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Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2019 in a social media post:

"Elaine Chao BUSTED Sending $97 Million Contract To Help Mitch McConnell Win Reelection."

By Tom Kertscher• January 9, 2020

Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on August 15, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says of Mitch McConnell, "What can happen in 30 years? A senator can become a multi-millionaire in public office."

By Lauren Carroll• August 25, 2014

X posts stated on July 12, 2026 in X posts:

A photo showing Mitch McConnell and his wife is from his 2023 hospitalization or is AI generated.

By Caleb McCullough• July 13, 2026

Bloggers stated on July 09, 2016 in a story:

Ninety pounds of cocaine was found on a boat owned by Mitch McConnell's family and that they are “financing his Senate campaigns with their cocaine drug profits.”

By Samantha Putterman• February 26, 2020

Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on October 06, 2014 in a campaign ad:

"The only candidate pocketing big money from people who want to destroy coal is Mitch McConnell."

By Steve Contorno• October 8, 2014

Mitch McConnell stated on August 05, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says he "voted for even stronger protections (in the Violence Against Women Act) than Obama's agenda will allow."

By Steve Contorno• August 13, 2014

Don Blankenship stated on May 01, 2018 in a debate:

"Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations."

By Louis Jacobson• May 3, 2018

Instagram posts stated on March 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Mitch McConnell’s sister-in-law who drowned in a Tesla “is listed as the CEO of the company that owns the ship that hit” Baltimore bridge.

By Jeff Cercone• March 27, 2024

Cory Booker stated on January 08, 2017 in an interview on 'Face the Nation':

"In 2009, Mitch McConnell was the person that’s saying, 'Hey, we should get all the ethics information in before we do the hearings.' "

By Linda Qiu• January 8, 2017

Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Trump and McConnell are blocking stimulus checks for Americans married to immigrants.”

By Miriam Valverde• April 29, 2020

X posts stated on February 11, 2025 in a post:

Rep. Nancy Pelosi has a $223,000 salary and a $202 million net worth. Sen. Mitch McConnell has a $200,000 salary and a $95 million net worth. Sen. Chuck Schumer has a $210,000 salary and a $75 million net worth. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a $285,000 salary and a $67 million net worth.

By Sara Swann• February 18, 2025

Facebook posts stated on July 07, 2020 in an image:

Lists eight wealthy politicians and public figures who “got millions (or close to it) in PPP loans.”

By Daniel Funke• July 13, 2020

Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Says Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron “married his mentor Mitch McConnell's granddaughter."

By Madison Czopek• September 25, 2020

Matt Bevin stated on August 06, 2013 in a campaign ad:

Says Mitch McConnell pushed "the Wall Street bailout through the U.S. Senate" and called it "the Senate at its finest."

By Jon Greenberg• August 14, 2013

Rick Scott stated on March 01, 2021 in an interview with CBS News:

The $1.9 trillion relief package is “about a bridge for Chuck Schumer, a tunnel for Nancy Pelosi.”

By Jon Greenberg• March 2, 2021

Mitch McConnell stated on July 14, 2013 in an interview on 'Meet the Press.':

Says Barack Obama is getting his nominees confirmed "faster than President (George W.) Bush was at the same time in his second term."

By Jon Greenberg• July 18, 2013

Barack Obama stated on October 30, 2010 in his weekly address:

"The Republican leader of the Senate said his main goal after this election is simply to win the next one."

By Robert Farley• October 30, 2010

Roy Zimmerman stated on March 13, 2016 in a YouTube video:

"Republicans control the U.S. Senate with 54 seats, but those 54 senators were elected by only two-thirds the number of voters who elected the Democrats. In the Senate, the majority party represents a minority of the people."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• March 17, 2016

Kentucky Opportunity Coalition stated on April 01, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says the estate tax is a threat to family farms.

By Steve Contorno• April 3, 2014

Kevin Nicholson stated on July 16, 2018 in an interview:

On supporting Mitch McConnell as U.S. Senate majority leader.

By Tom Kertscher• July 24, 2018

Fact-checking women's issues in the Kentucky Senate race

By Steve Contorno• August 13, 2014

Previewing the Kentucky U.S. Senate debate

By Steve Contorno• October 13, 2014

The Kentucky U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far

By Steve Contorno• September 24, 2014

PolitiFact fact-checks West Virginia's GOP Senate primary

By Louis Jacobson• May 7, 2018

Trump has pushed out 5 inspectors general since April. Here’s who they are

By Bill McCarthy• May 19, 2020

McConnell and Boehner's goals for the 114th Congress

By Lauren Carroll• November 10, 2014

Obama's vacation observation, Mitch McConnell's millions: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

By Dana Tims• August 26, 2014

Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident

By Jeff Cercone• March 27, 2024

Fact-checking claims about Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, and China

By Louis Jacobson• October 19, 2020

Fact-checking the Kentucky Senate race

By Jon Greenberg• August 14, 2013

Fact-checking primary contests in Kentucky, Oregon and Idaho

By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 20, 2014

Hunter Biden and China: Sorting through a murky business deal

By Louis Jacobson• May 22, 2020

What Mitch McConnell said about Supreme Court confirmations in election years

By Amy Sherman• July 2, 2018

McConnell falsely suggests GOP forecast the type of election fraud found in NC

By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht• March 7, 2019

On 'bailout' bill, party leaders' claims are less than accurate

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• April 21, 2010

Mailbag: Hitting 'a new low' on health care

By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 5, 2009

Who got nominees faster? Obama or Bush?

By Jon Greenberg• July 19, 2013

McConnell's fuzzy math doesn't compute

By Alexander Lane• March 4, 2009

Democratic attack distorts McConnell's record

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 6, 2009

Flip-flopping on the filibuster

By Becky Bowers, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Lilly Maier• November 22, 2013

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