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Carlos Gimenez stated on January 18, 2017 in a state of the county speech:

Miami-Dade is "the first community in the world to break the cycle of local transmission of the Zika virus."

By Amy Sherman • January 24, 2017

Rick Scott stated on December 2, 2016 in a press release:

More than two months ago President Barack Obama signed a bill for more than $1 billion in Zika funding, but "the federal government has still only committed $7 million" to help Florida.

By Amy Sherman • December 12, 2016

Al Gore stated on October 11, 2016 in a speech:

Global warming leads to much quicker spread of the Zika virus because the increased temperature, "makes mosquitoes mature faster, . . . bite more due to having a higher metabolism, and makes the Zika virus inside of them incubate faster."

By Joseph Cariz • October 28, 2016

Marco Rubio stated on October 4, 2016 in a Spanish-language campaign ad:

Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.

By Joshua Gillin • October 11, 2016

Marco Rubio stated on September 7, 2016 in a statement by a spokeswoman:

Says "Patrick Murphy is the only candidate to have voted against every measure to fund Zika."

By Joshua Gillin • September 14, 2016

NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 6, 2016 in a TV ad:

"Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)."

By Amy Sherman • September 8, 2016

Josh Earnest stated on August 3, 2016 in a White House press briefing:

"The mosquito population in South Florida is larger than it is in many other communities in the country."

By Joshua Gillin • August 5, 2016

Paul Ryan stated on August 3, 2016 in an op-ed:

After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it."

By Jon Greenberg • August 4, 2016

Bill Nelson stated on June 23, 2016 in an email statement:

The House Zika bill "limits access to birth control services needed to help curb the spread of the virus" in Puerto Rico.

By Jon Greenberg • June 28, 2016

Usain Bolt stated on May 18, 2016 in an interview on NBC:

Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me."

By Linda Qiu • May 19, 2016

Bloggers stated on April 4, 2016 in a informal news website:

"Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid."

By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on March 18, 2016 in a post on Medium:

Congress will begin its recess "without having allocated one penny" to fight Zika.

By Jon Greenberg • March 25, 2016

Centre for Research on Globalization stated on February 4, 2016 in an article posted on the group's website:

"The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women."

By Jon Greenberg • February 16, 2016

Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube:

"Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)"

By Linda Qiu • February 9, 2016

Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2026 in a speech to a Saudi investment conference:

“More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2026

X posts stated on October 26, 2025 in a post on X:

Video shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.

By Maria Briceño • October 27, 2025

Ted Cruz stated on October 19, 2025 in an X post:

Democrats are “dishonestly sending around a video from 2017” claiming it was an Oct. 18 ‘No Kings’ rally in Boston.

By Louis Jacobson, Loreben Tuquero • October 20, 2025

West Virginians For Health Freedom stated on August 29, 2025 in a billboard in Morgantown, W.Va.:

“Vaccine makers are exempt from all liability for vaccine injury and death.”

By Natalie Ribar • October 15, 2025

Facebook posts stated on October 2, 2023 in a Facebook reel:

“A new deadly pandemic is at our doorstep.”

By Sara Swann • October 5, 2023

Instagram posts stated on August 30, 2023 in an Instagram post:

Bill Gates-funded research into genetically engineered cattle ticks is responsible for red-meat allergies from alpha-gal syndrome in the U.S.

By Jeff Cercone • September 1, 2023

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