“I get accused of talking about something I’d never even heard of. Okay. I don’t think I’ve ever even said the word. And I’m not going to say it now. … About this theory, all I’ve ever done is parroted exactly what Democrats have said about this.”
Ron Johnson
Senator (R-Wis.). in an interview with “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show". Claim dated 18 May 2022.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
His evodence does not say what he claims
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In short
Ron Johnson (Senator (R-Wis.)) made this claim around 18 May 2022. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 May 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.
Ron Johnson has 43 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 17 of them false or fake, 21 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
Where the claim appeared
- clayandbuck.comhttps://www.clayandbuck.com/sen-ron-johnson-returns-to-cb-to-drop-truth-bombs-on-the-dems/
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