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Marco Rubio's heckler
Marco Rubio's heckler
stated on August 22, 2017 during Sen. Marco Rubio's speech to Seminole County GOP
Says Marco Rubio took "three quarters of a million dollars from fossil fuel executives" during the 2016 Senate election.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 29, 2017
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 31, 2017 a U.S. Senate campaign kickoff event in Dallas
"I’m one of two members of Congress out of 535 that takes no corporate cash, no political action committee money."
Half-True
By Fauzeya Rahman • July 27, 2017
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on October 14, 2016 a radio ad
Says Russ Feingold "formed his own political group to pay himself and his staff millions."  
Half-True
By Eric Litke • November 3, 2016
Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens
stated on September 30, 2016 a press release
Says Chris Koster "opposes right-to-work efforts because he has taken $8 million from ‘union bosses.’"
Half-True
By Erika Stark • November 3, 2016
Barney Frank
Barney Frank
stated on September 28, 2016 a fundraising email supporting Illinois' 10th House District Democratic nominee Brad Schneider
"Paul Ryan’s already spent millions to try and permanently derail Brad (Schneider)’s progressive, energized campaign." 
Half-True
By Marc Filippino • October 27, 2016
Ann Kirkpatrick
Ann Kirkpatrick
stated on October 10, 2016 a U.S. Senate debate
Says Sen. John McCain "has taken more money from Wall Street than any other sitting senator."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • October 19, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on August 22, 2016 a campaign ad
Says in Washington, D.C., Sen. Richard Burr "took millions from special interests, went there and cashed in, voted to cut (his) own taxes and raise taxes on working folks."
Half-True
By Will Doran • August 25, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2016 a Phoenix rally
Says Hillary Clinton has been given tens of millions of dollars by countries that "treat women horribly ... and countries that kill gays."
Half-True
By Anthony Cave • July 11, 2016
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on May 24, 2016 an ad
Says Kelly Ayotte "stands with the Washington gun lobby. They fund her campaigns."
Half-True
By Nick Reid • June 30, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on May 14, 2016 a fundraising email by campaign manager
"While Rob Portman relies on his super PAC and a handful of billionaires to do his dirty work, we don’t have a super PAC, and quite frankly, we don’t want one that spends millions to spew out lies and distortions."
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • May 31, 2016
George Clooney
George Clooney
stated on April 16, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The overwhelming amount of the money that we're raising is not going to Hillary (Clinton) to run for president. ... It's going to the congressmen and senators to try to take back Congress."  
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 5, 2016
Californians for Lower Drug Prices
Californians for Lower Drug Prices
stated on March 21, 2016 a press release
"Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • April 4, 2016
Future45
Future45
stated on March 8, 2016 a television ad
Banks paid Hillary Clinton "over $1 million and are contributing millions more to elect her."  
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • March 10, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on March 3, 2016 a Republican presidential debate in Detroit
Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to her presidential campaign."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 4, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 1, 2016 a campaign rally in Iowa
"I'm self-funding my own campaign."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 10, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 2, 2016 a campaign event in Keene, N.H.
Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations."
Half-True
By Clay Wirestone • February 5, 2016
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on November 10, 2015 a TV ad
Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money."
Half-True
November 27, 2015
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on April 12, 2015 an interview
Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen."  
Half-True
April 20, 2015
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on November 3, 2014 a segment on "Morning Joe"
2014 midterm election spending by "the left and the right are both equal."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • November 6, 2014
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 9, 2014 a Senate floor speech
Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2014
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