An ad from a Democratic-aligned super PAC claims Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan “voted to raise Alaskans’ healthcare costs by $1,800 and on that same day voted to give himself a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout.” But that’s not the whole story, and the ad leaves the false impression that Sullivan received that money.

The words shown on the screen suggest the senator cashed in on the “taxpayer-funded payout.” He didn’t. Viewers see the words “gave himself a $500,000 payout,” and at the end of the ad, “Dan Sullivan cashing in while Alaskans pay the price.”

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• The relationship between U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., and former Amazon lobbyist Vann Bentley received no media coverage before it was raised in a 2020 debate. We found no evidence Pappas “lied” about the relationship’s existence.
• The Senate Leadership Fund portrays Pappas’ relationship as the driving factor behind seven votes Pappas cast when Bentley was lobbying for Amazon, but this omits the broader context of the bills in question.

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