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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 9, 2024 Instagram posts
Kamala Harris’ campaign paid Oprah $1 million, Megan Thee Stallion $5 million, and Eminem $1.8 million.
Mostly False
November 13, 2024
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on August 18, 2022 an ad
Adam Laxalt took “campaign cash” from drug companies “and used his office to block local attempts at holding one of the worst offenders accountable.”
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 23, 2022
Cindy Axne
Cindy Axne
stated on June 14, 2022 a campaign ad
“Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.”
Mostly False
By Lyle Muller • June 18, 2022
Democratic Underground
Democratic Underground
stated on August 17, 2021 an Instagram post
“The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.”
Mostly False
August 19, 2021
Roy Blunt
Roy Blunt
stated on March 21, 2021 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Under H.R. 1, the Federal Election Commission “for the first time ever, instead of being an equal number of Republicans and Democrats (would be) three of one side and two of the other."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2021
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on March 10, 2021 a committee meeting
Says a lack of transparency for small-dollar donations is the “same thing” as dark money
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 17, 2021
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon
stated on September 16, 2020 an ad
Says Susan Collins “pushed for policies that benefited her husband’s lobbying business.”
Mostly False
October 5, 2020
Doug Collins
Doug Collins
stated on August 29, 2020 a tweet
Kelly Loeffler has a "long history of donating to abortion-on-demand Democrats."
Mostly False
September 4, 2020
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on July 13, 2020 a TV ad
Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin.
Mostly False
August 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 1, 2020 post on Facebook
“The CEO of the company that owns Wendy’s, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut donated $400,000 towards Trump’s re-election campaign.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 4, 2020
Cal Cunningham
Cal Cunningham
stated on July 31, 2019 a tweet
Says his campaign hasn’t accepted corporate PAC money and isn’t funded by "special interests."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • November 21, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 5, 2019 a Facebook post
Says every time someone purchases a Bang energy drink, a portion of the money is donated to help re-elect Donald Trump and "goes to the fund campaign for MAGA!"
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • August 13, 2019
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
stated on March 7, 2019 an ad video
"HR 1 is going to take your hard-earned tax dollars and millions more and send them to (a political candidate’s) campaign so (they) can put ads on TV."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • March 26, 2019
Jean Evans
Jean Evans
stated on November 25, 2018 a tweet
"Constituents now face reality that all their personal issues will be made public" under Clean Missouri.
Mostly False
By Ryan Hanrahan • December 6, 2018
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on October 23, 2018 a campaign video
Kathy Manning gave "nearly $1 million to liberals"
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 26, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 25, 2018 a tweet
Says Claire McCaskill "has had Chuck Schumer spend more dark money for her than for any senator in America. $16 million and counting!"
Mostly False
By Theo DeRosa • October 25, 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
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
April 11, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2017 a tweet
"The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!"
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2017
X posts
X posts
stated on May 23, 2017 a tweet
"Docs: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took $1 million from a pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman—last election cycle."  
Mostly False
June 21, 2017
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