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Wayne Powell
Wayne Powell
stated on August 21, 2012 website posting.
"This year, Eric Cantor has received more money from oil companies than any other member of Congress."
False
By Nancy Madsen • August 27, 2012
Workers' Voice
Workers' Voice
stated on June 19, 2012 an online ad
Says Josh Mandel’s campaign is under FBI investigation
False
By Stephen Koff, Sabrina Eaton • June 26, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on June 14, 2012 a town hall-style meeting
"My opponent, in 2008, had contributions investigated by the federal government."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 22, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 1, 2012 a news release
"Congressman Renacci is under FBI investigation."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • June 21, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 8, 2012 a speech
"The Koch brothers alone gave twice as much money to Scott Walker as the total amount of money raised by Tom Barrett."
False
June 20, 2012
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on January 31, 2012 a press release
Says Mitt Romney’s campaign "has already spent more on negative ads than John McCain did during his entire presidential run."
False
By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2012
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on September 17, 2011 a speech
Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel.
False
October 2, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 1, 2011 a television interview
"The majority last quarter of Sherrod Brown's campaign contributions came from outside of the state of Ohio."
False
By Stephen Koff • September 15, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on August 18, 2011 a television interview
Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 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
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
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
Ron Klein
Ron Klein
stated on June 28, 2010 a fundraising e-mail
"West has raised $2 million from those that would leave our beaches in ruins, end Social Security and Medicare, and give corporations free reign."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 1, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on April 26, 2010 an email
The more than $800,000 raised by the Alan Grayson campaign last quarter was "#1 among all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives." 
False
By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 21, 2010 an interview with CNBC's John Harwood
"The vast majority of the money I got was from small donors all across the country.''
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 22, 2010
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