Negative Campaigning Scorecard true 0% 10 Checks mostly true 0% 14 Checks half true 0% 20 Checks mostly false 0% 23 Checks false 0% 26 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 17 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Negative Campaigning Social Media stated on February 18, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel. By Madeline Heim • February 25, 2025 YouTube videos stated on January 25, 2021 in YouTube videos: Nancy Pelosi explains how Democrats demonize political opponents through the “wrap-up smear.” February 25, 2021 Jon Ossoff stated on November 17, 2020 in an ad: “David Perdue says he'll do everything in his power to make sure Joe Biden fails.” November 20, 2020 Duty and Honor stated on August 7, 2020 in a campaign ad: Sen. Steve Daines “voted to give billions in tax breaks to big drug companies even as they raised prices.” August 25, 2020 Kelly Loeffler stated on August 6, 2020 in a campaign ad: “Doug Collins repeatedly joined liberal Stacey Abrams to raise taxes...Kelly’s never voted for a tax increase — and never will.” August 17, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2020 in an image: Says Joe Biden “attacked voters this primary,” saying “damn liar,” “full of s---” and “dog-faced pony soldier.” By Daniel Funke • March 12, 2020 Donald Trump stated on October 6, 2019 in 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. By Daniel Funke • October 8, 2019 Chris Collins stated on May 21, 2019 in a fundraising email: Says Chris Jacobs is a "Never Trumper." By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 31, 2019 Viral image stated on April 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Hillary Clinton said in an email that she didn’t want Michelle Obama at the same events as her. April 26, 2019 Karin Housley stated on October 18, 2018 in an ad: "Tina (Smith) profited from the opioid crisis." By Kyra Haas • October 31, 2018 Erik Paulsen stated on October 17, 2018 in 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." By Samantha Putterman • October 29, 2018 Paul Davis stated on October 11, 2018 in a tweet: "The House GOP super PAC in DC is spending more to help my opponent than anyone else." By Samantha Putterman • October 19, 2018 John Cox stated on April 23, 2018 in a campaign ad: Republican candidate for California governor Travis Allen "gave campaign donations to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Barbara Boxer." By Chris Nichols • May 25, 2018 Paul Ryan stated on April 17, 2018 in a news conference: Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away." May 2, 2018 Scott Walker stated on April 9, 2018 in an interview: Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan." April 11, 2018 Martha Laning stated on January 5, 2018 in 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. January 17, 2018 JB Pritzker stated on December 6, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has." By Matt Dietrich • December 11, 2017 Philip Levine stated on November 1, 2017 in a speech : Says Florida "workers are paid $8.10 an hour, and our current governor (Rick Scott) runs ads bragging about it." By Allison Graves • November 6, 2017 Sean Duffy stated on November 30, 2017 in an interview: Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers. November 3, 2017 Seamless Florida stated on August 7, 2017 in 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." By Allison Graves • August 15, 2017 Load More Latest Articles Why are Democrats taking sides in GOP primaries? By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2022 Fact-checking Kelly Loeffler, Doug Collins and Raphael Warnock in the Georgia special Senate race October 31, 2020 In Maine Senate race, the candidates get personal, and even their husbands are targets for attacks October 30, 2020 Fact-checking the Montana Senate race between Bullock, Daines October 30, 2020 Republicans using ‘defund the police’ efforts to attack Democrats in key congressional races October 28, 2020 In Context: Did Joe Biden confuse Donald Trump with George W. Bush? October 26, 2020 Preexisting conditions — a cudgel Democrats are using to batter Republicans in the 2020 campaigns October 5, 2020 Latest promises about Negative Campaigning No promises to show. Latest promises about Negative Campaigning
