a Facebook post: "U.S. agricultural & food exports are expected to increase more than $2 billion annually under #USMCA"
Tracy McCreery stated on April 8, 2019 in a legislative debate: "Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds and 25-34 year olds in Missouri."