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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 7, 2019 a Facebook post
Says that Olive Garden is "funding" President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign.  
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 28, 2019
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 8, 2019 an Instagram post
Says 12 restaurants and food companies are "supporting Trump’s re-election."
False
By Daniel Funke • August 26, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on."
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 14, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on November 19, 2018 a tweet
In her defeat of Republican Rep. Karen Handel, Democratic challenger Lucy McBath "was outspent 5-1."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2018
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on October 18, 2018 a campaign ad
Says "billionaire George Soros bankrolls" Minnesota Democrat Dan Feehan, who is "employed by a Soros-funded liberal outfit in D.C." and his campaign is "propped up by out of state super PACs backed by Soros' millions."  
False
By Stephen Koff • October 30, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 4, 2018 an interview
Says "Rosie O’Donnell apparently committed the same offense five times, five times, when she broke the identical law that Dinesh (D'Souza) was prosecuted for."
False
By Manuela Tobias • June 6, 2018
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on December 6, 2017 a candidate forum
"I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has."
False
By Matt Dietrich • December 11, 2017
Rearfront.com
Rearfront.com
stated on August 9, 2017 a web post
"Dwayne 'The Rock' (Johnson) Has Officially Filed For The 2020 Presidential Campaign"
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2017
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on July 9, 2017 an interview
"It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections.  
False
July 13, 2017
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on May 22, 2017 an attack ad
"Bay Area liberals have given more to Jon Ossoff's campaign than people in Georgia."
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2017 Twitter
"Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors"
False
By John Kruzel • May 4, 2017
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 27, 2016 a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.
Says Ron Johnson "is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not."
False
By Cara Lombardo • November 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech
"In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."
False
October 6, 2016
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 21, 2016 a chain email
On Tim Kaine: "In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission."
False
By Warren Fiske • October 3, 2016
Chris Collins
Chris Collins
stated on August 1, 2016 an interview on MSNBC.
Hillary Clinton "has already said she's going to wipe out the Second Amendment. She doesn't believe in the First Amendment. And, she also believes in big government, which flies in the face of the 10th Amendment"
False
By Dan Clark • August 12, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on April 17, 2016 in interview on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd
The Human Rights Campaign is "more powerful than the NRA."
False
By Will Doran • April 21, 2016
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on April 5, 2016 a press release
"For the votes that we got, I think we spent, on average, two bucks a pop. Compared to 42 bucks" for incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.
False
By James B. Nelson • April 11, 2016
New Day for America
New Day for America
stated on March 31, 2016 a television ad.
"Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 6, 2016
Trusted Leadership PAC
Trusted Leadership PAC
stated on March 29, 2016 a Trusted Leadership PAC ad
"Millionaires working side by side with George Soros are bankrolling (John Kasich’s) super PAC."  
False
By Nadia Pflaum • April 4, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2016 an interview on CNN
Says Ted Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug.  
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 31, 2016
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