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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
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
stated on September 2, 2022 a tweet.
“I don’t accept a dime of corporate money.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • September 14, 2022
Jon Ossoff
Jon Ossoff
stated on December 6, 2020 a debate
Says David Perdue “hasn't held a single public town hall meeting in six years” and “sells four meetings a year and a retreat on a private island for a $7,500 corporate PAC check.”
Mostly True
December 11, 2020
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
stated on August 4, 2020 a TV ad.
“When I ran for Congress, I promised to refuse money from corporate PACs. I’ve kept that promise.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • August 19, 2020
Theresa Greenfield
Theresa Greenfield
stated on May 18, 2020 a debate
“I’ve taken a pledge not to take one dime of corporate PAC donations.”
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By Caleb McCullough • May 28, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 7, 2020 a debate in Manchester, N.H.
“Everyone on this stage except Amy (Klobuchar) and me is either a billionaire or is receiving help from PACs that can do unlimited spending.”
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By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2020
Andrew Yang
Andrew Yang
stated on January 23, 2020 a town hall in Muscatine, Iowa
"Right now 5% of Americans donate to candidates." 
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By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 26, 2019 a tweet from the Trump campaign
Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.  
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By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2019
Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop
stated on May 31, 2019 in a Facebook post
Said Dan McCready "got nearly $1 million in support from a Nancy Pelosi aligned dark money org in the 2018 election cycle right after he tweeted, ‘Dark money has no place in our politics’."
Mostly True
By Elizabeth Thompson • June 14, 2019
Environmental Defense Fund Action
Environmental Defense Fund Action
stated on October 29, 2018 a mailer to Texas homes
Says Texas U.S. Rep. John Culberson "was caught using campaign cash on collectibles, including Civil War memorabilia and fossils."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • November 3, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 19, 2018 a video
Says "Claire McCaskill receives the second-most contributions from insurance companies in the entire Senate."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 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
Diamond and Silk
Diamond and Silk
stated on April 26, 2018 in a hearing
"We have never been paid by the Trump campaign."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • April 27, 2018
Conor Lamb
Conor Lamb
stated on March 13, 2018 an election night speech
Says he didn't take "corporate PAC money." 
Mostly True
By Colin Deppen • March 17, 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
January 17, 2018
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on October 11, 2017 on Twitter
"Underreported fact: President @realDonaldTrump raised more in small dollar donations than Obama in 2012 and than Clinton and Bernie combined!"
Mostly True
By Sophie Kaplan • November 13, 2017
The Creative Resistance
The Creative Resistance
stated on October 24, 2017 a video
"IDC members also get tons of campaign money from real estate, charter school, and health care lobbyists, some of whom are Republicans with connections to Trump"
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • November 5, 2017
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on August 11, 2016 an interview on Fox & Friends
"We had the Democratic Governors Association and the Obama political machine come into a Republican primary to try and rig the election by spending $1 million against me in the last couple of days."
Mostly True
By Ellen Cagle • September 21, 2016
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on June 30, 2016 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board
Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • July 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a tweet
"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2016
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