Claim: A TV ad from a gun control advocacy group claims Republican Sen. Ron Johnson voted "against funding for the police, preventing local departments from hiring more officers." But the two votes cited were against trillion-dollar spending bills that included a host of measures, well beyond law enforcement funding.
Fact-check: Everytown's Misleading Ad on Johnson's Votes 'Against Funding for the Police' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a tv ad from a gun control advocacy group claims republican sen. ron johnson voted "against funding for the police, preventing local departments from hiring more officers." but the two votes cited were against trillion-dollar spending bills that included a host of measures, well beyond law enforcement funding.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2022-09-28T22:18:21