Tim Sheehy

U.S. Senate candidate, R-Mont.. 2 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2024 to 2024. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by PolitiFact30 Sep 2024United States Health

Tim Sheehy, U.S. Senate candidate, R-Mont.

“U.S. Sen. Jon Tester “voted to give taxpayer-funded health care to illegal immigrants.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Tester voted against an amendment, but its passage would not have given "taxpayer-funded health care to illegal immigrants." Such spending was then, as now, prohibited under federal law.

Checked by PolitiFact25 Sep 2024United States

Tim Sheehy, U.S. Senate candidate, R-Mont.

“Jon Tester “supported slashing Social Security benefits”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Tester has made favorable comments about the Simpson-Bowles commission, but about its bipartisan structure, not its Social Security recommendations. Sheehy ignores Tester's stated policies and voting record.