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Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on July 16, 2011 a statement on his campaign website
"For the second quarter in a row, my campaign has raised more money than any other challenger in the nation and brought our fundraising total to over $800,000."
True
By Amy Sherman • August 2, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on July 21, 2011 a news conference.
On campaign contributions from electric utilities.
Full Flop
By Warren Fiske • July 25, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on July 20, 2011 an interview.
Says members of the military have sent him more campaign contributions than they’ve sent President Barack Obama and more than twice what they’ve sent other Republican presidential candidates.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 23, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on June 26, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"My husband and I have never gotten a penny of money from the farm."
False
July 1, 2011
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 13, 2011 in a radio ad
"Vern Buchanan. His old business was caught illegally funneling over $60,000 in campaign donations to Buchanan to influence his election."
Mostly True
By Becky Bowers • June 24, 2011
Vern Buchanan
Vern Buchanan
stated on June 13, 2011 in a news release
Vern Buchanan "has been completely exonerated" in a Federal Election Commission action.
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • June 24, 2011
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on May 4, 2011 a radio interview
"The Ohio Democratic Party has raised $1.1 million since the November election. A very small percentage of that has come from organized labor."
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • May 17, 2011
Herb Kohl
Herb Kohl
stated on April 28, 2011 remarks to reporters
"I’ve been through four campaigns and have not done any negative campaigning."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 6, 2011
Charlie Sykes
Charlie Sykes
stated on April 6, 2011 comments made during his radio show
Says JoAnne Kloppenburg’s side had a "3-to-1 money advantage" in the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign. 
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • April 10, 2011
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on February 24, 2011 a political advertisement
"2008: Unions Spent $400 Million to Elect Obama."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 15, 2011
Joe Wilkinson
Joe Wilkinson
stated on January 20, 2011 a newspaper article
A national organization says Georgia has one of America’s toughest ethics laws.
False
By Eric Stirgus • January 25, 2011
Jane Kidd
Jane Kidd
stated on December 7, 2010 press release
"[State Rep. Doug McKillip’s] donors deserve a refund."
False
By Jim Tharpe • December 15, 2010
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on December 7, 2010 a news release
Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers."
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • December 13, 2010
Oregon Right to Life PAC
Oregon Right to Life PAC
stated on December 5, 2010 a newspaper ad
Oregonians have an "amazing no-cost way to fight abortion" with free political donations
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • December 10, 2010
Michael Steele
Michael Steele
stated on November 8, 2010 an interview on NPR
"I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938."
Half-True
December 3, 2010
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on November 10, 2010 comments on her MSNBC show.
"The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • November 12, 2010
Friends of Voter Owned Elections
Friends of Voter Owned Elections
stated on November 3, 2010 a statement
It’s hard to get people in Portland to vote yes on ballot measures, especially when there’s opposition.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • November 10, 2010
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on September 17, 2010 a fundraising letter
Says Scott Bruun supports allowing corporations to secretly funnel millions of dollars to front groups to finance attack ads. 
Half-True
By Janie Har • October 27, 2010
Michael Steele
Michael Steele
stated on October 24, 2010 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"When President, then candidate, Obama was asked to disclose some of his donors because there was suspicion of their being the foreign source of money into his campaign, they refused to do it."
False
October 26, 2010
Christine O'Donnell
Christine O'Donnell
stated on October 14, 2010 a debate
"We haven't yet taken out a negative ad."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 18, 2010
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