Don Blankenship in 2016 AdWatch


On Environment: AdWatch: role of MSHA in mine disaster was covered up

Blankenship produced an ad that said the Obama administration's internal review of the Mine Safety and Health Administration's role in a deadly mine explosion was "fixed." The ad said the government's own documents revealed "Obama's deadliest cover-up." Blankenship's spokesman claimed to have emails that proved the point, but said they would not share them.

An extensive review of multiple government reports, plus a search through a database of thousands of news articles produced no supporting facts.

Source: Politifact AdWatch on 2016-2018 West Virginia Senate race Dec 11, 2017

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