Josh Hawley's file

Republican from Missouri

Josh Hawley is a Republican running for attorney general in Missouri.

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True 1 (10%) (1%)
Mostly True 3 (30%) (3)
Half True 1 (10%) (1)
Mostly False 4 (40%) (4)
False 1 (10%) (1)
Pants on Fire0 (0)

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True

A split picture

Hawley

"Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018."

— PolitiFact Missouri on Thursday, October 10th, 2019

Half-True

One facility, not the whole company

Hawley

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."

— PolitiFact Missouri on Monday, November 5th, 2018

Mostly False

Cherry-picks her record

Hawley

Says Claire McCaskill "voted against including health records in the background check system."

— PolitiFact Missouri on Thursday, November 1st, 2018

Mostly False

Not as much as he says

Hawley

Says Claire McCaskill "has had Chuck Schumer spend more dark money for her than for any senator in America. $16 million and counting!"

— PolitiFact Missouri on Thursday, October 25th, 2018

False

A misreading

Hawley

Says a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill "would give a free pass to any illegal immigrant who brings a child to the border."

— PolitiFact National on Saturday, October 6th, 2018