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Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on August 15, 2018 an interview:
On conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein.
Full Flop
By Tom Kertscher • August 23, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on March 6, 2018 an interview on HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher":
"I don’t take a dime of PAC money."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 20, 2018
Will Hurd
Will Hurd
stated on August 18, 2018 an interview with Hearst News:
Says Democratic challenger Gina Ortiz Jones has raised "more money from Massachusetts than" from Texas.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • August 15, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 17, 2018 a fake news blog post:
"Clint Eastwood Leaves His Estate To The Trump 2020 Campaign"  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2018
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
stated on July 16, 2018 a press conference with President Donald Trump:
Says associates of financier Bill Browder "sent a huge amount of money, over $400 million, as a contribution to the campaign of Hillary Clinton."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 16, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 25, 2018 a blog post:
"$1.8 billion Of Soros’ money just intercepted – he could officially go to prison for years"
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Akin • July 13, 2018
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on July 10, 2018 a tweet:
Says Patrick Morrisey’s "family’s firm was paid $500,000 to lobby AGAINST Trump’s last Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 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
John Cox
John Cox
stated on April 23, 2018 a campaign ad:
Republican candidate for California governor Travis Allen "gave campaign donations to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Barbara Boxer."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • May 25, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on April 2, 2018 a campaign fundraising letter:
Says George Soros has "unloaded a whopping $1 million to install his liberal puppets in positions of power" in Texas this fall.
Half-True
By Jasper Scherer, W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2018
Diamond and Silk
Diamond and Silk
stated on April 26, 2018 in a hearing:
"We have never been paid by the Trump campaign."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • April 27, 2018
Jenny Wilson
Jenny Wilson
stated on April 20, 2018 in a press release:
Says Mitt Romney is using "a million of his presidential campaign dollars to finance his Utah Senate race."
True
By John Kruzel • April 27, 2018
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on April 19, 2018 a radio interview:
Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 26, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 9, 2018 an interview:
Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 11, 2018
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon
stated on March 22, 2018 a Buffalo News article:
"In one day of fundraising I received more small donor (contributions) than Andrew Cuomo received in seven years."
True
By Dan Clark • March 22, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 18, 2018 a tweet:
Robert Mueller’s investigative team has "13 hardened Democrats, some big Crooked Hillary supporters, and Zero Republicans."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2018
Conor Lamb
Conor Lamb
stated on March 13, 2018 an election night speech:
Says he didn't take "corporate PAC money." 
Mostly True
By Colin Deppen • March 17, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 24, 2018 a campaign appearance:
"The Koch brothers have given" Paul Ryan "$500,000 in campaign contributions."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on February 13, 2018 a campaign ad:
"Who’s really behind Jeanne Ives’ campaign for governor? Mike Madigan’s corrupt insider machine. They’ve bankrolled her campaign with thousands in shady labor union cash, turning Ives into another Madigan lackey."
Pants on Fire!
By Brett Chase • March 5, 2018
Martha Laning
Martha Laning
stated on January 5, 2018 an interview:
Conservative groups have spent $5 million "against" Tammy Baldwin -- five times more than against all other Democratic U.S. Senate incumbents up for election in 2018 combined.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 17, 2018
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