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TikTok posts
stated on March 24, 2023 a TikTok video

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that his office “has decided to drop all charges against Donald Trump.”

By Loreben Tuquero • March 27, 2023

MSNBC
stated on March 5, 2020 an MSNBC segment

“Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads. The U.S. population is 327 million. He could have given each American $1 million and still have money left over.”

By Bill McCarthy • March 6, 2020

X posts
stated on March 18, 2019 a tweet

Says Beto O'Rourke "gave the remaining $4.5+ mill from his Senate race to (the Texas Democratic Party) a few months ago, & the Party sent the money back to him on the day of his announcement."

By Madlin Mekelburg • March 20, 2019

Dave Brat
stated on October 21, 2018 a radio interview.

On Abigail Spanberger: "She got $2.2 million from ActBlue...That is the George Soros resistance group."

By Warren Fiske • November 2, 2018

Duncan Hunter
stated on September 26, 2018 a campaign ad

Says "Ammar Campa-Najjar is working to infiltrate Congress" and "is being supported by CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood."

By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2018

Will Hurd
stated on August 18, 2018 an interview with Hearst News

Says Democratic challenger Gina Ortiz Jones has raised "more money from Massachusetts than" from Texas.

By W. Gardner Selby • August 15, 2018

Bloggers
stated on July 17, 2018 a fake news blog post

"Clint Eastwood Leaves His Estate To The Trump 2020 Campaign"

By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2018

Vladimir Putin
stated on July 16, 2018 a press conference with President Donald Trump

Says associates of financier Bill Browder "sent a huge amount of money, over $400 million, as a contribution to the campaign of Hillary Clinton."

By Jon Greenberg • July 16, 2018

Bloggers
stated on May 25, 2018 a blog post

"$1.8 billion Of Soros’ money just intercepted – he could officially go to prison for years"

By Katie Akin • July 13, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on February 13, 2018 a campaign ad

"Who’s really behind Jeanne Ives’ campaign for governor? Mike Madigan’s corrupt insider machine. They’ve bankrolled her campaign with thousands in shady labor union cash, turning Ives into another Madigan lackey."

By Brett Chase • March 5, 2018

Bloggers
stated on January 24, 2017 a blog post

Say George Soros's money "went straight into the (Women’s March) protesters’ pockets."

By Jon Greenberg • January 25, 2017

Occupy Democrats
stated on July 11, 2014 a Facebook photo post

Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2014

Eugene Sepulveda
stated on July 29, 2014 a Facebook post

Austin mayoral candidate "Mike Martinez takes corporate money."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2014

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 24, 2014 a web video

When asked by a reporter whether he’s at the center of a "criminal scheme" to violate campaign laws, Gov. Scott Walker nodded yes.

By Dave Umhoefer • June 27, 2014

Robert Walsh
stated on April 20, 2014 an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program

Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 2, 2014

Freedom Partners
stated on April 8, 2014 a campaign ad

Says Bruce Braley took "tens of thousands from his friends in the health insurance industry" and gave them "special favors" by voting for Obamacare.

By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2014

Rhode Island Tea Party
stated on October 25, 2013 a posting on Twitter

"Soldiers Donating to Tea Party Now Face Punishment Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 30, 2013

Tom Letson
stated on May 16, 2013 an emailed news release

Says Gov. John Kasich implied that a portion of workers’ compensation rebates to employers "should be directed back to him in the form of campaign cash."

By Henry J. Gomez • June 7, 2013

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on July 11, 2012 Campaign news release

"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Scott DesJarlais's (TN-04) Republican Majority."

By Tom Humphrey • August 1, 2012

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on July 2, 2012 a news release

"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Sean Duffy’s Republican Majority."

By James B. Nelson • July 16, 2012

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