“Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland.”
Team PAC
Super PAC. An ad. Claim dated 7 Feb 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
A bill Schmitt sponsored originally called for $480 million in tax credits, not state expenditures, for the Missouri hub. A law he voted for allows for limited foreign ownership of Missouri agricultural land.
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In short
Team PAC (Super PAC) made this claim around 7 February 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 February 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbHUPfC9L1o
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