“Tim Sheehy “would let politicians like him ban abortion, with no exceptions for rape or to save a woman’s life, and criminalize women.”
Jon Tester
U.S. Senator, D-Mont.. a Facebook ad. Claim dated 8 Sep 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy has publicly said he favors including exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the pregnant woman in legislation to restrict abortion.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Jon Tester (U.S. Senator, D-Mont.) made this claim around 8 September 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 September 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active_status=active&ad_type=all&country=US&id=8077…
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