Ashley Hinson: One Nation “over $9,000” TV claim checked
Verified the airing TV creative and traced its take-home-pay figure to CEA economic modeling; the vote is real, but the $9,000+ outcome is modeled rather than guaranteed.
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Recent IA Fact Check updates
Latest IA Fact Check updates on Iowa 2026 candidate claims, campaign ads, voting records, endorsements and voter-help resources.
Ashley Hinson: health-care / hospital attack ad fully reviewed
Added the original DSCC video and separated the supported Medicaid coverage-loss claim from the more qualified hospital-closure causation claim.
Zach Nunn: tax-cut claims expanded with distributional context
Added CBO context on who benefits, the “every family” claim, Medicaid enrollment effects and SNAP reductions.
Josh Turek: Obama endorsement basketball video added
Added the original campaign video and independent AP verification of the July 29 endorsement.
Iowa Voter Help added: official poll finder + sample-ballot guidance
New voter-help section links directly to Iowa's official polling-place search and official county-auditor sample-ballot resources.
Josh Turek: “Work Without Worry” policy record added
Added his Iowa legislation and federal proposal addressing Medicaid income/asset limits for employed people with disabilities.
Rob Sand: kids-online-safety plan added
Under-16 social-media ban proposal, parental consent rules, algorithm audits and minors’ privacy protections.
Ashley Hinson: statewide debate commitments added
Accepted Iowa PBS and Nexstar invitations for two general-election debates against Josh Turek.
Joe Mitchell: Mar-a-Lago campaign-spending scrutiny added
Added reported campaign expenditures, current FEC context and source trail.