Daily Report

A political ad from a pro-Democrat group falsely claimed that Republican Senator Susan Collins "doesn't think' insider trading 'should be illegal." FactCheck.org confirmed on July 7, 2026, that this is false. Collins actually helped pass the STOCK Act in 2012, a law that explicitly affirmed members of Congress are not exempt from insider trading laws and required them to more promptly disclose stock trades. Running a political ad that directly contradicts a politician's actual legislative record is a clear-cut case of deliberate misinformation. This is particularly troubling because it targets a Senate race, reaches voters making real electoral decisions, and the false claim is the exact opposite of what Collins actually did on the issue.