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John Kruzel is a staff writer at PolitiFact. He previously covered politics at ABC News, where he received an Emmy nomination for his work on 2016 presidential debates. He has written about politics, law and national security, and contributed to numerous outlets, including Slate and The New Yorker. He is a former attorney.

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stated on December 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Bill Clinton "gave nukes to North Korea," Barack Obama "gave nukes to Iran," and Hillary Clinton "gave uranium to Russia."

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 9, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on November 15, 2019 in an interview with Dan Bongino:

"They never thought ... that I was going to release that call and I really had no choice because Adam Schiff made up a call."

By Jon Greenberg • November 19, 2019
Facebook posts
stated on October 21, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Hillary Clinton "paid for a Russian dossier to win an election," her husband "made $500k for a Russian speech," "sold 20% of US Uranium to Russia" and her foundation "received $150M from Russia."

By Daniel Funke • October 28, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on October 9, 2019 in an ad:

"Fact: Joe Biden pressured Ukraine to fire its prosecutor .... Fact: the prosecutor said he was forced out for leading a corruption probe into Hunter Biden's company. Fact: Democrats want to impeach President Trump for discussing this investigation with Ukraine's President."

By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2019 in a phone call:

"A lot of people are talking about" the removal of a "very fair prosecutor" in Ukraine.

By John Kruzel • September 26, 2019
Bloggers
stated on September 6, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says several well-known charities such as Goodwill and American Red Cross overpay their CEOs and spend a small percentage on helping people.

By Jon Greenberg • September 17, 2019
Donald Trump
stated on September 12, 2019 in a speech:

The United States is "very energy independent."

By John Kruzel • September 13, 2019
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on September 6, 2019 in an op-ed:

"One unnamed donor gave $17 million to the Leo-affiliated Judicial Crisis Network to block the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland and to support Gorsuch; then a donor — perhaps the same one — gave another $17 million to prop up Kavanaugh."

By John Kruzel • September 11, 2019
Andrew Yang
stated on September 4, 2019 in a town hall:

The Green New Deal "would do away with commercial air travel."

By John Kruzel • September 6, 2019
John Delaney
stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview:

The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China.

By John Kruzel • September 6, 2019