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Negative Campaigning

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All Fact-checks for Negative Campaigning

Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 18, 2025 X, formerly Twitter:
The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel.
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • February 25, 2025
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on January 25, 2021 YouTube videos:
Nancy Pelosi explains how Democrats demonize political opponents through the “wrap-up smear.”
Pants on Fire!
By Noah Y. Kim • February 25, 2021
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on November 17, 2020 an ad:
“David Perdue says he'll do everything in his power to make sure Joe Biden fails.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • November 20, 2020
Duty and Honor
Duty and Honor
stated on August 7, 2020 a campaign ad:
Sen. Steve Daines “voted to give billions in tax breaks to big drug companies even as they raised prices.”
Half-True
By Noah Y. Kim • August 25, 2020
Kelly Loeffler
Kelly Loeffler
stated on August 6, 2020 a campaign ad:
“Doug Collins repeatedly joined liberal Stacey Abrams to raise taxes...Kelly’s never voted for a tax increase — and never will.”
Mostly False
By Noah Y. Kim • August 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 10, 2020 an image:
Says Joe Biden “attacked voters this primary,” saying “damn liar,” “full of s---” and “dog-faced pony soldier.”
Mostly True
By Daniel Funke • March 12, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2019 a tweet:
Says Joe Biden "said he never spoke to the Ukrainian company, and then the picture came out where he was playing golf with the company boss and Hunter" Biden.
False
By Daniel Funke • October 8, 2019
Chris Collins
Chris Collins
stated on May 21, 2019 a fundraising email:
Says Chris Jacobs is a "Never Trumper."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 31, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 23, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Hillary Clinton said in an email that she didn’t want Michelle Obama at the same events as her.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 26, 2019
Karin Housley
Karin Housley
stated on October 18, 2018 an ad:
"Tina (Smith) profited from the opioid crisis." ​
False
By Kyra Haas • October 31, 2018
Erik Paulsen
Erik Paulsen
stated on October 17, 2018 a TV ad:
Says "sleazy Keith Ellison and shady Dean Phillips both caught up in another sexual harassment scandal" and that Phillips is "charged with ignoring sexual harassment and discrimination at his companies."  
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 29, 2018
Paul Davis
Paul Davis
stated on October 11, 2018 a tweet:
"The House GOP super PAC in DC is spending more to help my opponent than anyone else."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • October 19, 2018
John Cox
John Cox
stated on April 23, 2018 a campaign ad:
Republican candidate for California governor Travis Allen "gave campaign donations to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Barbara Boxer."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • May 25, 2018
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on April 17, 2018 a news conference:
Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • May 2, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 9, 2018 an interview:
Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 11, 2018
Martha Laning
Martha Laning
stated on January 5, 2018 an interview:
Conservative groups have spent $5 million "against" Tammy Baldwin -- five times more than against all other Democratic U.S. Senate incumbents up for election in 2018 combined.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 17, 2018
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on December 6, 2017 a candidate forum:
"I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has."
False
By Matt Dietrich • December 11, 2017
Philip Levine
Philip Levine
stated on November 1, 2017 a speech :
Says Florida "workers are paid $8.10 an hour, and our current governor (Rick Scott) runs ads bragging about it."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • November 6, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on November 30, 2017 an interview:
Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2017
Seamless Florida
Seamless Florida
stated on August 7, 2017 a television ad:
"When Rick Baker heard (racist remarks from another mayoral candidate), he went after Congemi. Rick Kriseman he just looked away. Tolerating bigotry in silence is no virtue; taking it on is."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • August 15, 2017
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