Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Campaign Finance George Clooney stated on April 16, 2016 in 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." Californians for Lower Drug Prices stated on March 21, 2016 in 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." Future45 stated on March 8, 2016 in a television ad: Banks paid Hillary Clinton "over $1 million and are contributing millions more to elect her." Ted Cruz stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to her presidential campaign." Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2016 in a campaign rally in Iowa: "I'm self-funding my own campaign." Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 10, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen." Joe Scarborough stated on November 3, 2014 in a segment on "Morning Joe": 2014 midterm election spending by "the left and the right are both equal." Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician." Jeanne Shaheen stated on August 27, 2014 in an ad: "Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 22, 2014 in a TV ad: Rick Scott took $200,000 from a family that leased land for drilling "and now he is trying to hide from it." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 17, 2014 in a TV ad: Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein "gave hundreds of thousands of campaign cash to control Crist’s appointments of key state judges." Joe Biden stated on June 23, 2014 in the White House Summit on Working Families: "I don't own a single stock or bond … I have no savings accounts." Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it." Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions." Doonesbury stated on April 20, 2014 in the "Doonesbury" comic strip: Last election, the Koch brothers "spent three times what the top 10 unions spent combined." Ohio Republican Party stated on July 10, 2012 in an emailed statement: "Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million" to defeat Josh Mandel. Americans for Prosperity stated on June 18, 2012 in a campaign ad: Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money." Pam Davidson stated on May 18, 2012 in a statement: Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating." Tim Lee stated on April 10, 2012 in an interview: Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his "personal car." John Matson stated on April 26, 2012 in an interview on State of the State: "Jimmy Langevin is having a fundraiser . . . to retire the debt from his campaign for secretary of state, which was 12 years ago." Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says Mitt Romney’s top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obama’s top five are technology companies and universities. Kasim Reed stated on January 3, 2012 in a meeting: "Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions." Barack Obama stated on December 28, 2011 in a fundraising appeal: "We don't take a dime from D.C. lobbyists or special-interest PACs -- never have and never will." Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a debate in Iowa: "I never lobbied under any circumstance" for Freddie Mac. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 7, 2010 in a news release: Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers." Michael Steele stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938." Rachel Maddow stated on November 10, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: "The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards." Jeff Merkley stated on September 17, 2010 in a fundraising letter: Says Scott Bruun supports allowing corporations to secretly funnel millions of dollars to front groups to finance attack ads.
George Clooney stated on April 16, 2016 in 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." Californians for Lower Drug Prices stated on March 21, 2016 in 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." Future45 stated on March 8, 2016 in a television ad: Banks paid Hillary Clinton "over $1 million and are contributing millions more to elect her." Ted Cruz stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to her presidential campaign." Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2016 in a campaign rally in Iowa: "I'm self-funding my own campaign." Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 10, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money." Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen." Joe Scarborough stated on November 3, 2014 in a segment on "Morning Joe": 2014 midterm election spending by "the left and the right are both equal." Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician." Jeanne Shaheen stated on August 27, 2014 in an ad: "Big Oil gave Scott Brown $454,260." NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 22, 2014 in a TV ad: Rick Scott took $200,000 from a family that leased land for drilling "and now he is trying to hide from it." Republican Party of Florida stated on August 17, 2014 in a TV ad: Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein "gave hundreds of thousands of campaign cash to control Crist’s appointments of key state judges." Joe Biden stated on June 23, 2014 in the White House Summit on Working Families: "I don't own a single stock or bond … I have no savings accounts." Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it." Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions." Doonesbury stated on April 20, 2014 in the "Doonesbury" comic strip: Last election, the Koch brothers "spent three times what the top 10 unions spent combined." Ohio Republican Party stated on July 10, 2012 in an emailed statement: "Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million" to defeat Josh Mandel. Americans for Prosperity stated on June 18, 2012 in a campaign ad: Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money." Pam Davidson stated on May 18, 2012 in a statement: Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating." Tim Lee stated on April 10, 2012 in an interview: Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his "personal car." John Matson stated on April 26, 2012 in an interview on State of the State: "Jimmy Langevin is having a fundraiser . . . to retire the debt from his campaign for secretary of state, which was 12 years ago." Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says Mitt Romney’s top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obama’s top five are technology companies and universities. Kasim Reed stated on January 3, 2012 in a meeting: "Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions." Barack Obama stated on December 28, 2011 in a fundraising appeal: "We don't take a dime from D.C. lobbyists or special-interest PACs -- never have and never will." Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a debate in Iowa: "I never lobbied under any circumstance" for Freddie Mac. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 7, 2010 in a news release: Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers." Michael Steele stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938." Rachel Maddow stated on November 10, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: "The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards." Jeff Merkley stated on September 17, 2010 in a fundraising letter: Says Scott Bruun supports allowing corporations to secretly funnel millions of dollars to front groups to finance attack ads.
