“Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China.”
John James
U.S. Senate Candidate, R-Mich.. a campaign ad. Claim dated 26 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
James has offered accurate percentages, but they are cherry-picked because they ignore multiple other measurements of Peters’ activities that indicate a high level of engagement.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
John James (U.S. Senate Candidate, R-Mich.) made this claim around 26 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 August 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBGdsUWzThc
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