Claim Check: The New Murphy Ad

Linda McMahon, the Republican candidate, was first out of the gate, with a spot asserting that U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, her Democratic opponent, “didn’t show up for the job you paid him to do.” Now Murphy has responded with an ad titled “That’s Real” in which he states: “Linda McMahon will do and say anything to get ahead.”

Those are perhaps the most memorable lines in each ad, and surely the pitches that most raise the ire of the target’s supporters. But as eyebrow-raising as they may be, those lines are mere noise for fact-checkers – worthy of note to gauge the tone of the campaign, but in the end, subjective assertions that do not lend themselves to verification or negation.

So as with McMahon’s ad earlier this week, we’re focused only on factual assertions as we evaluate Murphy’s ad, which makes claims about his voting record and his work to obtain funding for a Waterbury industrial site. Those claims, we found, stand up to scrutiny.

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