“On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year”
What PolitiFact found
Johnson said in 2016 that an election-year Supreme Court vacancy should be delayed until after the election to “let the American people have a voice." But in 2020 Johnson says the spot should be filled immediately.
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In short
Ron Johnson (U.S. Sen, R-Wisconsin) made this claim around 21 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 September 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Full Flop”.
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.
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