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Latest Fact-Checks In Iowa

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Deidre DeJear
stated on August 13, 2022 in remarks at the Iowa State Fair:
“$1.5 billion of your taxpayer money is sitting in an account” that can be used for other purposes.
Mostly False
By Lyle Muller • August 29, 2022
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
stated on July 17, 2022 in a newsletter:
The Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 “would permit abortion up until delivery.”
Mostly False
By Lyle Muller, Nina Baker • August 1, 2022
Zach Nunn
stated on July 10, 2022 in an interview with Breitbart:
“My opponent, Cindy Axne, has actively sought to defund the police.”
False
By Sam Knupp • July 20, 2022
Cindy Axne
stated on June 14, 2022 in a campaign ad:
“Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.”
Mostly False
By Lyle Muller • June 18, 2022
Joni Ernst
stated on May 28, 2022 in a newsletter:
$3 million per day in “your tax dollars” are being spent to guard “unused border wall materials.”
Half-True
By Nina Baker • June 16, 2022
Zach Wahls
stated on May 31, 2022 in an end-of-year Senate Democrats newsletter:
“There are fewer Iowans working today than when Gov. Reynolds took office.”
Mostly True
By Lyle Muller • June 9, 2022
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.”
Half-True
By Lyle Muller • May 27, 2022
Mike Franken
stated on May 5, 2022 in a tweet:
“Senator Grassley hopped off the Finance Committee, where he could be helpful to Iowa and the nation, in favor of the Judiciary Committee”
False
By Lyle Muller • May 9, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“A bird pooped on Joe Biden during his speech” in Iowa.
False
By Jeff Cercone • April 13, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on April 4, 2022 in a post:
Schools are putting litter boxes in bathrooms to accommodate kids who identify as furries.
Pants on Fire!
By Monique Curet • April 8, 2022
Jennifer Konfrst
stated on March 21, 2022 in a press release:
Only 2% of K-12 students would benefit from Iowa’s school voucher bill.
True
By Lauren White • April 7, 2022
Joni Ernst
stated on March 19, 2022 in an email newsletter:
“Gas prices have been going up since the president’s first day in office, starting with his move to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline.”
Half-True
By Eleanor Hildebrandt • March 30, 2022
Ashley Hinson
stated on March 6, 2022 in a tweet:
California has instituted a “bacon ban.”
Half-True
By Kelsey Harrell • March 11, 2022
Chuck Grassley
stated on February 5, 2022 in a tweet:
“During the first 3 months of FY2022 Customs& Border Protection recorded 518k encounters w illegal immigrants at S border That’s up 137% from same point in FY2021.”
Mostly True
By Lauren White • March 3, 2022
Iowa House Democrats
stated on February 10, 2022 in a tweet:
“According to Republican Rep. Jeff Shipley, teachers should not receive a pay raise if they teach American history that Republicans don’t agree with.”
Mostly True
By Meg Doster • March 2, 2022
X posts
stated on February 6, 2022 in a tweet:
Turning Point USA is a white nationalist organization.
False
By Caleb McCullough • February 16, 2022
Brian Tyler Cohen
stated on February 2, 2022 in a tweet:
“Iowa Republicans have introduced a bill that would put government-installed cameras in every single classroom to livestream school activities for parents to spy on teachers and children.”
True
By Rylee Wilson • February 8, 2022
Joni Ernst
stated on January 23, 2022 in an interview:
In Iowa, “since we have put a number of the voting laws into place over the last several years — voter ID is one of those — we’ve actually seen voter participation increase, even in off-election years.”
True
By Lyle Muller • January 26, 2022
Liz Mathis
stated on January 21, 2022 in a tweet:
“Ashley Hinson voted against the bipartisan infrastructure bill that made this money (for Iowa’s locks and dams) possible. Once again she’s taking credit for work she didn’t do.”
Mostly True
By Lauren White • January 21, 2022
Iowa Senate Democrats
stated on January 5, 2022 in a statement on Facebook:
Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.”
True
By Nina Baker • January 11, 2022
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