Fact-check: “Dem Senate candidate Sherrod Brown claims he supports 'closing the border'”
Verdict: True (82% confidence)
Both independent search providers documented a verbatim quote attributed to Sherrod Brown from an April 2026 interview with Youngstown's WFMJ station, in which Brown stated: 'I support closing the border to people so they just can't cross the border at will.' This quote was reported by The Daily Signal on April 30, 2026, and reproduced in an NRSC press release dated May 1, 2026, as well as syndicated by additional outlets. The underlying WFMJ primary transcript or video could not be independent…
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