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Mike Rogers is a former congressman.

Posted by The Global Story, Checked

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The Global StoryOct 20, 2026
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Multiple reliable sources, including AP, Reuters, PolitiFact and CBS News, describe Mike Rogers, the Michigan Senate candidate, as a former congressman who represented Michigan in the U.S. House from 2001 to 2015. The congress.gov and House Armed Services pages refer to a different Mike Rogers from Alabama, so they do not bear on this claim.

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… Now, that is a claim that Israel has repeatedly denied. The International Court of Justice, which is the Un. Court, is considering this claim. It has not yet reached a conclusion. Then, on the Republican side, you have Mike Rogers. He is a former congressman. He's been endorsed by President Trump, and he has also lately started to echo some of Trump's claims about voter fraud. …
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What we found

Supports. AP reports that Rogers is a former congressman who ran unchallenged in the Aug. 4 Republican primary.[1]

Supports. Reuters describes Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers as a former congressman, US Army officer and FBI agent.[2]

Supports. PolitiFact refers to former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers and states he represented Michigan in the U.S. House from 2001 to 2015.[3]

Supports. CBS News describes Rogers as a former Army officer, FBI agent and former congressman who left the House in 2015.[6]

Context. Congress.gov and House Armed Services pages describe a different Mike Rogers representing Alabama's 3rd district, which is a different referent and neither confirms nor refutes the claim.[4][5]

Sources

6 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 tier 2

  1. 1Rogers, El-Sayed trade jabs in first debate for Michigan ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  2. 2Republican 'Muslim Brotherhood' attacks on El-Sayed in Michigan seek to exploit Democratic fault linesreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  3. 3Senate candidate Mike Rogers didn't make millions as ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
  4. 4Mike Rogers | Congress.govcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: context
  5. 5Chairman Mike Rogers | House Armed Services Committeearmedservices.house.gov · primary source · cited for: context
  6. 6Michigan candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogerscbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports

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