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Tammy Duckworth stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet:

“An extra 2 whole months and 15 days. That’s how long it takes for white women to make the same amount men made in the same job last year. And it's even worse for women of color.”

By Analisa Trofimuk • April 1, 2022

Sean Ryan stated on March 3, 2022 in an op-ed:

“New York state has already lost 99% of its historic freshwater wetlands.”

By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • March 29, 2022

Viral image stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:

The “delta” in “delta variant” means “deep sleep.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 6, 2021

Rick Scott stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release:

States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.

By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021

Instagram posts stated on November 2, 2020 in an image:

"Deep RED cities are not boarding up" and the National Guard is "not being called in, in case Biden wins."

By Daniel Funke • November 3, 2020

Tom Tiffany stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum:

Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.”

By Haley BeMiller • April 22, 2020

Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference:

Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns.

By Eric Litke • April 9, 2020

Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Wisconsin is the only state where all Republicans voted against protecting its citizens.”

By Eric Litke • March 20, 2020

Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.:

"The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All."

By Victoria Knight • November 26, 2019

Instagram posts stated on June 7, 2019 in a Instagram post:

A video of Mark Zuckerberg shows him talking about controlling "billions of people’s stolen data" to control the future.

By Samantha Putterman • June 12, 2019

Tim Kaine stated on May 20, 2019 in a floor speech.:

The ceilings of the Virginia Senate and House chambers are "circled by gold-embossed tobacco leaves."

By Warren Fiske • May 30, 2019

Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says a Roman statesman in 42 B.C. had a "warning about Trump" when he said 2,000 years ago that a nation "cannot survive treason from within."

By Samantha Putterman • May 3, 2019

Facebook posts stated on April 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Quotes George Soros as saying "I’ve made my life’s mission to destroy the United States. I hate this country and I hate all of the people in it!"

By Samantha Putterman • April 26, 2019

Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast:

"It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval."

By Chris Nichols • April 19, 2019

Candace Owens stated on April 9, 2019 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing:

The Southern strategy is a "myth" that "never happened."

By Amy Sherman • April 10, 2019

Daniel Riemer stated on February 17, 2019 in a TV interview:

"About 80 percent of (the manufacturing and agriculture) tax credit goes to claimants who are making $1 million or more."

By Mica Soellner • April 4, 2019

Beto O'Rourke stated on September 29, 2018 in at a rally in Austin:

Says marijuana is "legal in most states in this country."

By Johnathan Silver • October 5, 2018

Josh Hawley stated on August 7, 2018 in a speech:

"I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior."

By Louis Jacobson • August 14, 2018

Billy Richardson stated on August 31, 2017 in on the House floor:

North Carolina is home to "two rivers of the top five most polluted rivers" in the U.S.

By Paul Specht • September 20, 2017

Jesse Kremer stated on May 11, 2017 in a legislative hearing:

"The Earth is 6,000 years old, that’s a fact."

By Tom Kertscher • June 8, 2017

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