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Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show":

The American slave trade caused 5 million deaths "or more."

By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014

Jon Stewart stated on July 16, 2024 in TV appearance:

Milwaukee's Marcus Performing Arts Center – where 'The Daily Show' had been scheduled – “was originally located in the ‘soft perimeter,’ they called it, security-wise” but “was shifted, understandably so, to the ‘hard perimeter.’”

By Madeline Heim• July 17, 2024

Jon Stewart stated on December 06, 2011 in a segment of "The Daily Show":

"When the country was founded, Congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of Christmas celebrations that a 7-Eleven does today: 'Yeah, we're open.'"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• December 9, 2011

Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show":

The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis."

By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015

Jon Stewart stated on February 03, 2010 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly:

One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts.

By Catharine Richert• February 10, 2010

Jon Stewart stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show":

Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slaves' freedom in border states, but the states "all rejected it."

By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014

Jon Stewart stated on October 30, 2013 in in comments on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show":

Congress "is bewildered at the scope and reach of our spying apparatus" but in 2008 and 2012 "explicitly rejected an amendment calling for more disclosure."

By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2013

Kevin McCarthy stated on January 02, 2011 in a statement published in the "Bakersfield Californian":

"The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined."

By Louis Jacobson• January 5, 2011

Jon Stewart stated on June 19, 2011 in an interview on Fox News Sunday:

"Who are the most consistently misinformed media viewers? … Fox viewers, consistently, every poll."

By Louis Jacobson• June 20, 2011

Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on "The Daily Show.":

"Before we even passed health care, 4 millions kids got health insurance that didn't have it before, through the Children's Health Insurance Program."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 28, 2010

Bill O'Reilly stated on September 28, 2011 in an interview on "The Daily Show":

Says the federal government hosted a conference and "ordered 250 muffins at 16 bucks a piece."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 4, 2011

Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart":

"Most of the jobs that we lost were lost before the economic policies we put in place had any effect."

By Martha M. Hamilton• October 28, 2010

Nancy Pelosi stated on November 09, 2011 in an interview with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show":

In April 2009 "the Democrats were in control, and the congressional (approval) rating was 40 percent."

By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2011

Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show":

Says President Abraham Lincoln "tried to arm the slaves."

By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014

Andrew Napolitano stated on March 11, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Daily Show":

Says President Abraham Lincoln enforced the Fugitive Slave Act until the Civil War ended.

By Jon Greenberg• March 18, 2014

Alcee Hastings stated on February 05, 2015 in an interview with CNN:

One Texas city "has a law that says that women can only have six dildos."

By Steve Contorno, Amy Sherman• February 9, 2015

Shaun Donovan stated on March 05, 2012 in an interview on "The Daily Show":

"It costs about $40,000 a year for a homeless person to be on the streets."

By Molly Moorhead• March 12, 2012

Julie Pace stated on September 11, 2014 in a question to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest:

The Obama administration is using as its "legal justification for these airstrikes (on the Islamic State), an authorization for military force that the president himself has called for repeal of."

By Derek Tsang• September 18, 2014

John Oliver stated on February 14, 2016 in a TV show:

In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.

By Tom Kertscher• February 19, 2016

Jorge Ramos stated on December 05, 2013 in a broadcast of the "Daily Show":

By Jon Greenberg• December 9, 2013

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