Corrections

Published checks

• Needs context

  Blackburn's office lists the Laken Riley Act among her accomplishments.

  Claimed by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R), candidate for Governor

  • blackburn.senate.gov accomplishments page

  She voted for it and cosponsored it. The sponsor of record is Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, who introduced it January 6, 2025. Listing a cosponsored bill as an accomplishment is normal practice; presenting it as authorship is not accurate.

  Settled against

  • congress.gov bill record, S. 5, 119th Congress

  September 5, 2026

• Needs context

  The same list includes the TAKE IT DOWN Act and the HALT Fentanyl Act.

  Claimed by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R), candidate for Governor

  • blackburn.senate.gov accomplishments page

  Both are law and she cosponsored both. TAKE IT DOWN was sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz with Sen. Klobuchar; HALT Fentanyl by Sen. Bill Cassidy. She did author the REPORT Act, the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act, and the amendment striking the state AI moratorium — those are hers.

  Settled against

  • congress.gov, S. 146 and S. 331
  • Senate Commerce Committee and Grassley office releases

  September 5, 2026

• True

  Hagerty campaigned in 2020 on closing Tennessee's digital divide, then voted against the infrastructure bill carrying broadband money.

  Claimed by Circulating claim about Sen. Bill Hagerty (R)

  • teamhagerty.com issues page

  Both halves check out. His campaign platform lists broadband expansion. He voted Nay on H.R. 3684 on August 10, 2021; the bill included roughly $65 billion for broadband and became law. He has said elsewhere he opposed the bill’s overall cost and offsets.

  Settled against

  • teamhagerty.com issues page
  • Senate roll call 117-1 #314

  September 5, 2026

In review

A claim we haven't finished checking sits here with its settling source named. It does not get a rating early.

• A quarter of Tennessee's billion-dollar corporations pay $0 in state corporate tax.

  Claimed by Jerri Green (D), candidate for Governor

  • greenforgovernor.com policy page

  A specific, checkable number. It settles against Tennessee franchise and excise tax data, not against either campaign’s characterization.

  Will settle against: Tennessee Department of Revenue

  Logged September 5, 2026

• Blackburn's largest funder is a voucher backer from Pennsylvania who gave $1 million.

  Claimed by Jerri Green (D), candidate for Governor

  • Nashville Scene

  Settles against campaign finance filings. We will report the donor, the amount and the date, and leave the adjective out.

  Will settle against: Tennessee Registry of Election Finance and FEC filings

  Logged September 5, 2026

• The numbers prove it — programs like the third-grade retention reading law work.

  Claimed by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R), candidate for Governor

  • Chalkbeat TN, August 21, 2026

  An empirical claim about a specific Tennessee law. It settles against state assessment data and published evaluations of the retention policy, which may support a partial answer rather than a clean yes or no.

  Will settle against: Tennessee Department of Education assessment data

  Logged September 5, 2026

Our corrections

• September 5, 2026

  What we said: We listed October 27 as the absentee ballot request deadline.

  What is true: The deadline is October 24. Two independent sources agree, and it was re-confirmed against the state.

  Caught in draft review, before publication.

• September 5, 2026

  What we said: We said Jerri Green served in Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's administration.

  What is true: She did not. Her executive service was with Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris — a different official and a different level of government.

  Caught in draft review, before publication.

A site that checks other people’s facts has to show its own. Every correction stays here permanently, with what was wrong, what is right, and when it changed — never a silent edit.

How a claim becomes a check

Log the claim verbatim with its date and link. Find the primary source that settles it, not another outlet’s write-up. Draft the rating with both links attached. A second person reviews before publishing during election season. If the primary source does not settle it, the claim stays in review and Govy answers "I can’t verify that yet." Target cadence October through November: five to ten checks a week, prioritising whatever is actually spreading.