PolitiFact | Alison Lundergan Grimes

The Poynter Institute

Stand up for the facts!

Misinformation isn't going away just because it's a new year. Support trusted, factual information with a tax deductible contribution to PolitiFact.

I would like to contribute

Alison Lundergan Grimes is a Democrat challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for his Senate seat in 2014. She currently serves as Kentucky's secretary of state.

True

0%

Mostly True

11%

Half True

0%

Mostly False

0%

False

0%

Pants on Fire

0%

Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate:

Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "would help lift over a million Americans out of poverty."

By Steve Contorno • October 14, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on October 6, 2014 in a campaign ad:

"The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."

By Steve Contorno • October 8, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 in A campaign ad:

Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."

By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office."

By Lauren Carroll • August 25, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on July 30, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Mitch McConnell voted "two times against the Violence Against Women Act."

By Steve Contorno • August 13, 2014

Mitch McConnell
stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate:

Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour "will destroy between half a million and one million jobs."

By Steve Contorno • October 14, 2014
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 9, 2014 in a YouTube video:

Says Alison Lundergan Grimes "supports Obamacare, which cuts $700 billion from seniors’ Medicare."

By Lauren Carroll • July 10, 2014

Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy.

In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.