Fact checks ahead of the November general election

This story also appeared in Bridge Michigan

Bridge Michigan reporters have spent months fact-checking claims by the gubernatorial and Senate campaigns and researching ballot measures.

Unsure about a claim you’ve seen in political ads or on TV? Here’s everything you should know before you cast your ballot.

More fact checks will be added between now and the Nov. 3 election, so come back to this page.

Governor’s race

Fact check: Jocelyn Benson’s family ties to Saline data center

Fact check: No evidence Jocelyn Benson targeted conservative petitions

John James says he delivers results. What does his record show?

Fact check: Democrats claim John James has used Congress to enrich himself

Fact check: Did John James vote to increase health costs for Michiganders?

Fact check: Republicans tie Jocelyn Benson to criminal case involving KKK

Fact checks: John James, Perry Johnson on tax cuts, data centers and more

Fact checks: Jocelyn Benson, Chris Swanson on data centers, energy and more

Fact check: Is John James backed by data center developers?

Fact check: Republicans spar on AI, DEI in Michigan gubernatorial debate

Fact check: John James ‘kill switch’ claims rile Michigan governor’s race

Fact check: What Abdul El-Sayed said about prison sentences, freeing inmates

Fact check: Can Mike Rogers ‘put a shop class in every high school’?

Fact check: No evidence Abdul El-Sayed ‘pledged support’ to Muslim Brotherhood

Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed attacks Mike Rogers over pharma industry ties

Fact check: ‘Florida man’ tag follows Mike Rogers in new US Senate bid

Fact check: What happened to Detroit dogs and cats under Abdul El-Sayed?

Fact check: GOP claims Abdul El-Sayed hates football, fireworks, Mackinac Island

Fact checks: Abdul El-Sayed record on misogyny, defund the police, Kamala Harris

Fact check: Ads take El-Sayed out of context to claim he ‘disrespects women’

Fact-check: Millionaire claims in Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens Senate race

Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed’s record on defund the police; Republican meddling

Fact check: Where does Barack Obama stand on Michigan’s Senate race?

Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed overstates claim he erased $700M in medical debt

Fact check: Would ‘money out of politics’ proposal live up to its name?

Fact check: Would ‘money out of politics’ proposal stifle free speech?