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Seth Moulton
stated on August 5, 2026 in an Instagram post:

“DOJ Epstein files reveal Senator Ed Markey was part of Epstein lobbying effort.”

By Amy Sherman, Caleb McCullough • August 6, 2026

Haley Stevens
stated on July 27, 2026 in a debate:

“No,” she hasn’t taken money from utility companies for her U.S. Senate campaign.

By Caleb McCullough • July 29, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on July 22, 2026 in a speech in Georgia:

“They caught thousands of votes in New Jersey where illegal aliens were allowed to vote. Thousands and thousands.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 24, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on July 8, 2026 in remarks at a press conference:

The AI industry needs “more energy than the entire country produces right now … In fact some people say almost double.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on July 8, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

President Joe Biden “raised the cost of housing by 40 and 50% — the cost of (a) rental — because they were housing illegal aliens in all of those empty units.”

By Carsten Oyer • July 10, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on July 1, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

“You know why I’m profiting? Because the stock market’s going up. … I’m profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of cash.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on June 23, 2026 in a speech in Macungie, Pennsylvania:

In the past 13 months, “The typical 401(k) … is up almost $30,000.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2026

Jon Ossoff
stated on June 17, 2026 in an ad:

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins “admitted” that President Donald Trump is in the Epstein files.

By Ben Brasch • June 18, 2026

Elizabeth Warren
stated on June 5, 2026 in an X post:

“If you live near one of these large data centers, your electricity bills over the last five years have gone up by as much as 267%.”

By Caleb McCullough • June 12, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on May 22, 2026 in remarks in Suffern, New York:

“No Republican wins in Nassau.”

By Conor Amendola • June 12, 2026

John Kagia
stated on April 2, 2026 in an interview with Politico:

“The number of New Yorkers who consume cannabis daily or near daily is the same as the number of New Yorkers who buy coffee from a coffee shop daily or near daily — 1.2-plus million people.”

By Mary McNaughton • June 5, 2026

Ken Paxton
stated on May 27, 2026 in an ad:

Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico said the southern border should have “a giant welcome mat out front.”

By Loreben Tuquero • May 28, 2026

Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on March 19, 2026 in a press release:

“President Trump’s tariffs are costing New York households an estimated $4,200 annually.”

By Austin Townley • May 21, 2026

Vivek Ramaswamy
stated on April 24, 2026 in an ad:

In 2020, “Amy Acton called off Ohio’s election at the last minute.”

By Amy Sherman • May 13, 2026

Liz Krueger
stated on March 5, 2026 in an op-ed:

Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.”

By Conor Amendola, Ryan Lombardi • May 7, 2026

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2026 in a Senate committee hearing:

“As a result of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need.”

By Amy Sherman • April 30, 2026

Jay Collins
stated on April 20, 2026 in a campaign document:

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted “against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years.”

By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2026

Joe Rogan
stated on April 18, 2026 in comments at the Oval Office:

“With one dose of ibogaine, more than 80% of people are free of (opioid) addiction. With two doses, it’s more than 90%.”

By Grace Abels • April 22, 2026

Commonwealth Together PAC
stated on April 8, 2026 in an online ad:

“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”

By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2026

Bruce Blakeman
stated on March 10, 2026 in a social media post:

As Nassau County Executive, I hired 600 new law enforcement officers and made Nassau the safest county in America.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 3, 2026

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