How we report, and how we correct

Sourcing

A receipt has three parts: the money, the payoff, and the source. If one is missing, we do not publish.

• Primary records first. Federal Election Commission and state campaign finance filings, super PAC reports, financial disclosures, legislative roll calls, contract records, court documents, and inspector general and congressional reports.
• Credited reporting. When a story builds on another outlet's work, we link to it in the first reply to the post and credit it by name.
• One link, every time. Each receipt on this site shows its source link, and where possible a crop of the source page with the key passage boxed in red.

Verification

• We read the source, not just the headline, and quote figures the way the record states them.
• Where a figure is a range, an estimate, or a pledge rather than a payment, we say so. Financial disclosures report values in ranges, so we write "up to" when that is all the record shows.
• We check names, titles, dates, and amounts against a second record when one exists.
• We describe allegations as allegations until a court, an agency, or the subject confirms them.

Language and fairness

We apply the same questions to every officeholder, whatever their party. We set what officials say beside what the record shows, and we let the documents carry the weight.

Corrections policy

If we get something wrong, we correct it publicly, on the platform where it ran, and say what changed. Corrections to receipts collected on this site are listed in the log below with the date and the change.

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Independence

Swamp Watch does not take money from the politicians or campaigns we cover, and we do not run fundraising appeals.

Photo credits

Photographs on this site are real. Most are official government portraits and other public domain images; a few are published under Creative Commons licences, linked below. All come from Wikimedia Commons and were cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as halftones by Swamp Watch. Images under a ShareAlike licence remain available under that licence. Where we could not find a freely licensed portrait, we show initials instead. We never use AI-generated images of real places or people.

Places

• US Capitol Building at night Jan 2006. Diliff. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and tonally adjusted by Swamp Watch, then printed as a halftone.
• FEMA - 39464 - Senate Hearing Room during a hearing. Bill Koplitz. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and tonally adjusted by Swamp Watch, then printed as a halftone.
• Flickr - USCapitol - The United States Capitol Dome. Architect of the Capitol. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and tonally adjusted by Swamp Watch, then printed as a halftone.
• Hearing Room in the Hart Building. Architect of the Capitol. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and tonally adjusted by Swamp Watch, then printed as a halftone.
• USSupremeCourtWestFacade. UpstateNYer. CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• A rainbow is seen over the North Portico of the White House, Saturday, May 11, 2024. The White House. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Flickr - USCapitol - Old Senate Chamber (1). Architect of the Capitol. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Washington DC K at 17th street winter. Christopher Ziemnowicz (CZmarlin). public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Florida’s Historic Capitol and Florida State Capitol 2. Michael Rivera. CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Texas State Capitol - Austin, Texas - DSC08268. Daderot. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Looking up Francis Street towards Maryland State House, Annapolis, 2007. DimiTalen. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• State Capitol, Richmond, Va. (16811738796). VCU Libraries (historic postcard). public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Workers moving newly printed currency into a drying box where sheets will dry before the next wetting and printing at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing LCCN2006692527. Frances Benjamin Johnston, Library of Congress. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Carved detail of the Resolute Desk on April 29, 2024 in the White House Oval Office. The White House. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• U.S. Capitol Rotunda (30453239785). Architect of the Capitol. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Converted to black and white, cropped, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.

Portraits

• Portrait of Greg Abbott: Greg Abbott at NASA 2024 (cropped). NASA Johnson Space Center, Robert Markowitz. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Alan Armstrong: Alan S Armstrong official portrait (cropped 2). Daniel Rios. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of James Blair: P20250718DT-1279 President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a dinner for GOP Senators (cropped). The White House. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Todd Blanche: AG Todd Blanche Official Portrait. Ryan M. Biller. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Susan Collins: Senator Susan Collins 2014 official portrait (1). U.S. Congress. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Henry Cuellar: Henry Cuellar, official portrait. Eric Connolly; U.S. House Office of Photography. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Casey DeSantis: Casey DeSantis, first lady of Florida (cropped). State of Florida, office of the governor. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Byron Donalds: Rep. Byron Donalds official photo, 117th Congress. U.S. Congress. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Larry Ellison: Larry Ellison 2016. Oracle PR Hartmann Studios. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Andrew Garbarino: Andrew Garbarino 117th U.S Congress. Franmarie Metzler, House Creative Services. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Darline Graham: Official portrait of Darline Graham, member of the United States Senate from South Carolina (2026). Rosa Pineda, United States Senate. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Kimberly Guilfoyle: Kimberly Guilfoyle Official Portrait scaled. U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Greece. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Pete Hegseth: Pete Hegseth Official Portrait. U.S. Department of Defense. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Bo Hines: Consensus 2025 - Bo Hines 02 (cropped). Xuthoria. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Ashley Hinson: Congresswoman Ashley Hinson Official portrait. Office of Congresswoman Ashley Hinson. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Jon Husted: Sen. Jon Husted official portrait, 119th Congress. United States Senate. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of David Jolly: David Jolly (3x4). Unknown author. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., official portrait (2025) (cropped 3-4) (b). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Donald Trump Jr.: Donald Trump, Jr. (55021618832) (cropped 2). Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Jared Kushner: Jared Kushner 2025. The White House. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Jeff Landry: Jeff Landry 2025. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Palmer Luckey: CES 2026 - Palmer Luckey 01 (cropped). Xuthoria. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Roger Marshall: Roger Marshall 117th Congress portrait. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Trevor Milton: Trevor Milton (cropped). Miljøstiftelsen ZERO. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Ashley Moody: Senator Ashley Moody Official Portrait. United States Senate Photography Service. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Markwayne Mullin: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Official Portrait (55166865268). U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Elon Musk: Elon Musk - 54820081119 (cropped). Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Andy Ogles: Congressman Andy Ogles 2022. Library of Congress. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Ken Paxton: Ken Paxton (54816860552) (cropped). Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Bill Pulte: Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency William John Pulte. Federal Housing Finance Agency. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Dan Scavino: Dan Scavino (54359567492) (cropped). Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of John E. Sununu: John E. Sununu. Unknown author. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Donald Trump: Official Presidential Portrait of President Donald J. Trump (2025). Daniel Torok. public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Michael Whatley: Michael Whatley (54670563614) (cropped). Gage Skidmore. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.
• Portrait of Steve Witkoff: Steve Witkoff (2025) (cropped). U.S. Embassy Jerusalem. CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, converted to black and white, and printed as a halftone by Swamp Watch.

Source screenshots show third-party pages as they appeared when we captured them, with a red box added by Swamp Watch. They are shown for reference and link to the original.