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Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop
stated on July 17, 2019 a speech at a Trump rally
Says "Dan McCready took money from Ilhan Omar"
Half-True
By Paul Specht • July 22, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 26, 2019 a tweet from the Trump campaign
Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2019
Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop
stated on May 31, 2019 in a Facebook post
Said Dan McCready "got nearly $1 million in support from a Nancy Pelosi aligned dark money org in the 2018 election cycle right after he tweeted, ‘Dark money has no place in our politics’."
Mostly True
By Elizabeth Thompson • June 14, 2019
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
stated on March 7, 2019 an ad video
"HR 1 is going to take your hard-earned tax dollars and millions more and send them to (a political candidate’s) campaign so (they) can put ads on TV."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • March 26, 2019
X posts
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."
Pants on Fire!
By Madlin Mekelburg • March 20, 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
Jean Evans
Jean Evans
stated on November 25, 2018 a tweet
"Constituents now face reality that all their personal issues will be made public" under Clean Missouri.
Mostly False
By Ryan Hanrahan • December 6, 2018
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
Environmental Defense Fund Action
Environmental Defense Fund Action
stated on October 29, 2018 a mailer to Texas homes
Says Texas U.S. Rep. John Culberson "was caught using campaign cash on collectibles, including Civil War memorabilia and fossils."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • November 3, 2018
Dave Brat
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."  
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • November 2, 2018
Duncan Hunter
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."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 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
Kathy Manning
Kathy Manning
stated on October 23, 2018 a debate
"I'm not taking any corporate PAC money."
Half-True
By Will Doran • October 28, 2018
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on October 23, 2018 a campaign video
Kathy Manning gave "nearly $1 million to liberals"
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • October 26, 2018
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on September 10, 2018 a Q&A at Truman State University
"My opponent is endorsed by Citizens United."
True
By Sten Spinella • October 25, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 25, 2018 a tweet
Says Claire McCaskill "has had Chuck Schumer spend more dark money for her than for any senator in America. $16 million and counting!"
Mostly False
By Theo DeRosa • October 25, 2018
Paul Davis
Paul Davis
stated on October 11, 2018 a tweet
"The House GOP super PAC in DC is spending more to help my opponent than anyone else."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • October 19, 2018
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on August 30, 2018
Most of Kathy Manning’s donors are from out-of-state.
True
By Rashaan Ayesh • September 26, 2018
Troy Balderson
Troy Balderson
stated on September 6, 2018 a news story
Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor has raised "90 percent of his campaign funds from liberal out of staters."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 25, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 19, 2018 a video
Says "Claire McCaskill receives the second-most contributions from insurance companies in the entire Senate."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 21, 2018
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