Wagner’s ad “ignore[s] critical facts that would give a different impression”
“Congresswoman Wagner clearly doesn’t want to run on her record of prioritizing her special interest friends and gutting protections for pre-existing conditions, so she’s desperately resorting to distorting Jill Schupp’s record,” said DCCC Spokesperson Courtney Rice.
Politifact: In Mo. House race, Wagner cherry-picks votes to attack Schupp over sex offenders
- In a news release responding to the ad, Schupp said that she has “worked hard to keep sexual predators behind bars” and that Wagner’s attacks “distort my record and attempt to mislead the voters.”
- […T]he ad focuses on four votes, but ignores other legislative actions Schupp has taken against sex offenders.
- But in claiming a pattern, the ad cherry picks votes, ignoring a number of other legislative actions Schupp took to try to to strengthen laws against sex offenders.
- In all, Wagner’s statement contains an element of truth but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. That’s our definition of Mostly False.
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