“As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.”
Evan McMullin
2022 independent Utah U.S. Senate candidate. An ad. Claim dated 6 Mar 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The ad mixes present events, referring to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine, with actions Lee took years ago.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Evan McMullin (2022 independent Utah U.S. Senate candidate) made this claim around 6 March 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 March 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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