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J.D. Vance, U.S. Senate candidate, R-Ohio

“Tim Ryan when he ran for president two years ago … supported banning fracking both on public lands and generally speaking.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: On one occasion, Ryan said he’d “absolutely” consider banning fracking on federal lands. But his full record shows his focus has been on leveraging natural gas as a transitional fuel, while easing environmental risks.

Checked by FactCheck.org10 Oct 2022United States
Donald Trump, Former President of the United States

“George H.W. Bush took millions and millions of documents to a former bowling alley pieced together with what was then an old and broken Chinese restaurant. ... And there was no security.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: The National Archives and Records Administration kept documents for several years in a former bowling alley while the permanent George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum was under construction.

Checked by PolitiFact10 Oct 2022United States
Donald Trump, former president

“George H.W. Bush took millions of documents to a former bowling alley and a former Chinese restaurant where they combined them. ... By contrast, I had a small number of boxes and storage at Mar-a-Lago, very small, relatively guarded by the great Secret Service.”

PolitiFact rated this: Not comparable to Mar-a-Lago

PolitiFact says: Presidential papers often are taken to large, repurposed facilities, where they remain for years to allow for sorting and cataloging. Bush's paper sorting was done with the full participation of the National Archives.

Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. Senator

“Adam Laxalt said it was ‘good news’ that small Latino businesses suffered during the pandemic because he thought it would benefit him politically.”

FactCheck.org rated this: We Provide the Context

FactCheck.org says: Laxalt's point seems to be that because pandemic-related job losses and business closures remained after Trump left office, that demonstrates to voters that “it’s 100% their [Democrats’] fault.”

Checked by FactCheck.org6 Oct 2022United States
Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House

“Is Pennsylvania Democrat Fetterman’s tattoo 'I will make you hurt' based on his ties to the crips gang as reported by the Free Beacon or a reference to the nine inch nails heroin song 'Hurt'.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: John Fetterman, who is running for Senate, has tattoos which memorialize victims of violence. But conservative pundits — including Newt Gingrich — claim, without proof, the tattoos suggest drug use and ties to a gang.