Latest False Fact-checks in Campaign Finance Katie Porter stated on March 7, 2024 in a post on X: Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.” Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “faces 5 Years in Jail For FEC Crimes." Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Former President Barack Obama was arrested after his campaign “took $30 million illegally from Commie China fugitive.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Trump just shared a bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunking DA Bragg's case.” Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: U.S. tax dollars sent to help Ukraine were laundered back by cryptocurrency firm FTX to help Democrats in midterms. Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2022 in social media posts: An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term. X posts stated on May 8, 2022 in a tweet: “Is ANYONE asking how Ron DeSantis was worth $340,000 in 2020 and is now worth $52 million?" Mehmet Oz stated on March 10, 2022 in an ad: "David McCormick paid for attacks on Donald Trump." Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on February 19, 2022 in a talk before a rally: "Ukraine was the No. 1 donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 22, 2021 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.” Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden canceled the Keystone pipeline because Warren Buffett “donated $58 million” to his campaign. Uniting Missouri PAC stated on September 2, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nicole Galloway's campaign “is being bankrolled by the same extremists who want to defund our police." Ryan Fournier stated on June 11, 2020 in a status: “All money donated to Black Lives Matter goes directly to Act Blue, a Democrat Super PAC that then feeds the money to Democrat candidates.” Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Kennedy Center, PBS donated to Democrats after getting COVID-19 stimulus money. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*" Erica Smith stated on September 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says she hasn’t taken corporate PAC money “since 2016.” Viral image stated on November 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the Clinton Foundation "gave ONLY $5 million to charities, spent $85 million for their salaries & travels and KEPT the rest = $87 million" in 2014. Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2019 in in a Facebook post: Says "Russia donated 0$ to Donald Trump. Russia donated 145.000.000$ to the Clinton Foundation." Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that Olive Garden is "funding" President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. Instagram posts stated on August 8, 2019 in an Instagram post: Says 12 restaurants and food companies are "supporting Trump’s re-election." Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 19, 2018 in a tweet: In her defeat of Republican Rep. Karen Handel, Democratic challenger Lucy McBath "was outspent 5-1." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 18, 2018 in 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." Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2018 in 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." JB Pritzker stated on December 6, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has." Rearfront.com stated on August 9, 2017 in a web post: "Dwayne 'The Rock' (Johnson) Has Officially Filed For The 2020 Presidential Campaign" Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. Congressional Leadership Fund stated on May 22, 2017 in an attack ad: "Bay Area liberals have given more to Jon Ossoff's campaign than people in Georgia." Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2017 in Twitter: "Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors" Russ Feingold stated on October 27, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.: Says Ron Johnson "is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not."
Katie Porter stated on March 7, 2024 in a post on X: Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.” Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “faces 5 Years in Jail For FEC Crimes." Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Former President Barack Obama was arrested after his campaign “took $30 million illegally from Commie China fugitive.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Trump just shared a bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunking DA Bragg's case.” Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: U.S. tax dollars sent to help Ukraine were laundered back by cryptocurrency firm FTX to help Democrats in midterms. Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2022 in social media posts: An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term. X posts stated on May 8, 2022 in a tweet: “Is ANYONE asking how Ron DeSantis was worth $340,000 in 2020 and is now worth $52 million?" Mehmet Oz stated on March 10, 2022 in an ad: "David McCormick paid for attacks on Donald Trump." Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on February 19, 2022 in a talk before a rally: "Ukraine was the No. 1 donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 22, 2021 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.” Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden canceled the Keystone pipeline because Warren Buffett “donated $58 million” to his campaign. Uniting Missouri PAC stated on September 2, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nicole Galloway's campaign “is being bankrolled by the same extremists who want to defund our police." Ryan Fournier stated on June 11, 2020 in a status: “All money donated to Black Lives Matter goes directly to Act Blue, a Democrat Super PAC that then feeds the money to Democrat candidates.” Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Kennedy Center, PBS donated to Democrats after getting COVID-19 stimulus money. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*" Erica Smith stated on September 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says she hasn’t taken corporate PAC money “since 2016.” Viral image stated on November 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the Clinton Foundation "gave ONLY $5 million to charities, spent $85 million for their salaries & travels and KEPT the rest = $87 million" in 2014. Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2019 in in a Facebook post: Says "Russia donated 0$ to Donald Trump. Russia donated 145.000.000$ to the Clinton Foundation." Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that Olive Garden is "funding" President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign. Instagram posts stated on August 8, 2019 in an Instagram post: Says 12 restaurants and food companies are "supporting Trump’s re-election." Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 19, 2018 in a tweet: In her defeat of Republican Rep. Karen Handel, Democratic challenger Lucy McBath "was outspent 5-1." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 18, 2018 in 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." Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2018 in 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." JB Pritzker stated on December 6, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has." Rearfront.com stated on August 9, 2017 in a web post: "Dwayne 'The Rock' (Johnson) Has Officially Filed For The 2020 Presidential Campaign" Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. Congressional Leadership Fund stated on May 22, 2017 in an attack ad: "Bay Area liberals have given more to Jon Ossoff's campaign than people in Georgia." Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2017 in Twitter: "Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors" Russ Feingold stated on October 27, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.: Says Ron Johnson "is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not."
