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Latest Fact-Checks In Negative Campaigning

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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
August 25, 2020
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
May 2, 2018
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
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
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on August 29, 2016 a TV ad
Says Gov. Pat McCrory "tried to cut education funding to its lowest budget share in over 30 years."
Half-True
By Will Doran • September 1, 2016
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on August 4, 2016 a political advertisement
Says Arizona congressional candidate Christine Jones "called Hillary Clinton ‘a capable and respected leader,’ and an ‘effective’ secretary of state. ... Hillary Clinton effective? Christine Jones thinks so."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • August 24, 2016
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on May 13, 2016 a campaign flier
Says Virginia Republican "Scott Taylor has been convicted in at least four different courts across the country, at times failing to even appear, and having a warrant issued for his arrest."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • May 23, 2016
New Day for America
New Day for America
stated on April 25, 2016 a robocall
Says "Hillary Clinton has promised to raise taxes by $1 trillion dollars."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 27, 2016
Phil Berger
Phil Berger
stated on March 31, 2016 a Facebook post
"Attorney General Roy Cooper refuses to do his job" by not defending House Bill 2 in a lawsuit.
Half-True
By Will Doran • April 7, 2016
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on April 12, 2015 an interview
In recent polling in battleground states, a "majority of the people" said Hillary Clinton "is untrustworthy."
Half-True
April 21, 2015
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on April 12, 2015 an interview
Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen."  
Half-True
April 20, 2015
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on September 30, 2014 a TV ad.
Says PolitiFact has ruled that Ed Gillespie’s ads are false and misleading.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • October 13, 2014
Put Alaska First PAC
Put Alaska First PAC
stated on June 2, 2014 a television ad
"It was Dan Sullivan who wrote a bill to cut Alaskans out of those decisions" about where they can hunt and fish.
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 13, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on May 11, 2014 a segment on "Last Week Tonight"
"28 percent of Kentuckians don’t have any online access."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • May 14, 2014
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 5, 2012 a Milwaukee Press Club appearance
Says opponent Tammy Baldwin ‘has had not one positive ad’ in the campaign for U.S. Senate.
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • October 15, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on September 8, 2012 a campaign commercial
"While Mandel's been busy traveling the country raising campaign money, he hasn't shown up for work."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 4, 2012
John Matson
John Matson
stated on April 26, 2012 an interview on State of the State
"Jimmy Langevin is having a fundraiser . . . to retire the debt from his campaign for secretary of state, which was 12 years ago."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 20, 2012
Rob Cornilles
Rob Cornilles
stated on January 17, 2012 a radio show
Suzanne Bonamici supports a plan that will cut choice for Medicare Advantage seniors.
Half-True
By Janie Har • January 21, 2012
John Boccieri
John Boccieri
stated on October 18, 2010 a debate
"Mr. Renacci was registered as a foreign trade lobbyist in the United States government."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • November 1, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 21, 2010 an election ad
Tom Ganley has "two F's from the Better Business Bureau" and "over 160 complaints in just three years."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • October 21, 2010