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Tom Kertscher is a contributing writer for PolitiFact. Previously, he was a fact-checker for PolitiFact Wisconsin.

Featured Statements

Herschel Walker
stated on November 16, 2022 in an ad:

“(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect."

By Tom Kertscher • November 29, 2022
Donald Trump
stated on November 15, 2022 in a speech:

"They say the ocean will rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 200 to 300 years."

By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2022
Herschel Walker
stated on November 11, 2022 in an interview:

Raphael Warnock "believes in no cash bail" and "letting people out of prison that are going to make us prisoners in our own home."

By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2022
Donald Trump
stated on November 8, 2022 in a Truth Social post:

In Detroit, “people are showing up to vote only to be told, ‘sorry, you have already voted.’”

By Tom Kertscher • November 9, 2022
Liquid Death
stated on October 27, 2022 in an ad:

In Georgia, it's "illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place" and "punishable by up to a year in prison."

By Tom Kertscher • November 7, 2022
America First Legal
stated on November 1, 2022 in an ad:

“Kamala Harris said disaster aid should go to non-white citizens first."

By Tom Kertscher • November 5, 2022
Georgia Gun Owners
stated on October 30, 2022 in an ad:

"Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams are radical communists and, if they get their way, gun owners here in Georgia will be completely disarmed."

By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2022
Liz Cheney
stated on October 28, 2022 in an ad:

Kari Lake and Mark Finchem “have said that they will only honor the results of an election if they agree with it."

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2022
Maggie Hassan
stated on October 19, 2022 in an ad:

"Don Bolduc wants to cut trillions from Medicare and end Social Security."

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2022
Club for Growth Action
stated on October 21, 2022 in an ad:

Catherine Cortez Masto "was the deciding vote” to send COVID-19 stimulus checks to more than 1 million prisoners.

By Tom Kertscher • October 27, 2022