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All Fact-checks for New Hampshire

stated on September 15, 2024 in an interview with WMUR-TV

Gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte “has voted for national abortion bans, she has voted to defund Planned Parenthood, and she shepherded Neil Gorsuch through the Supreme Court process, and then celebrated when Roe v. Wade was overturned.”

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stated on October 12, 2024 in a Facebook post

CBS exposed “the fact” that Kamala Harris’ crowd sizes are inflated because her campaign bused hundreds of attendees to her New Hampshire rally.

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New Hampshire Democratic Party

stated on September 27, 2024 in an ad

When New Hampshire gubernatorial nominee Kelly Ayotte served on two companies’ boards, one “laid off 18,000 workers” and the other “laid off 1,200 American workers, moving jobs overseas.”

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stated on September 12, 2024 in an ad

In Manchester, N.H., gubernatorial candidate Joyce Craig “pushed for a city sales tax. Then, Joyce Craig overrode the tax cap and tried to raise taxes six times.”

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stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview

“We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”

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stated on January 24, 2024 in in a post

“Rep. Dean Phillips received almost twice as many votes as Biden did in the New Hampshire primary.”

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stated on January 18, 2024 in a CNN town hall in Henniker, N.H.

“Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”

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stated on January 8, 2024 in an ad

"Nikki Haley refused to call illegals criminals" and "repeatedly pushed amnesty for illegals."

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stated on January 17, 2024 in a rally in Rochester, N.H.

Donald Trump “proposed when he was president” that “he wanted to raise the gas tax up to 25 cents."

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stated on January 11, 2024 in a campaign ad

“Haley’s plan cuts Social Security benefits for 82% of Americans.”

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stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall in Rye, N.H.

“Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID."

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stated on December 16, 2023 in a rally in New Hampshire

“They want to make our Army tanks all electric.”

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stated on December 14, 2023 in a town hall in Atkinson, New Hampshire

“We’ve had more Americans die of fentanyl than the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam wars, combined.”

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stated on December 13, 2023 in a town hall in Londonderry, New Hampshire

Under the Trump administration's trade deal, “China's only fulfilled one-third of the promises of agricultural products that they were supposed to buy from our farmers.”

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stated on November 28, 2023 in an event in Derry, N.H.

China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades."

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stated on November 13, 2023 in a speech at Dartmouth College

"Half of American high school students are not familiar with the Holocaust."

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stated on November 11, 2023 in a rally in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has “a worse drug problem per capita than any other state."

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stated on October 24, 2023 in a town hall in New Hampshire

“The Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots.”

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Vivek Ramaswamy

stated on October 13, 2023 in a speech at the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, N.H.

"95% of over-the-counter pharmaceuticals" in the U.S. come from China.

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stated on October 23, 2023 in remarks at a rally in Derry, N.H.

“When I came into office, Iran had $70 billion in foreign exchange reserves. … By the time I left, they had nothing. They were broke.”

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Fact-checking the New Hampshire gubernatorial debate on WMUR

Fact-checking the New Hampshire gubernatorial debate on WMUR

By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2024

Does the New Hampshire primary have a future? Impressions from PolitiFact’s reporting on the ground

Does the New Hampshire primary have a future? Impressions from PolitiFact’s reporting on the ground

By Louis Jacobson • January 23, 2024

DeSantis drops out of 2024 presidential race, Haley and Trump continue their battle in New Hampshire

DeSantis drops out of 2024 presidential race, Haley and Trump continue their battle in New Hampshire

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 21, 2024

Did the world know about global warming a century ago, as Dean Phillips said?

Did the world know about global warming a century ago, as Dean Phillips said?

By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2024

New Hampshire road trip mailbag: What concerns PolitiFact readers going into 2024

New Hampshire road trip mailbag: What concerns PolitiFact readers going into 2024

By Ellen Hine • January 20, 2024

Nikki Haley touts 17-point polling edge over Joe Biden. Here's what more recent polls say.

Nikki Haley touts 17-point polling edge over Joe Biden. Here's what more recent polls say.

By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2024

PolitiFact on the road: Dean Phillips talks AI, and voters question Nikki Haley in CNN town hall

PolitiFact on the road: Dean Phillips talks AI, and voters question Nikki Haley in CNN town hall

By Ellen Hine • January 19, 2024

Trump’s misleading claim that Haley is seeking Democrats to ‘infiltrate’ New Hampshire’s GOP primary

Trump’s misleading claim that Haley is seeking Democrats to ‘infiltrate’ New Hampshire’s GOP primary

By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2024

Donald Trump’s rally spotlighted the Biden, Trump economies. We fact-checked the graphics

Donald Trump’s rally spotlighted the Biden, Trump economies. We fact-checked the graphics

By Louis Jacobson • December 21, 2023

PolitiFact road-tests Donald Trump’s claim about driving an electric vehicle in New Hampshire

PolitiFact road-tests Donald Trump’s claim about driving an electric vehicle in New Hampshire

By Louis Jacobson • November 27, 2023

On the ground: PolitiFact’s impressions of the 2024 New Hampshire primary season

On the ground: PolitiFact’s impressions of the 2024 New Hampshire primary season

By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2023

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire on education, economy and drugs

Fact-checking Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire on education, economy and drugs

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2023

Day 2 of the New Hampshire GOP summit, fact-checked

Day 2 of the New Hampshire GOP summit, fact-checked

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2023

Fact-checking Day 1 of the New Hampshire GOP summit

Fact-checking Day 1 of the New Hampshire GOP summit

By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2023

Nikki Haley mixes red meat with more moderate tone in Exeter, New Hampshire, town hall

Nikki Haley mixes red meat with more moderate tone in Exeter, New Hampshire, town hall

By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2023

Fact-checking Andrew Yang in Keene, New Hampshire

Fact-checking Andrew Yang in Keene, New Hampshire

By Jon Greenberg • February 6, 2020