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Instagram posts stated on June 26, 2021 in an Instagram post:

Says the Make-A-Wish Foundation will grant wishes only to fully vaccinated children.

By Samantha Putterman • July 2, 2021

Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“A quarter of a million illegal votes found in Arizona’s audit.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 27, 2021

Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2020 in a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing:

Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress.

By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2020

Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says a "Clorox bottle claimed it could kill (the 2019 coronavirus)... before it was developed."

By Daniel Funke • January 30, 2020

Donald Trump stated on October 5, 2019 in a tweet:

"The first so-called second hand information ‘Whistleblower’ got my phone conversation almost completely wrong."

By Jon Greenberg • October 9, 2019

Donald Trump stated on January 8, 2019 in a televised speech:

"At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall."

By Manuela Tobias • January 9, 2019

Bloggers stated on December 19, 2018 in In a Facebook post:

Says "CNN Journalist Of The Year Fired For Creating Fake News Stories," with image of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.

By Samantha Putterman • December 20, 2018

Larry Kudlow stated on June 29, 2018 in an interview with Fox Business Network:

"The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly."

By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2018

Gloria Romero Roses stated on July 18, 2012 in a mailer:

Says Joe Garcia "voted to raise our utility rates."

By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2012

Ron Ramsey stated on June 2, 2012 in rally for coal miners:

"(Environmentalists) said ‘We’re only going to stop coal mining above 2,000 feet.’ ... Well guess where all the coal in the state of Tennessee is? Above 2,000 feet."

By Tom Humphrey • June 30, 2012

Ryan Downton stated on May 21, 2012 in an open letter to voters.:

Says Paul Workman authored legislation providing amnesty for illegal immigrants.

By W. Gardner Selby • May 24, 2012

Mitt Romney stated on March 12, 2012 in a campaign memo:

President Barack Obama is "ending Medicare as we know it."

By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2012

David Axelrod stated on March 6, 2012 in an interview on NBC:

"Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined."

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2012

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

Michele Bachmann stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa:

"After the debate that we had last week, PolitiFact came out and said that everything I said was true."

By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2011

Chain email stated on June 22, 2011 in a chain e-mail:

Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?"

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 4, 2011

AmeriPAC stated on May 16, 2011 in a fundraising letter:

"The Democrats have already voted to ban our conventional light bulbs ... in favor of dangerous fluorescent light bulbs."

By Robert Farley • May 20, 2011

Steve Ogden stated on May 4, 2011 in remarks on the Senate floor:

Rick Perry "advocated to liquidate" the state’s rainy day fund in 2007.

By W. Gardner Selby • May 8, 2011

Mario Gallegos stated on January 25, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee meeting.:

Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary driver’s licenses lacking their photos.

By W. Gardner Selby • January 26, 2011

John Kitzhaber stated on October 14, 2010 in a television ad:

Says Chris Dudley thinks Oregon’s minimum wage is too high.

By Janie Har • October 15, 2010

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