PolitiFact has rated two attack advertisements targeting Republican Iowa U.S. Senate nominee Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) as “Mostly False,” finding that WinSenate, an operation of the Democratic Senate Majority PAC, made misleading claims about her personal finances and voting record concerning the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
\n\nPolitiFact examined advertisements that accused Hinson of becoming $8 million richer during her five years in Congress and voting against releasing the Epstein files.
\n\nThe first advertisement, dated October 19, accused Hinson of substantially increasing her wealth since taking office.
\n\n“After just five years in Washington, she’s $8 million richer,” the advertisement’s narrator said. “Ashley Hinson got rich. Iowa got left behind.”
\n\nAlthough the advertisement’s onscreen text qualified the figure as “up to” $8 million, its narration omitted that distinction.
\n\nTurek has made similar accusations, suggesting Hinson’s wealth increased by as much as 15 times since taking office. One of his campaign advertisements repeated the claim that Hinson was up to $8 million richer.
\n\nPolitiFact found that WinSenate arrived at its figure by comparing the lowest estimated value of Hinson’s assets in 2020 with the highest estimated value in 2025, rather than using consistent measures.
\n\nAccording to the financial disclosures examined by…
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