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JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on December 6, 2017 a candidate forum
"I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has."
False
By Matt Dietrich • December 11, 2017
Daniel Biss
Daniel Biss
stated on November 27, 2017 a tweet
These guys are now pretty much living up to the @BruceRauner standard. And falling dismally short of the @MittRomney standard. Even Romney released his full tax returns.
True
By Matt Dietrich • December 4, 2017
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on October 11, 2017 on Twitter
"Underreported fact: President @realDonaldTrump raised more in small dollar donations than Obama in 2012 and than Clinton and Bernie combined!"
Mostly True
By Sophie Kaplan • November 13, 2017
The Creative Resistance
The Creative Resistance
stated on October 24, 2017 a video
"IDC members also get tons of campaign money from real estate, charter school, and health care lobbyists, some of whom are Republicans with connections to Trump"
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • November 5, 2017
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
Betty Jean Grant
Betty Jean Grant
stated on August 17, 2017 a Spectrum News story after the debate
"I'm the only candidate who has not accepted money from Carl Paladino nor LPCiminelli; two of the biggest developers in the city of Buffalo."
True
By Dan Clark • August 25, 2017
Rearfront.com
Rearfront.com
stated on August 9, 2017 a web post
"Dwayne 'The Rock' (Johnson) Has Officially Filed For The 2020 Presidential Campaign"
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2017 a tweet
"The person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from (Hillary Clinton) for wife!"
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • July 25, 2017
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on July 9, 2017 an interview
"It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections.  
False
July 13, 2017
X posts
X posts
stated on May 23, 2017 a tweet
"Docs: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took $1 million from a pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman—last election cycle."  
Mostly False
June 21, 2017
Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
stated on June 9, 2017 a news release
Says his campaign has received donations from "more than 7,000 contributors."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 14, 2017
Congressional Leadership Fund
Congressional Leadership Fund
stated on May 22, 2017 an attack ad
"Bay Area liberals have given more to Jon Ossoff's campaign than people in Georgia."
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2017 Twitter
"Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors"
False
By John Kruzel • May 4, 2017
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on January 31, 2017 a town hall on CNN
"Wall Street comes out en masse with its money against House Democrats every election."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 24, 2017 a blog post
Say George Soros's money "went straight into the (Women’s March) protesters’ pockets."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • January 25, 2017
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on January 17, 2017 a viral image on the Internet
Thirteen Democratic senators "voted against cheaper medicines" and took millions from "big pharma since 2011."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2017
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 13, 2016 CNN's "State of the Union"
Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust."
True
By Lauren Carroll • November 16, 2016
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on November 9, 2016 a web post and email blast
"I was the first member of Congress to contribute to Donald Trump."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 11, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 27, 2016 a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.
Says Ron Johnson "is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not."
False
By Cara Lombardo • November 3, 2016
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