Fact Check: GOP ad spins five-alarm falsehood that Walz backed defunding police
In a new television ad filled with flames and carnage, the Republican Governors Association is falsely tying DFL Gov. Tim Walz to an effort to defund police, a FOX 9 Fact Check found.
Fact Check: Is Minnesota's job growth outpacing the nation?
Democratic governors like Tim Walz can point to record-low unemployment rates. But is Minnesota's job growth anything special, or does a rising tide in the U.S. labor market lift all boats?
Fact Check: Walz accurately describes Jensen's income tax cut, though he's backed off some elements
Gov. Tim Walz accurately says Republican rival Scott Jensen's plan to eliminate the state's personal income tax would primarily benefit wealthier people like Jensen, though how Jensen would pay for the tax cut isn't clear, a FOX 9 Fact Check finds.
Fact Check: Was Scott Jensen one of Minnesota's biggest opioid prescribers?
It took several weeks to set up their first general election debate, but once Gov. Tim Walz and Republican challenger Scott Jensen took the stage in Rochester on Tuesday night, they wasted no time lobbing attack lines at each other.
Fact Check: Walz and Jensen seek edge on crime ahead of debate
Crime doesn't pay, according to an old saying, but campaigns that run television ads about crime can certainly pay off.
Fact Check: Prison call says inmates support Keith Ellison, but it's a fake
The Minnesota attorney general's race is a dead heat, and Republicans are ramping up the volume on DFL incumbent Keith Ellison with a bare-knuckles television ad that includes a phone call from a state prison.
Fact Check: 'Lifelong Republican' in Craig ad voted recently for Democrats, doesn't live in new district
Endorsements from people in the opposing political party can be potent in campaigns.
Fact Check: Objection! Minnesota AG candidates overstate violent crime spike, prosecutor staffing
Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison's record is the focus of new television ads from his campaign and his rival, Republican Jim Schultz, and both overplay their hands as they seek to convince voters.
Fact Check: Outside groups' claims against Secretary of State candidate mostly hit the mark
In the race for Minnesota secretary of state, much of the 2022 campaign is about 2020.
Fact Check: Walz claim of 'sending checks' lacks receipts
"I'm fighting to put money back in pockets by sending checks up to $2,000 to help Minnesotans with rising costs," Walz tweeted Wednesday from his campaign account.
Fact Check: Minnesota isn't rushing to adopt California's gas-car sales ban
As California moves toward banning sales of new gas-powered vehicles in 2035, Minnesota isn't rushing headfirst to join the Golden State.
Fact Check: Attack ad on Rep. Angie Craig's voting record isn't the whole story
A Republican attack ad alleges that Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig is a rubber stamp for her party, but the claim doesn't tell the whole story, a FOX 9 Fact Check finds.
Fact Check: Anti-Kistner abortion ad lacks evidence
A new abortion-themed attack ad against Republican Tyler Kistner in Minnesota's second congressional district is misleading, a FOX 9 Fact Check finds.
Fact Check: Do Minnesota members of Congress have stock trading conflicts?
Three Minnesota members of Congress have reported stock trades from their own accounts or those of close family members in companies that intersected with their congressional work.
Fact Check: Ad says U.S. Rep. Angie Craig's vote sparked inflation. There were other factors
A new ad in Minnesota's second congressional district race inflates U.S. Rep. Angie Craig's role in causing consumer prices to rise at their fastest pace in 40 years.
Fact Check: Are Minnesota governors powerless to change abortion access?
While Minnesota governors can't unilaterally change the state constitution, they're not powerless on the topic of abortion.
Fact Check: Jensen misstates test score slump; Walz's COVID claim lacks data
Education is a flashpoint in the Minnesota governor's race, as Republican challenger Scott Jensen hammers DFL Gov. Tim Walz about falling test scores and time missed in the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fact Check: Walz ad on education funding leaves out details
Education policy has become a battlefront in the Minnesota governor's race as student head back to school amid drops in test scores during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fact Check: Is the lack of debates in the Minnesota governor's race unusual?
Republican governor candidate Scott Jensen alleges that DFL Gov. Tim Walz is avoiding debates in this year's Minnesota governor's race, while Walz says the pace of scheduling debates isn't unusual. Time for a FOX 9 fact check.
Fact Check: Anti-Jensen abortion ad quotes him accurately, but he's shifted his stance
A television ad attacking Republican candidate for Minnesota governor Scott Jensen accurately quotes Jensen's comments on abortion from earlier this year, though Jensen has shifted his position in recent weeks.