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Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on June 30, 2016 an interview with the "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board
Says Patrick Murphy has "taken more money from Wall Street than any other member of Congress other than the speaker and the majority leader."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • July 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 5, 2016 a tweet
"Taxpayers are paying a fortune for the use of Air Force One on the campaign trail" by President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 7, 2016
Michael Caputo
Michael Caputo
stated on June 22, 2016 an interview on Capital Tonight, Time Warner Cable News.
Says Donald Trump "spent the least amount of money of any of the competitive primary contenders that he beat so badly."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • July 1, 2016
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on May 24, 2016 an ad
Says Kelly Ayotte "stands with the Washington gun lobby. They fund her campaigns."
Half-True
By Nick Reid • June 30, 2016
Jim Kenney
Jim Kenney
stated on April 25, 2015
On eliminating the influence of money in policy campaigns
Full Flop
By Cassie Owens • June 28, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 26, 2016 a fundraising letter
Says Russ Feingold’s "campaign is powered by small-dollar contributions like ours."
Mostly True
By Sarah Hauer • June 22, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on May 14, 2016 a fundraising email by campaign manager
"While Rob Portman relies on his super PAC and a handful of billionaires to do his dirty work, we don’t have a super PAC, and quite frankly, we don’t want one that spends millions to spew out lies and distortions."
Half-True
By Nadia Pflaum • May 31, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on May 24, 2016 a radio interview on Charlotte's WBT
Says the Human Rights Campaign is secretly funded
Mostly False
By Will Doran • May 27, 2016
George Clooney
George Clooney
stated on April 16, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The overwhelming amount of the money that we're raising is not going to Hillary (Clinton) to run for president. ... It's going to the congressmen and senators to try to take back Congress."  
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 5, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 30, 2016 a speech at the California Republican Party Convention
"Here in California, Donald Trump has given $12,000 to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • May 3, 2016
Robby Mook
Robby Mook
stated on April 19, 2016 a Medium post
"In last week’s debate, Bernie questioned Hillary’s commitment to fighting climate change because a whopping 0.2 percent of the money given to our campaign has come from employees of oil and gas companies. Not even 2 percent, mind you: 0.2 percent."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2016
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on April 17, 2016 in interview on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd
The Human Rights Campaign is "more powerful than the NRA."
False
By Will Doran • April 21, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 15, 2016 a television ad
"Washington politicians are paid over $200,000 an hour for speeches."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 20, 2016
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on April 8, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Republican presidential candidate and Gov. John Kasich has spent 177 days out of state and used $350,000 in taxpayer money on his "costly campaign."
True
By Nadia Pflaum • April 19, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 3, 2016 ad paid for by campaign for Ted Cruz
Says a company that got tax breaks from the state later "laid off 100 Ohioans, even as its CEO cut a half-million-dollar check to Kasich’s super PAC."  
Mostly True
By Nadia Pflaum • April 12, 2016
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on April 5, 2016 a press release
"For the votes that we got, I think we spent, on average, two bucks a pop. Compared to 42 bucks" for incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.
False
By James B. Nelson • April 11, 2016
New Day for America
New Day for America
stated on March 31, 2016 a television ad.
"Many just call him 'Lyin' Ted.' ... His TV ad about John Kasich? Lie! Stations had to pull it off the air."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 6, 2016
Trusted Leadership PAC
Trusted Leadership PAC
stated on March 29, 2016 a Trusted Leadership PAC ad
"Millionaires working side by side with George Soros are bankrolling (John Kasich’s) super PAC."  
False
By Nadia Pflaum • April 4, 2016
Californians for Lower Drug Prices
Californians for Lower Drug Prices
stated on March 21, 2016 a press release
"Twenty-seven out-of-state pharmaceutical companies have raised more campaign dollars (against a drug price control measure) than all other state ballot measures have raised to date, combined."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • April 4, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2016 an interview on CNN
Says Ted Cruz distributed the ad showing a nude Melania Trump on a rug.  
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 31, 2016
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