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Scott Perry stated on November 30, 2017 in a House committee hearing:

Says the Obama administration purged "training courses and information about Islamism, jihad, Sharia, and the Muslim Brotherhood."

By Miriam Valverde • December 15, 2017

Rob Gleason stated on August 29, 2016 in a fundraising email:

"As the election tracker FiveThirtyEight has reported, whoever wins Pennsylvania will be our next President."

By Kaylee Tornay • September 2, 2016

Lawrence O'Donnell stated on January 31, 2012 in TV advertisement for MSNBC's "The Last Word.":

Says critics called the original GI Bill "welfare."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 17, 2012

Ron Saunders stated on January 19, 2011 in a meeting with reporters:

"The two worst counties for (Medicaid) fraud in the country -- not state -- are Dade and Broward county."

By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2011

Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2025 in an interview:

“Fifty percent of the presidents, almost, have used (the Insurrection Act). And that's unquestioned power.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 22, 2025

Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2025 in an address to a joint session of Congress:

The Trump administration identified $1.9 billion in federal dollars going to a “decarbonization of homes” group Stacey Abrams “headed up.”

By Madison Czopek • March 5, 2025

Joe Biden stated on October 4, 2021 in a speech:

“Raising the debt limit is usually a bipartisan undertaking.”

By Amy Sherman • October 6, 2021

Charlie Kirk stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment:

Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.”

By Bill McCarthy • August 19, 2021

Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Biden agrees to Pelosi's request to resign.”

By Miriam Valverde • May 26, 2021

Better Future Michigan stated on December 16, 2019 in a television advertisement.:

Says Gary Peters "supports ‘Medicare for All,’ siding with radical liberals."

By Victoria Knight • January 27, 2020

Chapel Hill stated on November 3, 2017 in meeting:

The UNC athletic director’s $705,000 salary was "not at market. Not even close."

By Paul Specht • February 8, 2018

Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2016 in the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum :

Says Hillary Clinton said the Veterans Affairs scandal is "over-exaggerated." "She said she was satisfied with what was going on."

By Miriam Valverde • September 8, 2016

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2016 in comments on CNN's State of the Union:

"I don't know anything about David Duke."

By Linda Qiu • March 2, 2016

John Kasich stated on February 13, 2016 in the Republican debate in Charleston, S.C.:

"When Jeb (Bush) was governor, his first four years as governor, his Medicaid program grew twice as fast as mine."

By Jon Greenberg • February 15, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on December 8, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor:

"We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil."

By Nick Reid • January 29, 2016

Donald Trump stated on January 5, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post:

Canadian-born Ted Cruz "has had a double passport."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2016

Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter:

"1/3 of our kids drop out (of high school), cannot go to college or start a career."

By Louis Jacobson • November 6, 2014

Daniel Llanes stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column:

"78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 30, 2013

Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2012 in a campaign ad:

"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ... (had) more debt per person than any other state in the country."

By Louis Jacobson • June 18, 2012

WrongWayRubio.com stated on May 8, 2012 in a Twitter messaging campaign:

Says that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says troops are leaving Iraq "too fast."

By Joshua Gillin • May 8, 2012

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