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Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on August 27, 2014 an ad
"Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260."
Half-True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • September 5, 2014
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on August 22, 2014 a TV ad
Rick Scott took $200,000 from a family that leased land for drilling "and now he is trying to hide from it."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on August 17, 2014 a TV ad
Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein "gave hundreds of thousands of campaign cash to control Crist’s appointments of key state judges."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 25, 2014
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 23, 2014 the White House Summit on Working Families
"I don't own a single stock or bond … I have no savings accounts."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Molly O'Connor • June 24, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 1, 2014 a TV interview
Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it."
Half-True
June 12, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on April 27, 2014 a TV ad
Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • May 1, 2014
Doonesbury
Doonesbury
stated on April 20, 2014 the "Doonesbury" comic strip
Last election, the Koch brothers "spent three times what the top 10 unions spent combined."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 23, 2014
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on July 10, 2012 an emailed statement
"Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million" to defeat Josh Mandel.
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • July 19, 2012
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on June 18, 2012 a campaign ad
Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2012
Pam Davidson
Pam Davidson
stated on May 18, 2012 a statement
Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 5, 2012
Tim Lee
Tim Lee
stated on April 10, 2012 an interview
Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his "personal car."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 1, 2012
John Matson
John Matson
stated on April 26, 2012 an interview on State of the State
"Jimmy Langevin is having a fundraiser . . . to retire the debt from his campaign for secretary of state, which was 12 years ago."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 20, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 27, 2012 a Facebook post
Says Mitt Romney’s top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obama’s top five are technology companies and universities.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 3, 2012 a meeting
"Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 12, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 28, 2011 a fundraising appeal
"We don't take a dime from D.C. lobbyists or special-interest PACs -- never have and never will."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on December 15, 2011 a debate in Iowa
"I never lobbied under any circumstance" for Freddie Mac.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 16, 2011
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
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
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
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