“When New Hampshire gubernatorial nominee Kelly Ayotte served on two companies’ boards, one “laid off 18,000 workers” and the other “laid off 1,200 American workers, moving jobs overseas.”
New Hampshire Democratic Party
state party organization. an ad. Claim dated 27 Sep 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
New Hampshire Republican gubernatorial nominee Kelly Ayotte served on several companies’ boards, including Blackstone since 2019 and Caterpillar from 2017 to 2023. But the ad overstates those companies' role in layoffs.
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In short
New Hampshire Democratic Party (state party organization) made this claim around 27 September 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 October 2024, 10 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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