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Kris Jordan stated on June 15, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate:
"Fracturing or horizontally fracturing the shale to open up larger pockets of natural gas ... has been used for over 60 years and, as of 2009, over 80,000 wells have been fracked in Ohio."
By Joe Guillen• July 19, 2011
Viral image stated on April 12, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video proves the moon landing was a hoax.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 8, 2024
X posts stated on August 05, 2024 in an X post:
Tim Walz “changed the Minnesota flag so it could resemble the Somalian flag.”
By Jeff Cercone• August 6, 2024
John Kasich stated on March 21, 2013 in a television interview:
"Right now, Texas doesn’t have an income tax and Oklahoma’s lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high."
By Robert Higgs• April 8, 2013
Viral image stated on July 14, 2022 in a Facebook post:
A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.”
By Grace Abels• July 28, 2022
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2023 in a TikTok shared on Facebook:
“The flag of Washington’s District of Columbia has three red stars. One for each city state in the three-city empire.”
By Madison Czopek• May 3, 2023
Jeb Bush stated on September 29, 2015 in his energy plan:
"Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history."
By Joshua Gillin• October 2, 2015
Instagram posts stated on July 09, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Video shows the city of San Diego displaying a flag supportive of pedophilia.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 12, 2023
Basil Seggos stated on September 07, 2016 in a response at a legislative hearing on water quality and contamination:
"No fracking waste is being dumped in New York State"
By Dan Clark• October 1, 2016
Bill Gates stated on May 17, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS":
The "highest economic growth decade was the 1960s. Income tax rates were 90 percent."  
By Jon Greenberg• May 17, 2015
Progress Texas stated on October 20, 2011 in an opinion column.:
"The Confederate battle flag never flew over Texas, but... you might soon see it on our license plates."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 9, 2011
American Bridge 21st Century stated on March 21, 2012 in a video ad:
Says Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
By Molly Moorhead• March 22, 2012
Instagram posts stated on December 01, 2023 in an Instagram post:
The Palestinian flag before 1948 included the Star of David.
By Sara Swann• December 5, 2023
Tweets stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet:
The official pride flag was altered to include Ukrainian colors.
By Samantha Putterman• June 10, 2022
Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A flag expressing support for police officers violates the U.S. Flag Code.
By Michael Majchrowicz• June 25, 2021
Other Space stated on July 14, 2015 in in a Change.org petition:
"By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 21, 2015
William G. Batchelder stated on March 17, 2013 in :
On support of Gov. John Kasich’s drilling tax plan
By Tom Feran• March 25, 2013
Ohio Oil and Gas Association stated on April 10, 2013 in a TV/internet ad:
"Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio."
By Tom Feran• April 29, 2013
Kris Jordan stated on June 15, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate:
"State agencies have not identified one single instance where groundwater has been damaged due to hydraulic fracking."  
By Aaron Marshall• July 14, 2011
Michael Skindell stated on September 07, 2011 in a news conference:
Says that  in the recent year homeowners across Ohio have signed mineral rights agreements "and I understand that over a billion dollars worth of leases have been signed to date."
By Henry J. Gomez• September 20, 2011

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By Tom Kertscher• September 17, 2018

Can a nuclear bomb stop a hurricane? No, it’s a myth that has persisted for decades

By Amy Sherman• August 26, 2019

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By Tom Kertscher• July 10, 2020

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By Aaron Sharockman• December 24, 2013

Kari Lake claimed Maricopa County voters were ‘disenfranchised.’ Experts disagree.

By Madison Czopek• November 22, 2022

Fact-checking the Jan. 12 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• January 12, 2014

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By Aaron Sharockman• January 12, 2014

Ebola vaccine research and NIH funding cuts: reviewing the numbers

By Lauren Carroll• October 17, 2014

Scott Walker: Shifting views to be in a better position for 2016?

By Tom Kertscher• March 24, 2015

Did the Clinton Foundation keep its promises? A PolitiFact scorecard

By Jon Greenberg• May 7, 2015

Did the Clinton Foundation keep its promises? A PunditFact scorecard

By Jon Greenberg• May 7, 2015

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By Aaron Sharockman• November 20, 2013

Gates incident spurs discussion on race, crime

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