Katie Porter stated on March 7, 2024 in a post on X: Billionaires “rigged” the California Senate primary election through “dishonest means.”
Facebook posts stated on June 19, 2023 in a video: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “faces 5 Years in Jail For FEC Crimes."
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: Former President Barack Obama was arrested after his campaign “took $30 million illegally from Commie China fugitive.”
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in a Facebook post: “Trump just shared a bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunking DA Bragg's case.”
Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: U.S. tax dollars sent to help Ukraine were laundered back by cryptocurrency firm FTX to help Democrats in midterms.
Facebook posts stated on August 30, 2022 in social media posts: An obscure filing with the Federal Election Commission shows Biden has formally announced his bid for another term.
X posts stated on May 8, 2022 in a tweet: “Is ANYONE asking how Ron DeSantis was worth $340,000 in 2020 and is now worth $52 million?"
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on February 19, 2022 in a talk before a rally: "Ukraine was the No. 1 donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 22, 2021 in an ad: Sen. Raphael Warnock “voted for welfare for politicians plan. Up to $25 million of government money for Warnock’s own political campaign.”
Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden canceled the Keystone pipeline because Warren Buffett “donated $58 million” to his campaign.
Uniting Missouri PAC stated on September 2, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nicole Galloway's campaign “is being bankrolled by the same extremists who want to defund our police."
Ryan Fournier stated on June 11, 2020 in a status: “All money donated to Black Lives Matter goes directly to Act Blue, a Democrat Super PAC that then feeds the money to Democrat candidates.”
Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Kennedy Center, PBS donated to Democrats after getting COVID-19 stimulus money.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on February 20, 2020 in a tweet: Bernie Sanders has “never taken corporate lobbyist money in his *entire political career.*"
Erica Smith stated on September 1, 2019 in a tweet: Says she hasn’t taken corporate PAC money “since 2016.”
Viral image stated on November 18, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says the Clinton Foundation "gave ONLY $5 million to charities, spent $85 million for their salaries & travels and KEPT the rest = $87 million" in 2014.
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2019 in in a Facebook post: Says "Russia donated 0$ to Donald Trump. Russia donated 145.000.000$ to the Clinton Foundation."
Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says that Olive Garden is "funding" President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign.
Instagram posts stated on August 8, 2019 in an Instagram post: Says 12 restaurants and food companies are "supporting Trump’s re-election."
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Mitch McConnell's "biggest donor" is a "Russian oligarch that the GOP just lifted sanctions on."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 19, 2018 in a tweet: In her defeat of Republican Rep. Karen Handel, Democratic challenger Lucy McBath "was outspent 5-1."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on October 18, 2018 in 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."
Ted Cruz stated on June 4, 2018 in 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."
JB Pritzker stated on December 6, 2017 in a candidate forum: "I released way more (tax) information than Bruce Rauner has."
Rearfront.com stated on August 9, 2017 in a web post: "Dwayne 'The Rock' (Johnson) Has Officially Filed For The 2020 Presidential Campaign"
Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections.
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on May 22, 2017 in an attack ad: "Bay Area liberals have given more to Jon Ossoff's campaign than people in Georgia."
Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2017 in Twitter: "Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors"
Russ Feingold stated on October 27, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.: Says Ron Johnson "is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not."