George Clooney stated on April 16, 2016 in 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."
Californians for Lower Drug Prices stated on March 21, 2016 in 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."
Future45 stated on March 8, 2016 in a television ad: Banks paid Hillary Clinton "over $1 million and are contributing millions more to elect her."
Ted Cruz stated on March 3, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in Detroit: Says Donald Trump has written 10 checks to Hillary Clinton "and four of those checks were not to her Senate campaign. … It was to her presidential campaign."
Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2016 in a campaign rally in Iowa: "I'm self-funding my own campaign."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 2, 2016 in a campaign event in Keene, N.H.: Says Goldman Sachs CEO said Congress would "have to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy and the large corporations."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 10, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money."
Reince Priebus stated on April 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Hillary Clinton took "money from kings of Saudi Arabia and Morocco and Oman and Yemen."
Joe Scarborough stated on November 3, 2014 in a segment on "Morning Joe": 2014 midterm election spending by "the left and the right are both equal."
Ted Cruz stated on September 9, 2014 in a Senate floor speech: Saturday Night Live executive producer "Lorne Michaels could be put in jail under this amendment for making fun of any politician."
NextGen Climate Action Committee stated on August 22, 2014 in a TV ad: Rick Scott took $200,000 from a family that leased land for drilling "and now he is trying to hide from it."
Republican Party of Florida stated on August 17, 2014 in a TV ad: Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein "gave hundreds of thousands of campaign cash to control Crist’s appointments of key state judges."
Joe Biden stated on June 23, 2014 in the White House Summit on Working Families: "I don't own a single stock or bond … I have no savings accounts."
Scott Walker stated on June 1, 2014 in a TV interview: Under Wisconsin law, "anyone who knows anything about a John Doe" secret criminal investigation "can't talk about it."
Senate Majority PAC stated on April 27, 2014 in a TV ad: Says "Scott Brown’s carrying some big oil baggage" because he "collected over $400,000 in campaign contributions."
Doonesbury stated on April 20, 2014 in the "Doonesbury" comic strip: Last election, the Koch brothers "spent three times what the top 10 unions spent combined."
Ohio Republican Party stated on July 10, 2012 in an emailed statement: "Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million" to defeat Josh Mandel.
Americans for Prosperity stated on June 18, 2012 in a campaign ad: Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money."
Pam Davidson stated on May 18, 2012 in a statement: Georgia Public Service Commission member Stan Wise "has received about 95 percent of his campaign money from the utilities he is supposed to be regulating."
Tim Lee stated on April 10, 2012 in an interview: Candidate Bill Byrne used campaign funds for work on his "personal car."
John Matson stated on April 26, 2012 in an interview on State of the State: "Jimmy Langevin is having a fundraiser . . . to retire the debt from his campaign for secretary of state, which was 12 years ago."
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2012 in a Facebook post: Says Mitt Romney’s top five donors are Wall Street firms, while Barack Obama’s top five are technology companies and universities.
Kasim Reed stated on January 3, 2012 in a meeting: "Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions."
Barack Obama stated on December 28, 2011 in a fundraising appeal: "We don't take a dime from D.C. lobbyists or special-interest PACs -- never have and never will."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2011 in a debate in Iowa: "I never lobbied under any circumstance" for Freddie Mac.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on December 7, 2010 in a news release: Says Jim Renacci ran against the Washington establishment in the election, but is now "hypocritically embracing it with big money, special interest fundraisers."
Michael Steele stated on November 8, 2010 in an interview on NPR: "I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938."
Rachel Maddow stated on November 10, 2010 in comments on her MSNBC show.: "The Republican who was just elected governor of the great state of Florida paid his campaign staffers, not with money, but with American Express gift cards."
Jeff Merkley stated on September 17, 2010 in a fundraising letter: Says Scott Bruun supports allowing corporations to secretly funnel millions of dollars to front groups to finance attack ads.
