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Examining the latest political campaign ads and issue advocacy ads. 

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Mike Rogers
stated on September 23, 2026 in an X post:
“Abdul El-Sayed supports defunding the police and emptying prisons.”
Mostly False
By Caleb McCullough • September 28, 2026
WinSenate
stated on September 24, 2026 in an ad:
Sen. Susan Collins “voted to cover up the Epstein files” and Jeffrey Epstein’s “business partner funneled $3 million” to a Collins super PAC.
False
By Amy Sherman • September 28, 2026
Texas PAC
stated on September 11, 2026 in an ad :
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico “supported using taxpayer dollars for sex change surgeries on young children.”
False
By Ben Brasch • September 24, 2026
Jon Ossoff
stated on September 2, 2026 in a TV ad:
U.S. Rep. Mike Collins “voted to gut Social Security” and “wants to push (older Americans) off Social Security and back to work.”
Mostly False
By Maria Briceño • September 15, 2026
WinSenate
stated on in an ad:
“Troy Jackson expanded Medicaid health coverage in Maine. Susan Collins was the deciding vote for Trump’s Medicaid cuts.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2026
Byron Donalds
stated on August 24, 2026 in an ad:
Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly “wants more taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 11, 2026
Byron Donalds
stated on August 8, 2026 in an ad:
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly said he supports “gender-changing surgeries on kids.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 19, 2026
United Democracy Project
stated on July 28, 2026 in an ad:
“With our democracy on the line against Donald Trump in 2024, El-Sayed told Democrats to vote uncommitted — even after Gov. (Gretchen) Whitmer warned those efforts would help elect Donald Trump.”
Half-True
By Gracey Abernethy • July 31, 2026
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on July 25, 2026 in an ad:
Maine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson hit a female colleague.
False
By Amy Sherman • July 28, 2026
Mike Collins
stated on June 17, 2026 in an advertisement:
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff “cast the deciding vote for the inflation disaster,” referring to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
False
By Ben Brasch • June 29, 2026
Graham Platner
stated on June 17, 2026 in an ad:
Sen. Susan Collins “sided with Trump, giving billionaires and corporations a hand out, paid for by cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.”
False
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2026
Jon Ossoff
stated on June 17, 2026 in an ad:
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins “admitted” that President Donald Trump is in the Epstein files.
Mostly False
By Ben Brasch • June 18, 2026
Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 24, 2026 in an ad:
In 2020, “Amy Acton called off Ohio’s election at the last minute.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2026
Pine Tree Results PAC
stated on April 26, 2026 in an ad:
“Graham Platner blames Maine’s women for getting raped because he says they get f—– up drunk”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2026
Commonwealth Together PAC
stated on April 8, 2026 in an online ad:
“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2026
Kamala Harris
stated on September 27, 2024 in a campaign ad:
Former President Donald Trump wants to take away the Affordable Care Act.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman, Marta Campabadal Graus • October 24, 2024
Fight Right Inc.
stated on November 23, 2023 in an ad:
Clips of Nikki Haley speaking about Hillary Clinton show Haley supports Clinton and is “not who she says she is.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 29, 2023
Herschel Walker
stated on November 16, 2022 in an ad:
“(Raphael) Warnock’s camp was shut down for failing to report five findings of child abuse and neglect.”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 29, 2022
Liquid Death
stated on October 27, 2022 in an ad:
In Georgia, it’s “illegal to give people water within 150 feet of a polling place” and “punishable by up to a year in prison.”
True
By Tom Kertscher • November 8, 2022
America First Legal
stated on November 1, 2022 in an ad:
“Kamala Harris said disaster aid should go to non-white citizens first.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • November 5, 2022
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