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Americans for Prosperity stated on August 22, 2016 in a web ad:

Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold "voted over 250 times to raise taxes."

By Eric Litke • October 27, 2016

Americans For Prosperity, North Carolina chapter stated on June 1, 2016 in an official statement:

There are "500 failing schools in North Carolina"

By Will Doran • June 16, 2016

Americans for Prosperity stated on August 11, 2015 in TV ad:

Gov. Maggie Hassan’s budget proposal "raises taxes on small businesses and increases taxes and fees by $100 million."

By Clay Wirestone • August 27, 2015

Americans for Prosperity stated on October 3, 2014 in a direct mail flier:

"Under the administration of Gov. Scott Walker, northern Wisconsin’s mining economy is moving forward and more people are getting good, high-paying jobs."

By James B. Nelson • October 16, 2014

Americans for Prosperity stated on March 17, 2014 in a political ad:

Millions of Americans are "paying more and getting less" under Obamacare.

By Steve Contorno • March 20, 2014

Americans for Prosperity: Florida stated on December 3, 2013 in a Web video:

Says state Sens. Greg Evers, Nancy Detert and Charles Dean "got a failing grade from conservatives."

By Rochelle Koff • January 28, 2014

Americans for Prosperity stated on October 29, 2013 in a YouTube ad:

Says Kay Hagan "supports waivers for friends of Obama and special treatment for Congress and their staffs."

By Julie Kliegman • November 7, 2013

Americans for Prosperity stated on July 23, 2013 in a press release:

Patrick Murphy voted for Obamacare in 2010, "yet he reversed himself and voted to delay" the employer mandate and the individual mandate.

By Amy Sherman • July 25, 2013

Americans for Prosperity stated on June 18, 2012 in a campaign ad:

Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is "the largest recipient of lobbyist money."

By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2012

Patrick Murphy stated on October 26, 2016 in a Florida Senate debate:

Says Marco Rubio "said Social Security and Medicare have ‘weakened us as a people.’ "

By Amy Sherman • October 27, 2016

Rush Limbaugh stated on January 29, 2013 in a radio interview:

Research shows that "a vast majority of arriving immigrants today come here because they believe that government is the source of prosperity, and that's what…

By Molly Moorhead • January 31, 2013

Rick Perry stated on November 16, 2011 in a television ad:

Says President Barack Obama thinks Americans are lazy.

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 17, 2011

Nina Turner stated on October 24, 2011 in an opinion column:

"The collective net worth of Americans has taken a $5.5 trillion hit ... mainly due to plummeting home values."

By Henry J. Gomez • November 1, 2011

Americans for Prosperity stated on July 28, 2025 in X:

“The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.”

By Hope Karnopp • August 15, 2025

Americans for Prosperity Action stated on September 4, 2024 in a Meta ad:

The Inflation Reduction Act, which Rep. Elissa Slotkin supported, “drove inflation higher.”

By Caleb McCullough • September 26, 2024

Americans for Prosperity stated on December 4, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:

“Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.”

By Laura Schulte • December 29, 2023

Americans for Prosperity stated on July 17, 2023 in a Facebook ad:

“The Inflation Reduction Act led to higher taxes.”

By Anthony Starkey • October 19, 2023

Ron Johnson stated on April 24, 2023 in Public statement:

Says Social Security is a “legal Ponzi scheme.”

By Vanessa Swales • May 5, 2023

American Prosperity Alliance stated on August 4, 2022 in an ad:

The Senate Democrats’ reconciliation bill “will strip $300 billion from Medicare.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2022

Matthew Rothschild stated on January 3, 2019 in a radio interview:

The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. … they spent more than…

By D.L. Davis • January 24, 2019

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Does an Americans for Prosperity ad about a woman with lupus tell the whole story?

By Steve Contorno • February 13, 2014

Americans for Prosperity campaign ads take on Obamacare

By Julie Kliegman • November 11, 2013

Americans for Prosperity’s traffic light claim

By Becky Bowers, Robert Higgs • May 9, 2012

Americans for Prosperity cites stimulus for Finland

By Becky Bowers, Robert Higgs • May 3, 2012

Checking the claims from Americans for Prosperity

By Becky Bowers, Robert Higgs • May 2, 2012

New Koch ad uses Louisiana veteran’s health care experience against Mary Landrieu

By Steve Contorno • April 29, 2014

In air wars with Koch brothers, are Dems fighting Falses with Falses?

By Steve Contorno • April 23, 2014

Are ads from Koch brothers-supported group accurate?

By Steve Contorno • April 10, 2014

Advocacy group stirs Michigan senate race with ad featuring leukemia patient

By Steve Contorno • February 26, 2014

Ad Watch: Crafty splice tags Obama with a promise

By Nancy Madsen • September 4, 2012

Line by line: How an ad uses sleight-of-hand to distort facts on stimulus

By Becky Bowers • May 4, 2012

Trump’s Freedom 250 concert on the National Mall: What happened? What’s next?

By Louis Jacobson • June 1, 2026

Fact checks on Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race

By Tom Kertscher • March 29, 2018

20 attacks in the Ron Johnson-Russ Feingold U.S. Senate race, rated

By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2016

PolitiFact Florida’s Top 5 for March

By Amy Sherman • April 9, 2015

Fact-checking Patrick Murphy, Democratic hopeful to succeed Marco Rubio

By Amy Sherman • March 23, 2015

Miscellaneous claims in the Scott Walker-Mary Burke race

By Dave Umhoefer • November 3, 2014

Republicans’ favorite attack on incumbent Democrats: their loyalty to Obama in votes

By Lauren Carroll • October 22, 2014

Previewing the North Carolina U.S. Senate debate

By Bill Adair • October 6, 2014

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

By Lauren Carroll • September 4, 2014

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