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Campaign finance disclosures

Records of campaign finance disclosures, relevant for investigating claims of foreign payments to politicians.

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Jan 14, 2026
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What public records or campaign filings have actually documented payments to crowd‑for‑hire firms in U.S. elections?

Public registries maintained by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the IRS are the primary places where campaigns, PACs and 527 groups report vendors and expenditures that could reveal payments...

Jan 14, 2026
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What primary documents would verify claims that foreign regimes paid U.S. politicians, and how can they be authenticated?

Verified proof that a foreign regime paid a U.S. politician rests on documentary trails: formal registrations and disclosures (FARA), campaign finance reports, bank and tax records, contractual docume...

Feb 6, 2026

What public filings reveal Election Truth Alliance funding and donors?

Public records explicitly tying identifiable donors or federal/state campaign filings to the (ETA) are not shown in the reporting provided; the group maintains a public website with donation options a...

Jan 10, 2026

How have fact-checkers evaluated social-media claims about lists of foreign payments to U.S. politicians?

Fact-checkers responded to viral social-media lists alleging foreign payments to U.S. actors by systematically tracing records to original government databases, clarifying classification of transactio...

Jan 10, 2026

Which campaign expenditures in FEC filings could reveal payments to event staffing or crowd‑management vendors?

Campaign payments that could reveal spending on event staffing, security details or crowd‑management firms typically show up as operating expenditures (Line 17) and on Schedule B memo entries when com...