Coverage

Live Feed

What was claimed, and what we found. Not everything that was said — what has been through the process.

Last claim checked October 27 FEEDRSSJSON

Every verdict follows our published methodology — how we check claims.

There is no filter by person. A page narrowed to one individual is a claim history about that individual, and we do not build those.

No events listed
The publication's own words
Reported from somebody else
Said at an event
27 October
5:37 pm

we're losing our kids faster than forty six other states

Overstated

Zach Lahn, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

5:37 pm
Why this verdict View evidenceHide evidence
Why we checked itSpecific ranking claim about Iowa's rate of population loss among young people relative to other states — verifiable against census or migration data
What we foundIowa does face significant youth and young adult outmigration, but available data does not support the claim that it ranks 4th worst (worse than 46 states) specifically for losing children; the closest comparable ranking applies only to a narrower group of college-educated young adults aged 25–29.
Claim page Dispute this claim