“Independent Senate candidate Evan McMullin of Utah said that “the Republican base is racist.”
What FactCheck.org found
The ad edited portions of McMullin’s comments. McMullin said “there is an element of the Republican base that is racist,” and that the party’s leaders won’t stand up to them for fear of losing votes.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Club for Growth Action (Facebook post) made this claim around 18 October 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 October 2022. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Club for Growth Action has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=968806973875955
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